April 8th
265 Notable deaths
Karl Heinrich Emil Becker
German general (1879–1940).
Born December 14th, 1879 in Speyer.
Died April 8th, 1940 at 60 years old in Berlin.
Arthur Foote
American composer (1853–1937).
Born March 5th, 1853 in Salem.
Died April 8th, 1937 at 84 years old in Boston.
Peng Ming-min
Taiwanese activist (1923–2022).
Born August 15th, 1923 in Taichū Prefecture.
Died April 8th, 2022 at 98 years old in Koo Foundation Sun Yat-sen Cancer Center.
Félix Dujardin
French biologist (1801–1860).
Born April 5th, 1801 in Tours.
Died April 8th, 1860 at 59 years old in Rennes.
Amelia Peláez
Cuban artist (1896-1968).
Born January 5th, 1896 in Yaguajay.
Died April 8th, 1968 at 72 years old in Havana.
Karlheinz Deschner
German writer and activist (1924-2014).
Born May 23rd, 1924 in Bamberg.
Died April 8th, 2014 at 89 years old in Haßfurt (disease).
Minori Matsushima
Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator (1940–2022).
Born December 1st, 1940 in Chiba Prefecture.
Died April 8th, 2022 at 81 years old [ref]
C. A. Rosetti
Romanian politician (1816–1885).
Born June 2nd, 1816 in Bucharest.
Died April 8th, 1885 at 68 years old in Bucharest.
Harry Baur
French actor (1880–1943).
Born April 12th, 1880 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 8th, 1943 at 62 years old in Paris.
Arthur Housman
American actor (1889–1942).
Born October 10th, 1889 in New York City.
Died April 8th, 1942 at 52 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Ethel Turner
Australian writer (1872–1958).
Born January 24th, 1872 in Doncaster.
Died April 8th, 1958 at 86 years old in Sydney.
Robert Bárány
Austri-hungarian otologist and nobel prize laureate.
Born April 22nd, 1876 in Vienna.
Died April 8th, 1936 at 59 years old in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Joseph Laniel
Prime minister of france (1889-1975).
Born October 12th, 1889 in Vimoutiers. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1975 at 85 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Franz Rosenthal
German arabist (1914–2003).
Born August 31st, 1914 in Berlin.
Died April 8th, 2003 at 88 years old in New Haven, Branford. [ref]
Sharan Rani Backliwal
Indian singer (1929-2008).
Born April 9th, 1929 in Delhi.
Died April 8th, 2008 at 78 years old in Delhi.
Hubertine Auclert
French feminist and suffragist (1848–1914).
Born April 10th, 1848 in Saint-Priest-en-Murat. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1914 at 65 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Bob Burman
American racing driver (1884–1916).
Born April 23rd, 1884 in Imlay City.
Died April 8th, 1916 at 31 years old in Corona.
Georg Bühler
German indologist (1837–1898).
Born July 19th, 1837 in Borstel, Landkreis Diepholz, Lower Saxony.
Died April 8th, 1898 at 60 years old in Lindau (drowning).
Nadezhda Rumyantseva
Soviet actress.
Born September 9th, 1930 in Potapovo.
Died April 8th, 2008 at 77 years old in Moscow (brain cancer). [ref]
Georgy Grechko
Soviet cosmonaut (1931–2017).
Born May 25th, 1931 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 8th, 2017 at 85 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
Mykola Pymonenko
Ukrainian painter (1862-1912).
Born March 21st, 1862 in Kyiv.
Died April 8th, 1912 at 50 years old in Kyiv.
Ana Figuero
Chilean activist, feminist, educator, civil servant and diplomat.
Born June 19th, 1907 in Santiago. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1970 at 62 years old in Santiago. [ref]
Edwin Cannan
British economist (1861–1935).
Born February 3rd, 1861 in Funchal.
Died April 8th, 1935 at 74 years old in Bournemouth.
Emmanuel III Delly
Patriarch of the chaldean catholic church (1927–2014).
Born October 26th, 1927 in Tel Keppe. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2014 at 86 years old in San Diego (disease).
José Luis Sampedro
Spanish economist and writer.
Born February 1st, 1917 in Barcelona.
Died April 8th, 2013 at 96 years old in Madrid.
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No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut