April 8th
265 Notable deaths
Zinaïda Aksentieva
Ukrainian/soviet astronomer (1900–1969).
Born July 25th, 1900 in Odesa.
Died April 8th, 1969 at 68 years old in Poltava.
Emil Adolf Rossmässler
German biologist (1806-1867).
Born March 3rd, 1806 in Leipzig.
Died April 8th, 1867 at 61 years old in Leipzig.
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.
Quddus Khojamyarov
Soviet musician (1918-1994).
Born May 21st, 1918 in Qaynazar.
Died April 8th, 1994 at 75 years old in Almaty.
Lars-Eric Lundvall
Swedish ice hockey player (1934–2020).
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]
Leïla Marouane
French-algerian journalist and writer.
Born July 20th, 1960 in Tiffech.
Died April 8th, 2026 at 65 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Börje Tapper
Swedish footballer and manager (1922-1981).
Born May 19th, 1922 in Malmö Karoli church parish.
Died April 8th, 1981 at 58 years old in Malmö Karoli church parish (myocardial infarction).
Enrica von Handel-Mazzetti
Austrian writer (1871–1955).
Born January 10th, 1871 in Vienna. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1955 at 84 years old in Linz.
Waldemar Esteves da Cunha
King momo in brazil.
Born August 9th, 1920 in Santos.
Died April 8th, 2013 at 92 years old in Santos.
Bob Sohl
American swimmer, olympic bronze medalist (1928-2001).
Born March 28th, 1928 in York.
Died April 8th, 2001 at 73 years old in Highland Beach.
Conrad Böcker
Gymnast (1870–1936).
Born August 24th, 1870 in Leipzig.
Died April 8th, 1936 at 65 years old in Frankfurt.
Herbert Schoen
German footballer (1929-2014).
Born May 18th, 1929 in Luckenwalde.
Died April 8th, 2014 at 84 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Nello Lauredi
French cyclist (1924–2001).
Born October 5th, 1924 in Mulazzo.
Died April 8th, 2001 at 76 years old in Saint-Laurent-du-Var.
Philibert Smellinckx
Belgian footballer (1911-1977).
Born January 17th, 1911 in Saint-Gilles.
Died April 8th, 1977 at 66 years old
Paul Söllner
German rower (1911–1994).
Died April 8th, 1994 at 82 years old in Murnau am Staffelsee. [ref]
Gulli Petrini
Swedish physicist and suffragist (1867-1941).
Born September 30th, 1867 in Jakob and Johannes parish. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1941 at 73 years old in Kungsholm parish (uterine cancer). [ref]
Ghiță Licu
Romanian handball player (1945–2014).
Born December 1st, 1945 in Fierbinți-Târg. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2014 at 68 years old in Bucharest (cancer). [ref]
Aleksei Saltykov
Soviet film director (1934-1993).
Born May 13th, 1934 in Moscow.
Died April 8th, 1993 at 58 years old in Moscow.
Mira Zore-Armanda
Croatian oceanographer.
Born January 6th, 1930 in Zagreb.
Died April 8th, 2012 at 82 years old in Opatija.
Volodymyr Levchenko
Ukrainian soviet footballer (1944-2006).
Born February 18th, 1944 in Kyiv.
Died April 8th, 2006 at 62 years old in Kyiv (traffic collision).
Anna Kleman
Swedish suffragist and peace activist (1862-1940).
Born November 24th, 1862 in Royal Karlskrona Admiralty parish. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1940 at 77 years old in Skeppsholm church parish (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Wilhelm Arwe
Swedish ice hockey player.
Born January 28th, 1898. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1980 at 82 years old in Stockholm.
Mijo Udovčić
Chess grandmaster (1920–1984).
Born September 11th, 1920 in Stara Jošava.
Died April 8th, 1984 at 63 years old in Zagreb.
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