April 8th
178 Notable deaths
Börje Tapper
Swedish footballer and manager (1922-1981).
Died April 8th, 1981 at 58 years old in Malmö (myocardial infarction).
Nello Lauredi
French cyclist (1924-2001).
Born October 5th, 1924 in Mulazzo. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2001 at 76 years old in Saint-Laurent-du-Var. [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 Kungsholms parish (uterine cancer). [ref]
Philibert Smellinckx
Belgian footballer (1911-1977).
Born January 17th, 1911 in Saint-Gilles - Sint-Gillis.
Died April 8th, 1977 at 66 years old
Herbert Schoen
German footballer (1929-2014).
Born May 18th, 1929 in Luckenwalde.
Died April 8th, 2014 at 84 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Ghiță Licu
Romanian handball player.
Born December 1st, 1945 in Ilfov County. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2014 at 68 years old in Bucharest (cancer). [ref]
James Charles McGuigan
Catholic cardinal.
Born November 26th, 1894 in Hunter River.
Died April 8th, 1974 at 79 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Mijo Udovčić
Chess grandmaster.
Born September 11th, 1920 in Stara Jošava.
Died April 8th, 1984 at 63 years old in Zagreb.
Åke Wallenquist
Swedish astronomer.
Born January 16th, 1904 in Västervik.
Died April 8th, 1994 at 90 years old in Uppsala.
Deaths 161 to 170 of 178
Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld