April 8th
192 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).
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.
Peng Ming-min
Taiwanese politician.
Born August 15th, 1923 in Taichū Prefecture.
Died April 8th, 2022 at 98 years old in Taipei.
Karl Heinrich Emil Becker
German general (1879–1940).
Born December 14th, 1879 in Speyer.
Died April 8th, 1940 at 60 years old in Berlin.
Arthur Foote
American composer.
Born March 5th, 1853 in Salem. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1937 at 84 years old in Boston. [ref]
Karlheinz Deschner
German writer and activist (1924-2014).
Born May 23rd, 1924 in Bamberg.
Died April 8th, 2014 at 89 years old in Haßfurt (disease).
Wilhelm Adam
German general (1877–1949).
Born September 15th, 1877 in Ansbach.
Died April 8th, 1949 at 71 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Harry Baur
French actor (1880-1943).
Born April 12th, 1880 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 8th, 1943 at 62 years old in Paris. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 192
Death is nothing else but going home to God, the bond of love will be unbroken for all eternity. Mother Teresa