April 8th
205 Notable deaths
John Naisbitt
American business writer (1929-2021).
Born January 15th, 1929 in Salt Lake City.
Died April 8th, 2021 at 92 years old in Velden am Wörther See. [ref]
Donald Byrne
American chess player (1930-1976).
Born June 12th, 1930 in New York City.
Died April 8th, 1976 at 45 years old in Philadelphia (systemic lupus erythematosus).
Richard Rush
American movie director, scriptwriter, and producer (1929-2021).
Born April 15th, 1929 in New York City.
Died April 8th, 2021 at 91 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Jovan Divjak
Bosnian general.
Born March 11th, 1937 in Belgrade.
Died April 8th, 2021 at 84 years old in Sarajevo.
Gerard Reve
Dutch writer (1923-2006).
Born December 14th, 1923 in Amsterdam.
Died April 8th, 2006 at 82 years old in Zulte (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Michael Goolaerts
Belgian bicycle racer (1994-2018).
Born July 24th, 1994 in Lier. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2018 at 23 years old in Lille (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Fritz von Opel
German engineer.
Born May 4th, 1899 in Rüsselsheim am Main. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1971 at 71 years old in Samedan. [ref]
Juraj Herz
Czech actor, director and scriptwriter (1934-2018).
Born September 4th, 1934 in Kežmarok. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2018 at 83 years old in Prague (respiratory failure). [ref]
George Jean Nathan
American drama critic and magazine editor (1882–1958).
Born February 14th, 1882 in Fort Wayne.
Died April 8th, 1958 at 76 years old in New York City.
Ye Ting
Chinese lieutenant general (1896－1946).
Born September 10th, 1896 in Huiyang District.
Died April 8th, 1946 at 49 years old in Xing County.
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore