May 8th
194 Notable deaths
Hugo Alfvén
Swedish composer, conductor, violinist, and painter (1872-1960).
Born May 1st, 1872 in Jakob and Johannes parish. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1960 at 88 years old in Falun. [ref]
Hubert Maga
First president of benin (1916-2000).
Born August 10th, 1916 in Parakou.
Died May 8th, 2000 at 83 years old in Cotonou.
Curt Lowens
German actor (1925-2017).
Born November 17th, 1925 in Olsztyn.
Died May 8th, 2017 at 91 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Hersch Lauterpacht
Polish-british judge, legal scholar.
Born August 16th, 1897 in Zhovkva. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1960 at 62 years old in London. [ref]
Elmer Rice
American playwright (1892–1967).
Born September 28th, 1892 in New York City.
Died May 8th, 1967 at 74 years old in Southampton (pneumonia).
Ellen Churchill Semple
American geographer (1863–1932).
Born January 8th, 1863 in Louisville.
Died May 8th, 1932 at 69 years old in West Palm Beach.
Farrokhroo Parsa
Iranian politician (1922-1980).
Born March 22nd, 1922 in Qom.
Died May 8th, 1980 at 58 years old in Tehran (ballistic trauma).
Avram Davidson
Novelist (1923-1993).
Born April 23rd, 1923 in Yonkers. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1993 at 70 years old in Bremerton. [ref]
Alwin Nikolais
American choreographer (1910-1993).
Born November 25th, 1910 in Southington.
Died May 8th, 1993 at 82 years old in New York City. [ref]
Debiprasad Chattopadhyay
Indian marxist philosopher (1918–1993).
Born November 19th, 1918 in Kolkata.
Died May 8th, 1993 at 74 years old in Kolkata.
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Death ends a life, not a relationship. Mitch Albom