April 8th
178 Notable deaths
Jovan Divjak
Bosnian general.
Born March 11th, 1937 in Belgrade.
Died April 8th, 2021 at 84 years old in Sarajevo.
Richard Sears
American tennis player (1861-1943).
Born October 16th, 1861 in Boston.
Died April 8th, 1943 at 81 years old in Boston.
Gerard Reve
Dutch writer (1923-2006).
Born December 14th, 1923 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2006 at 82 years old in Zulte (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Richard Rush
American movie director, scriptwriter, and producer (1929-2021).
Born April 15th, 1929 in New York City.
Died April 8th, 2021 at 91 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
George Jean Nathan
American drama critic and magazine editor (1882–1958).
Born February 14th, 1882 in Fort Wayne. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1958 at 76 years old in New York City.
Daniel Bovet
Nobel prize-winning pharmacologist (1907–1992).
Born March 23rd, 1907 in Fleurier. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1992 at 85 years old in Rome (cancer). [ref]
Fritz von Opel
German engineer.
Born May 4th, 1899 in Rüsselsheim am Main. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1971 at 71 years old in Samedan. [ref]
Juraj Herz
Czech actor, director and scriptwriter (1934-2018).
Born September 4th, 1934 in Kežmarok. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2018 at 83 years old in Prague (respiratory failure). [ref]
John Miles
British racing driver.
Born June 14th, 1943 in London. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2018 at 74 years old in Norwich (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Adrianne Wadewitz
Academic and wikipedian.
Born January 6th, 1977 in Omaha. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2014 at 37 years old in Palm Springs (fall). [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 178
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving