April 8th
205 Notable deaths
Karl Wilhelm von Dalla Torre
Austrian botanist and entomologist (1850-1928).
Born July 14th, 1850 in Kitzbühel. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1928 at 77 years old in Innsbruck. [ref]
Panteleimon Romanov
Russian/soviet writer.
Born July 24th, 1884 in Tula Oblast.
Died April 8th, 1938 at 53 years old in Moscow (leukemia). [ref]
Marcel Capelle
French footballer (1904-1993).
Born February 25th, 1904 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 8th, 1996 at 92 years old in Espalion. [ref]
Madeleine Fischer
Swiss actress.
Born November 12th, 1935 in Romanshorn.
Died April 8th, 2020 at 84 years old in Gubbio. [ref]
Julius Elster
German physicist (1854–1920).
Born December 24th, 1854 in Blankenburg.
Died April 8th, 1920 at 65 years old in Bad Harzburg.
Zinaïda Aksentieva
Ukrainian/soviet astronomer.
Born July 25th, 1900 in Odesa.
Died April 8th, 1969 at 68 years old in Poltava.
Maurice Lafont
French footballer (1927-2005).
Born September 13th, 1927 in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges.
Died April 8th, 2005 at 77 years old in Nîmes.
Petko Sirakov
Bulgarian wrestler.
Born February 16th, 1929 in Valchi dol.
Died April 8th, 1996 at 67 years old in Sofia.
Lars-Eric Lundvall
Swedish ice hockey player.
Born April 3rd, 1934 in Karlskoga.
Died April 8th, 2020 at 86 years old in Gothenburg. [ref]
Hans Pulver
Swiss footballer (1902-1977).
Born December 28th, 1902 in Switzerland.
Died April 8th, 1977 at 74 years old in Bern. [ref]
Deaths 171 to 180 of 205
It’s better to burn out than to fade away. Neil Young