May 8th

184 Notable deaths

Cassius Jackson Keyser

American mathematician and journalist of pronounced philosophical inclinations (1862-1947).

Born May 15th, 1862 in Rawson.

Died May 8th, 1947 at 84 years old in New York City.

Mikhail Olminsky

Member of the revolutionary movement in russia publicist, historian, literary critic..

Born October 15th, 1863 in Voronezh.

Died May 8th, 1933 at 69 years old in Moscow.

W. A. B. Coolidge

American historian, theologian and mountaineer.

Born August 28th, 1850 in New York City. [ref]

Died May 8th, 1926 at 75 years old in Grindelwald. [ref]

Vittoria Aganoor

Italian poet and poetess of armenian descent.

Born May 26th, 1855 in Padua. [ref]

Died May 8th, 1910 at 54 years old in Rome (cancer).

Karl Etlinger

Actor (1879-1946).

Born October 16th, 1879 in Vienna.

Died May 8th, 1946 at 66 years old in Berlin.

Hideyuki Fujisawa

Japanese go player.

Born June 14th, 1925 in Yokohama. [ref]

Died May 8th, 2009 at 83 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia). [ref]

Louis Archinard

French army general.

Born February 11th, 1850 in Le Havre. [ref]

Died May 8th, 1932 at 82 years old in Villiers-le-Bel. [ref]

Nikolai Reek

Estonian politician (1890-1942).

Born February 1st, 1890 in Tallinn.

Died May 8th, 1942 at 52 years old in Usolye.

Ritva Valkama

Finnish actress.

Born November 13th, 1932 in Jyväskylä.

Died May 8th, 2020 at 87 years old in Helsinki. [ref]

Gino Bianco

Racecar driver.

Born July 22nd, 1916 in Milan.

Died May 8th, 1984 at 67 years old in Rio de Janeiro.

Deaths 141 to 150 of 184

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