May 8th
188 Notable deaths
Mwepu Ilunga
Dr congolese footballer (1949-2015).
Born August 22nd, 1949 in Belgian Congo.
Died May 8th, 2015 at 65 years old in Kinshasa.
Julius Hirsch
German footballer (1892-1945).
Born April 7th, 1892 in Achern.
Died May 8th, 1945 at 53 years old in Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp.
Maharaj Krishan Kaushik
Field hockey player (1955-2021).
Born May 2nd, 1955 in New Delhi.
Died May 8th, 2021 at 66 years old (COVID-19).
Chieko Higashiyama
Japanese actress (1890–1980).
Born September 30th, 1890 in Chiba.
Died May 8th, 1980 at 89 years old in Yokohama.
Elizabeth Robins
Actor, producer, playwright, novelist and feminist (1862-1952).
Born August 6th, 1862 in Louisville.
Died May 8th, 1952 at 89 years old in Brighton.
Werner von Gilsa
German general.
Born March 4th, 1889 in Berlin.
Died May 8th, 1945 at 56 years old in Litoměřice.
Kurt Herzog
German general and knight's cross recipient.
Born March 27th, 1889 in Quedlinburg.
Died May 8th, 1948 at 59 years old in Vorkuta.
Renato Caccioppoli
Italian mathematician.
Born January 20th, 1904 in Naples.
Died May 8th, 1959 at 55 years old in Naples (ballistic trauma).
Deaths 101 to 110 of 188
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson