April 8th
265 Notable deaths
Margaret Thatcher
British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013).
Born October 13th, 1925 in Grantham.
Died April 8th, 2013 at 87 years old in The Ritz London (stroke).
Pablo Picasso
Spanish painter and sculptor (1881–1973).
Born October 25th, 1881 in Málaga. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1973 at 91 years old in Mas Notre-Dame-de-Vie de Mougins (pulmonary edema, heart failure). [ref]
Linda Tripp
American civil servant (1949-2020).
Born November 24th, 1949 in Jersey City.
Died April 8th, 2020 at 70 years old (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Annette Funicello
American actress and singer (1942–2013).
Born October 22nd, 1942 in Utica.
Died April 8th, 2013 at 70 years old in Bakersfield (multiple sclerosis).
Ryan White
American aids spokesperson and "poster boy" (1971–1990).
Born December 6th, 1971 in Kokomo.
Died April 8th, 1990 at 18 years old in Indianapolis (death from AIDS-related complications).
Omar Bradley
United states army general (1893–1981).
Born February 12th, 1893 in Moberly.
Died April 8th, 1981 at 88 years old in New York City.
Bing Russell
American actor and baseball club owner (1926–2003).
Born May 5th, 1926 in Brattleboro.
Died April 8th, 2003 at 76 years old in Thousand Oaks (cancer).
Malcolm McLaren
English artist, performer and fashion designer (1946–2010).
Born January 22nd, 1946 in Stoke Newington.
Died April 8th, 2010 at 64 years old in Bellinzona (mesothelioma). [ref]
Ben Johnson
American film actor (1918–1996).
Born June 13th, 1918 in Foraker.
Died April 8th, 1996 at 77 years old in Mesa (myocardial infarction).
Mangal Pandey
India's first freedom fighter (1827–1857).
Born July 19th, 1827 in Ballia. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1857 at 29 years old in Barrackpore (hanging to death).
Laura Nyro
American singer and songwriter (1947–1997).
Born October 18th, 1947 in The Bronx.
Died April 8th, 1997 at 49 years old in Danbury (ovarian cancer).
María de los Angeles Felix Güereña
Mexican actress (1914-2002).
Born May 4th, 1914 in Álamos. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2002 at 87 years old in Mexico City (cardiac arrest, myocardial infarction).
Marian Anderson
African-american contralto (1897–1993).
Born February 21st, 1897 in Philadelphia.
Died April 8th, 1993 at 96 years old in Portland (myocardial infarction, heart failure).
Michael Lerner
American actor (1941–2023).
Born June 22nd, 1941 in Brooklyn.
Died April 8th, 2023 at 81 years old in Burbank (epilepsy). [ref]
Nicky Katt
American-mexican actor (1970–2025).
Born May 11th, 1970 in Acapulco de Juárez.
Died April 8th, 2025 at 54 years old in Burbank. [ref]
Stanley Kamel
Actor (1943-2008).
Born January 1st, 1943 in South River.
Died April 8th, 2008 at 65 years old in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Claire Trevor
American actress (1910–2000).
Born March 8th, 1910 in Bensonhurst.
Died April 8th, 2000 at 90 years old in Newport Beach (respiratory failure).
Peter Higgs
British physicist and nobel prize winner (1929–2024).
Born May 29th, 1929 in Newcastle upon Tyne. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2024 at 94 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
Cedella Booker
Mother of bob marley (1926–2008).
Born July 23rd, 1926 in Saint Ann Parish. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2008 at 81 years old in Miami. [ref]
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Bengali writer, poet and journalist (1838-1894).
Born June 26th, 1838 in Kanthalpara.
Died April 8th, 1894 at 55 years old in Kolkata.
Phillip Adams
American football cornerback.
Born July 20th, 1988 in Rock Hill.
Died April 8th, 2021 at 32 years old in Rock Hill (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Vaslav Nijinsky
Polish-russian ballet dancer and choreographer.
Born March 12th, 1890 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1950 at 60 years old in London (kidney failure).
George Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven
Royal navy officer (1892–1938).
Born November 6th, 1892 in Altes Palais (Damstadt).
Died April 8th, 1938 at 45 years old in London (bone cancer).
Richard Rorty
American philosopher (1931–2007).
Born October 4th, 1931 in New York City.
Died April 8th, 2008 at 76 years old in Palo Alto (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Erich von Falkenhayn
Chief of germany's general staff during the first two years of the first world war (1861-1922).
Born September 11th, 1861 in Białochowo.
Died April 8th, 1922 at 60 years old in Lindstedt Castle.
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks