May 8th
194 Notable deaths
Louis Archinard
French army general.
Born February 11th, 1850 in Le Havre. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1932 at 82 years old in Villiers-le-Bel. [ref]
Gino Bianco
Racecar driver.
Born July 22nd, 1916 in Milan.
Died May 8th, 1984 at 67 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Hideyuki Fujisawa
Japanese go player.
Born June 14th, 1925 in Yokohama. [ref]
Died May 8th, 2009 at 83 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia). [ref]
Emma Lehmer
American mathematician (1906–2007).
Born November 6th, 1906 in Samara.
Died May 8th, 2007 at 100 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Pat Hughes
English tennis player (1902–1997).
Born December 21st, 1902 in Sutton Coldfield.
Died May 8th, 1997 at 94 years old in Walton-on-Thames.
Richard Eichberg
German film director (1888–1953).
Born October 27th, 1888 in Berlin.
Died May 8th, 1953 at 64 years old in Munich.
Lee Han-dong
South korean politician.
Born December 5th, 1934 in Gyeonggi Province.
Died May 8th, 2021 at 86 years old in Pocheon.
Vittoria Aganoor
Italian poet and poetess of armenian descent.
Born May 26th, 1855 in Padua. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1910 at 54 years old in Rome (cancer).
Todor Pavlov
Regent of bulgaria (1890–1977).
Born February 14th, 1890 in Štip. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1977 at 87 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Tore Svennberg
Actor (1858-1941).
Born February 28th, 1858 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1941 at 83 years old in Engelbrekt church parish. [ref]
Deaths 151 to 160 of 194
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving