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April 8th
178 Notable deaths
Erik Axel Karlfeldt
Swedish poet (1864-1931).
Born July 20th, 1864 in Folkärna. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1931 at 66 years old in Engelbrekt church parish. [ref]
Julius Pokorny
Linguist (1887-1970).
Born June 12th, 1887 in Prague.
Died April 8th, 1970 at 82 years old in Zürich (struck by vehicle). [ref]
Lars Hanson
Swedish film and stage actor (1886-1965).
Born July 26th, 1886 in Göteborgs Carl Johans parish. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1965 at 78 years old in Adolf Fredriks parish. [ref]
Itamar Ben-Avi
Journalist and zionist activist (1882-1943).
Born July 31st, 1882 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1943 at 60 years old in New York City.
George H. Smith
American philosopher.
Born February 10th, 1949 in Japan.
Died April 8th, 2022 at 73 years old in Bloomington. [ref]
Hedda Sterne
Romanian-american artist (1910–2011).
Born August 4th, 1910 in Romania. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2011 at 100 years old in New York City. [ref]
Charles Griffes
American composer (1884-1920).
Born September 17th, 1884 in Elmira. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1920 at 35 years old in New York City (influenza, 1918-1920 flu pandemic). [ref]
E. R. Dodds
Irish classical scholar (1893-1979).
Born July 26th, 1893 in Banbridge. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1979 at 85 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Archduchess Maria Annunciata of Austria
Archduchess of austria.
Born July 13th, 1876 in Reichenau an der Rax.
Died April 8th, 1961 at 84 years old in Vaduz.
Teddy Scholten
Dutch singer.
Born May 11th, 1926 in Rijswijk.
Died April 8th, 2010 at 83 years old in Rijswijk.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 178
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