April 8th
192 Notable deaths
Börje Tapper
Swedish footballer and manager (1922-1981).
Died April 8th, 1981 at 58 years old in Malmö (myocardial infarction).
Madeleine Fischer
Swiss actress.
Born November 12th, 1935 in Romanshorn.
Died April 8th, 2020 at 84 years old in Gubbio. [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.
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]
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 (1945–2014).
Born December 1st, 1945 in Fierbinți-Târg. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2014 at 68 years old in Bucharest (cancer). [ref]
James Charles McGuigan
Canadian catholic prelate (1894–1974).
Born November 26th, 1894 in Hunter River.
Died April 8th, 1974 at 79 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Mijo Udovčić
Chess grandmaster (1920–1984).
Born September 11th, 1920 in Stara Jošava.
Died April 8th, 1984 at 63 years old in Zagreb.
Deaths 171 to 180 of 192
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel