March 8th
182 Notable deaths
Esther Howard
American actress (1892-1965).
Born April 4th, 1892 in Helena.
Died March 8th, 1965 at 72 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Don Barksdale
American basketball player.
Born March 31st, 1923 in Oakland.
Died March 8th, 1993 at 69 years old in Oakland (esophageal cancer).
Lew Soloff
American musician (1944-2015).
Born February 20th, 1944 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 8th, 2015 at 71 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Michael Gielen
Austrian conductor.
Born July 20th, 1927 in Dresden.
Died March 8th, 2019 at 91 years old in Mondsee (pneumonia). [ref]
Hulusi Behçet
Turkish dermatologist.
Born February 20th, 1889 in Istanbul.
Died March 8th, 1948 at 59 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction).
Simin Daneshvar
Iranian writer.
Born April 28th, 1921 in Shiraz.
Died March 8th, 2012 at 90 years old in Tehran (influenza). [ref]
Frederick W. Lanchester
British polymath.
Born October 23rd, 1868 in Lewisham.
Died March 8th, 1946 at 77 years old in Birmingham.
Roy Harrod
English economist.
Born February 13th, 1900 in London. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1978 at 78 years old in Holt. [ref]
Princess Masako Takeda
Japanese princess; daughter of emperor meiji and sono sachiko.
Born September 30th, 1888 in Tokyo.
Died March 8th, 1940 at 51 years old in Tokyo.
Togo D. West, Jr.
Member of the united states cabinet (1942-2018).
Born June 21st, 1942 in Winston-Salem.
Died March 8th, 2018 at 75 years old in sea (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 71 to 80 of 182
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