May 8th
194 Notable deaths
Albert Thomas
French politician.
Born June 16th, 1878 in Champigny-sur-Marne. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1932 at 53 years old in Paris. [ref]
Jan Sluijters
Dutch painter (1881–1957).
Born December 17th, 1881 in 's-Hertogenbosch.
Died May 8th, 1957 at 75 years old in Amsterdam.
William Ling
English association football referee.
Born August 1st, 1908 in Hemel Hempstead.
Died May 8th, 1984 at 75 years old in New Brunswick.
Alcides Arguedas
Bolivian politician (1879-1946).
Born July 15th, 1879 in La Paz. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1946 at 66 years old in Chulumani.
Luigi Malerba
Italian screenwriter (1927–2008).
Born November 11th, 1927 in Berceto.
Died May 8th, 2008 at 80 years old in Rome. [ref]
Ravinder Pal Singh
Field hockey player.
Born September 6th, 1960 in Sitapur.
Died May 8th, 2021 at 60 years old in Lucknow. [ref]
Georgi Dimitrov
Bulgarian footballer (born 1959).
Born January 14th, 1959 in Gledachevo.
Died May 8th, 2021 at 62 years old in Sofia (cancer). [ref]
Yevgeny Krylatov
Soviet and russian composer and musician (1934–2019).
Born February 23rd, 1934 in Lysva.
Died May 8th, 2019 at 85 years old in Moscow (pneumonia).
Yago Lamela
Spanish athletics competitor (1977-2014).
Born July 24th, 1977 in Avilés.
Died May 8th, 2014 at 36 years old in Avilés (myocardial infarction).
John King Davis
Australian explorer (1884-1967).
Born February 19th, 1884 in Kew.
Died May 8th, 1967 at 83 years old in Toorak.
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Death is nothing else but going home to God, the bond of love will be unbroken for all eternity. Mother Teresa