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May 8th
247 Notable deaths
Dana Plato
American actress (1964–1999).
Born November 7th, 1964 in Maywood.
Died May 8th, 1999 at 34 years old in Moore (drug overdose).
George Peppard
American actor (1928–1994).
Born October 1st, 1928 in Detroit.
Died May 8th, 1994 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia, lung cancer).
John Stuart Mill
British philosopher and political economist (1806–1873).
Born May 20th, 1806 in London Borough of Islington.
Died May 8th, 1873 at 66 years old in Avignon (erysipelas).
Robert A. Heinlein
American author and aeronautical engineer (1907–1988).
Born July 7th, 1907 in Butler.
Died May 8th, 1988 at 80 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea (heart failure).
Fred Ward
American actor (1942–2022).
Born December 30th, 1942 in San Diego.
Died May 8th, 2022 at 79 years old in San Diego. [ref]
Dennis Waterman
English actor and singer (1948–2022).
Born February 24th, 1948 in Clapham.
Died May 8th, 2022 at 74 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Helena Blavatsky
Russian occult writer (1831-1891).
Born August 12th, 1831 in Dnipro. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1891 at 59 years old in London (influenza). [ref]
Dirk Bogarde
British actor (1921–1999).
Born March 28th, 1921 in West Hampstead.
Died May 8th, 1999 at 78 years old in Chelsea (myocardial infarction).
Harry Gordon Selfridge
American born english businessman (1858–1947).
Born January 11th, 1858 in Ripon.
Died May 8th, 1947 at 89 years old in Putney (bronchopneumonia).
David Souter
American lawyer and jurist (1939–2025).
Born September 17th, 1939 in Melrose.
Died May 8th, 2025 at 85 years old in Hopkinton. [ref]
Gilles Villeneuve
Canadian racing driver (1950–1982).
Born January 18th, 1950 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.
Died May 8th, 1982 at 32 years old in Leuven (traffic collision).
Teresa Teng
Taiwanese roc singer (1953-1995).
Born January 29th, 1953 in Baojhong Township.
Died May 8th, 1995 at 42 years old in Chiang Mai (asthma).
Eadweard Muybridge
English-american photographer (1830–1904).
Born April 9th, 1830 in Kingston upon Thames.
Died May 8th, 1904 at 74 years old in Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (prostate cancer).
Gustave Flaubert
French novelist (1821–1880).
Born December 12th, 1821 in Rouen.
Died May 8th, 1880 at 58 years old in Croisset (cerebral hemorrhage).
Oswald Spengler
German historian and philosopher (1880-1936).
Born May 29th, 1880 in Blankenburg.
Died May 8th, 1936 at 55 years old in Munich (heart failure).
Jeanne Cooper
American actress (1928-2013).
Born October 25th, 1928 in Taft.
Died May 8th, 2013 at 84 years old in Los Angeles.
Maurice Sendak
American illustrator and writer of children's books (1928-2012).
Born June 10th, 1928 in Brooklyn.
Died May 8th, 2012 at 83 years old in Danbury Hospital (myocardial infarction). [ref]
William Schallert
Actor from the united states (1922–2016).
Born July 6th, 1922 in Los Angeles.
Died May 8th, 2016 at 93 years old in Pacific Palisades (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Talcott Parsons
American sociologist (1902 – 1979).
Born December 13th, 1902 in Colorado Springs.
Died May 8th, 1979 at 76 years old in Munich.
Barbara Payton
American actress (1927-1967).
Born November 16th, 1927 in Cloquet.
Died May 8th, 1967 at 39 years old in San Diego (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).
Eddy Arnold
American country music singer, songwriter (1918–2008).
Born May 15th, 1918 in Henderson.
Died May 8th, 2008 at 89 years old in Nashville (disease).
Avery Brundage
President of the international olympic committee from 1952 to 1972.
Born September 28th, 1887 in Detroit.
Died May 8th, 1975 at 87 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (surgical complications).
George Deukmejian
Governor of california from 1983 to 1991.
Born June 6th, 1928 in Menands.
Died May 8th, 2018 at 89 years old in Long Beach. [ref]
Ernest Medina
Us army officer (1936–2018).
Born August 27th, 1936 in Springer.
Died May 8th, 2018 at 81 years old in Wisconsin.
Simon Mann
British military officer; equatoguinean detainee.
Born June 26th, 1952 in Aldershot. [ref]
Died May 8th, 2025 at 72 years old in London. [ref]
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Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams