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255 Notable deaths
Paul Rudolph
Physicist (1858-1935).
Born January 14th, 1858 in Kahla.
Died March 8th, 1935 at 77 years old in Nuremberg.
Pyotra Krecheuski
Belarusian politician (1879-1928).
Born August 7th, 1879 in Dubna.
Died March 8th, 1928 at 48 years old in Vinohrady. [ref]
Giovan Battista Carpi
Italian comic book writer and illustrator (1927–1999).
Born November 16th, 1927 in Genoa.
Died March 8th, 1999 at 71 years old in Genoa.
Gordon Carpenter
American basketball player (1919–1988).
Born September 24th, 1919 in Ash Flat.
Died March 8th, 1988 at 68 years old in Lakewood.
Sergey Diomidov
Uzbekistani artistic gymnast.
Born July 9th, 1943 in Tortkul.
Died March 8th, 2024 at 80 years old in Tashkent.
Tommy Troelsen
Danish footballer.
Born July 10th, 1940 in Nykøbing Mors.
Died March 8th, 2021 at 80 years old [ref]
Ladislaus Vajda
Hungarian screenwriter (1877-1933).
Born August 17th, 1877 in Eger.
Died March 8th, 1933 at 55 years old in Budapest.
Emory Leon Chaffee
American physicist.
Born April 15th, 1885 in Somerville.
Died March 8th, 1975 at 89 years old in Waltham.
Wilhelm Siegmund Teuffel
German classicist (1820-1878).
Born September 27th, 1820 in Ludwigsburg.
Died March 8th, 1878 at 57 years old in Tübingen.
Hartmut Briesenick
East german athlete (1949–2013).
Born March 17th, 1949 in Luckenwalde.
Died March 8th, 2013 at 63 years old in Berlin, Luckenwalde.
Abdul Rashid
Pakistani field hockey player (1922-1988).
Born June 1st, 1922 in Rawalpindi.
Died March 8th, 1988 at 65 years old in Rawalpindi.
Li Yuan-tsu
8th vice president of the republic of china.
Born September 24th, 1923 in Pingjiang County.
Died March 8th, 2017 at 93 years old in Toufen City (kidney failure).
Juliette Wytsman
Belgian painter (1866-1925).
Born July 14th, 1866 in Brussels.
Died March 8th, 1925 at 58 years old in Ixelles.
José Serrano
Spanish composer (1873–1941).
Born October 14th, 1873 in Sueca.
Died March 8th, 1941 at 67 years old in Madrid (esophageal cancer).
Gerard Bilders
Painter from the netherlands (1838-1865).
Born December 9th, 1838 in Utrecht.
Died March 8th, 1865 at 26 years old in Amsterdam (tuberculosis).
Ella Zeller
Romanian table tennis player (1933–2025).
Born November 26th, 1933 in Moldova Nouă.
Died March 8th, 2025 at 91 years old in Hanau. [ref]
Masuo Ikeda
Japanese artist (1934–1997).
Born February 23rd, 1934 in Shenyang.
Died March 8th, 1997 at 63 years old
Cipto Mangunkusumo
Politician.
Born March 4th, 1886 in Semarang.
Died March 8th, 1943 at 57 years old
Charlie Hoag
Basketball player (1931-2012).
Born July 19th, 1931 in Guthrie.
Died March 8th, 2012 at 80 years old in Kansas City. [ref]
Thomas Kirk
New zealand botanist and botanical collector (1828-1898).
Born January 18th, 1828 in Coventry.
Died March 8th, 1898 at 70 years old in Wellington.
Albert Verwey
Dutch poet, professor, translator and critic (1865 - 1937).
Born May 15th, 1865 in Amsterdam.
Died March 8th, 1937 at 71 years old in Noordwijk aan Zee.
Kai Pahlman
Finnish footballer (1935-2013).
Born July 8th, 1935 in Helsinki.
Died March 8th, 2013 at 77 years old
Kersti Merilaas
Estonian writer (1913–1986).
Born December 7th, 1913 in Narva.
Died March 8th, 1986 at 72 years old in Tallinn.
Winnie Markus
German actress (1921–2002).
Born May 16th, 1921 in Prague.
Died March 8th, 2002 at 80 years old in Munich (pneumonia).
Fernando Carlos Maletti
Catholic bishop (1949–2022).
Born March 17th, 1949 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 8th, 2022 at 72 years old [ref]
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