May 8th
194 Notable deaths
Jiří Bartoška
Czech actor (1947–2025).
Born March 24th, 1947 in Děčín.
Died May 8th, 2025 at 78 years old in Prague. [ref]
Josaia Raisuqe
Fijian rugby union player.
Born July 22nd, 1994 in Naitasiri. [ref]
Died May 8th, 2025 at 30 years old in Saïx (traffic collision). [ref]
Werner von Gilsa
German general (1889–1945).
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.
Kim Chi-ha
Korean writer (1941-2022).
Born February 4th, 1941 in Mokpo.
Died May 8th, 2022 at 81 years old in Wonju.
Samuel Maykapar
Russian composer (1867-1938).
Born December 18th, 1867 in Kherson.
Died May 8th, 1938 at 70 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Pitigrilli
Italian writer.
Born May 9th, 1893 in Turin. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1975 at 81 years old in Turin. [ref]
Marcel Tournier
French harpist, composer, and pedagogue (1879–1951).
Born January 5th, 1879 in Paris.
Died May 8th, 1951 at 72 years old in Paris.
Tadeusz Stefan Zieliński
Polish philolgist (1859–1944).
Born September 14th, 1859 in Skrypchyntsi.
Died May 8th, 1944 at 84 years old in Schondorf am Ammersee.
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The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. Thornton Wilder