March 8th
182 Notable deaths
George Andrew Olah
Hungarian chemist (1927-2017).
Born May 22nd, 1927 in Budapest.
Died March 8th, 2017 at 89 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Bert Ira Gordon
American film director.
Born September 24th, 1922 in Kenosha.
Died March 8th, 2023 at 100 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Ludwig Fischer
Sa officer (1905-1947); governor of warsaw district.
Born April 16th, 1905 in Kaiserslautern.
Died March 8th, 1947 at 41 years old in Warsaw (hanging).
B. G. Kher
Indian politician (1888-1957).
Born August 24th, 1888 in Ratnagiri.
Died March 8th, 1957 at 68 years old in Pune.
Kate Wilhelm
American science fiction writer (1928-2018).
Born June 8th, 1928 in Toledo.
Died March 8th, 2018 at 89 years old in Eugene.
Claus Ogerman
German composer (1930-2016).
Born April 29th, 1930 in Racibórz.
Died March 8th, 2016 at 85 years old in Munich. [ref]
Dave Valentin
American musician (1952-2017).
Born April 29th, 1952 in New York City.
Died March 8th, 2017 at 64 years old in The Bronx (stroke). [ref]
William Churchill deMille
American screenwriter and film director (1878-1955).
Born July 25th, 1878 in Washington.
Died March 8th, 1955 at 76 years old in Playa del Rey.
Muhammad Zaidan
Palestinian politician (1948-2004).
Born December 10th, 1948.
Died March 8th, 2004 at 55 years old in Iraq (cardiovascular disease).
Chabuca Granda
Peruvian recording artist; composer and singer.
Born September 3rd, 1920 in Cotabambas Auraria.
Died March 8th, 1983 at 62 years old in Miami (cardiovascular disease).
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I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen