April 8th
205 Notable deaths
Charles Tomlinson Griffes
American composer (1884-1920).
Born September 17th, 1884 in Elmira.
Died April 8th, 1920 at 35 years old in New York City (influenza, 1918-1920 flu pandemic).
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]
Adrianne Wadewitz
Academic and wikipedian.
Born January 6th, 1977 in Omaha. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2014 at 37 years old in Palm Springs (falling from height). [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]
Kenneth McAlpine
Racecar driver (1920 – 2023).
Born September 21st, 1920 in Cobham.
Died April 8th, 2023 at 102 years old in Pembury. [ref]
Amara Essy
Ivorian diplomat.
Born December 20th, 1944 in Bouaké.
Died April 8th, 2025 at 80 years old in Abidjan. [ref]
Edmund Roman Orlik
Polish soldier and architect (1918-1982).
Born January 26th, 1918 in Rogoźno.
Died April 8th, 1982 at 64 years old in Opole (traffic collision).
Teddy Scholten
Dutch singer.
Born May 11th, 1926 in Rijswijk.
Died April 8th, 2010 at 83 years old in Rijswijk.
Wilhelm Adam
German general (1877–1949).
Born September 15th, 1877 in Ansbach.
Died April 8th, 1949 at 71 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Karl Heinrich Emil Becker
German general (1879–1940).
Born December 14th, 1879 in Speyer.
Died April 8th, 1940 at 60 years old in Berlin.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 205
Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment. Dag Hammarskjold