April 8th
265 Notable deaths
Josef Svoboda
Czech architect, designer, film director and professor (1920–2002).
Born May 10th, 1920 in Čáslav. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2002 at 81 years old in Prague. [ref]
John Brashear
American astronomer and instrument builder (1840–1920).
Born November 24th, 1840 in Brownsville.
Died April 8th, 1920 at 79 years old
Mircea Albulescu
Romanian actor (1934–2016).
Born October 4th, 1934 in Bucharest.
Died April 8th, 2016 at 81 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction).
Tullio Cianetti
Italian politician (1899–1976).
Born August 20th, 1899 in Assisi.
Died April 8th, 1976 at 76 years old in Maputo.
Erwin Engelbrecht
German general.
Born November 12th, 1891 in Wildpark-West.
Died April 8th, 1964 at 72 years old in Munich.
Heinrich von Stephan
Postmaster (1831-1897).
Born January 7th, 1831 in Słupsk.
Died April 8th, 1897 at 66 years old in Berlin (diabetes).
Jean-Claude Turcotte
Canadian catholic cardinal (1936-2015).
Born June 26th, 1936 in Villeray. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2015 at 78 years old in Montreal (diabetes).
Billy Bassett
English footballer (1869-1937).
Born January 27th, 1869 in West Bromwich.
Died April 8th, 1937 at 68 years old in West Bromwich.
Valeriu Muravschi
Moldovan politician (1949-2020).
Born July 31st, 1949 in Sirota. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2020 at 70 years old in Chișinău. [ref]
Uwe Bohm
German actor (1962–2022).
Born January 23rd, 1962 in Wilhelmsburg.
Died April 8th, 2022 at 60 years old in Berlin (sudden cardiac death). [ref]
Svetlana Gerasimenko
Ukrainian soviet and tajik astronomer.
Born February 23rd, 1945 in Baryshivska Hromada. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2025 at 80 years old [ref]
Robert L. Carroll
American paleontologist (1938–2020).
Born May 5th, 1938 in Kalamazoo. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2020 at 81 years old in Westmount (COVID-19). [ref]
Jonathan Zenneck
German engineer (1871-1959).
Born April 15th, 1871 in Ruppertshofen.
Died April 8th, 1959 at 87 years old in Althegnenberg.
Kyoshi Takahama
Japanese writer (1874–1959).
Born February 22nd, 1874 in Matsuyama.
Died April 8th, 1959 at 85 years old in Yuigahama (intracranial hemorrhage).
Valentine Telegdi
American physicist (1922–2006).
Born January 11th, 1922 in Budapest.
Died April 8th, 2006 at 84 years old in Pasadena.
Miguel Jones
Spanish footballer (1938-2020).
Born October 27th, 1938 in Malabo.
Died April 8th, 2020 at 81 years old in Bilbao (COVID-19). [ref]
Ioannis Paraskevopoulos
Greek politician (1900-1984).
Born December 25th, 1900 in Theisoa.
Died April 8th, 1984 at 83 years old in Greece. [ref]
Anna Bilińska-Bohdanowicz
Polish painter (1854–1893).
Born December 8th, 1854 in Zlatopil. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1893 at 38 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Josef Weinheber
Austrian poet (1892–1945).
Born March 9th, 1892 in Vienna.
Died April 8th, 1945 at 53 years old in Kirchstetten (drug overdose).
Leila Abashidze
Georgian actress, film director, and writer (1929-2018).
Born August 1st, 1929 in Tbilisi.
Died April 8th, 2018 at 88 years old in Tbilisi (stroke). [ref]
Alfred Rahlfs
German biblical scholar (1865-1935).
Born May 29th, 1865 in Linden-Limmer.
Died April 8th, 1935 at 69 years old in Göttingen.
Conn Findlay
American rower and sailor (1930–2021).
Born April 24th, 1930 in Stockton.
Died April 8th, 2021 at 90 years old in San Mateo. [ref]
Katherine Rawls
American swimmer, diver, olympic silver medalist, aviator (1917-1982).
Born June 14th, 1917 in Nashville.
Died April 8th, 1982 at 64 years old in White Sulphur Springs (cancer).
Madeleine Lemaire
French painter (1845–1928).
Born May 24th, 1845 in Les Arcs.
Died April 8th, 1928 at 82 years old in Paris.
Stefania Turkevych-Lukiianovych
Ukrainian pianist, composer, and musicologist (1898-1977).
Born April 25th, 1898 in Lviv.
Died April 8th, 1977 at 78 years old in Cambridge.
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