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April 8th
192 Notable deaths
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]
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]
Oscar Eckenstein
British mountain climber (1859–1921).
Born September 9th, 1859 in London. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1921 at 61 years old in Aylesbury.
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]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 192
As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci