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April 8th
178 Notable deaths
Kyoshi Takahama
Japanese writer.
Born February 22nd, 1874 in Matsuyama.
Died April 8th, 1959 at 85 years old in Yuigahama (intracranial hemorrhage).
Svetlana Gerasimenko
Ukrainian soviet and tajik astronomer.
Born February 23rd, 1945 in Baryshivska Hromada. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2025 at 80 years old [ref]
Jean-Claude Turcotte
Canadian catholic cardinal (1936-2015).
Born June 26th, 1936 in Montreal.
Died April 8th, 2015 at 78 years old in Montreal (diabetes).
Donato Sabia
Italian middle distance runner.
Born September 11th, 1963 in Potenza. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2020 at 56 years old in Potenza (COVID-19). [ref]
Stefania Turkevych-Lukiianovych
Ukrainian pianist, composer, and musicologist (1898-1977).
Born April 25th, 1898 in Lviv.
Died April 8th, 1977 at 78 years old in Cambridge.
Louis Pergaud
French writer.
Born January 22nd, 1882 in Belmont. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1915 at 33 years old in Fresnes-en-Woëvre.
Valentine Telegdi
American physicist.
Born January 11th, 1922 in Budapest.
Died April 8th, 2006 at 84 years old in Pasadena.
Valeriu Muravschi
Moldovan politician (1949-2020).
Born July 31st, 1949 in Sirota. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2020 at 70 years old in Chișinău. [ref]
August Czartoryski
Blessed of the catholic church (1858-1893).
Born August 2nd, 1858 in Paris.
Died April 8th, 1893 at 34 years old in Alassio (tuberculosis).
Viktor de Kowa
German actor (1904-1973).
Born March 8th, 1904 in Przesieczany. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1973 at 69 years old in Berlin (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 178
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