April 8th
178 Notable deaths
Albert Ehrenstein
German writer.
Born December 23rd, 1886 in Vienna. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1950 at 63 years old in New York City. [ref]
Wolf Gold
Israeli rabbi.
Born January 31st, 1889 in Szczuczyn.
Died April 8th, 1956 at 67 years old in Jerusalem.
Joel Shankle
Athletics competitor.
Born March 2nd, 1933 in Haywood County.
Died April 8th, 2015 at 82 years old in Culpeper.
Charles Pahud de Mortanges
Dutch equestrian.
Born May 13th, 1896 in The Hague.
Died April 8th, 1971 at 74 years old in Leiden.
Georges de la Falaise
French fencer.
Born March 24th, 1866 in Luçon. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1910 at 44 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Tadeusz Estreicher
Polish historian and chemist.
Born December 19th, 1871 in Kraków.
Died April 8th, 1952 at 80 years old in Kraków.
Ekkehard Fasser
Bobsledder.
Born September 3rd, 1952 in Glarus.
Died April 8th, 2021 at 68 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Lucjan Rydel
Polish writer.
Born May 17th, 1870 in Kraków. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1918 at 47 years old in Bronowice Małe. [ref]
Władysław Skoczylas
Polish artist (1883-1934).
Born April 4th, 1883 in Wieliczka. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1934 at 51 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Robert Poujade
French politician (1928-2020).
Born May 6th, 1928 in Moulins.
Died April 8th, 2020 at 91 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 178
Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy