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May 8th
179 Notable deaths
Jeanne Cooper
American actress (1928-2013).
Born October 25th, 1928 in Taft.
Died May 8th, 2013 at 84 years old in Los Angeles.
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).
Oswald Spengler
German historian and philosopher (1880-1936).
Born May 29th, 1880 in Blankenburg. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1936 at 55 years old in Munich. [ref]
Maurice Sendak
American illustrator and writer of children's books (1928-2012).
Born June 10th, 1928 in New York City, Brooklyn. [ref]
Died May 8th, 2012 at 83 years old in Danbury Hospital (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Talcott Parsons
American sociologist.
Born December 13th, 1902 in Colorado Springs.
Died May 8th, 1979 at 76 years old in Munich.
Eddy Arnold
American country music singer, songwriter (1918-2008).
Born May 15th, 1918 in Henderson. [ref]
Died May 8th, 2008 at 89 years old in Nashville (disease). [ref]
Barbara Payton
American actress (1927-1967).
Born November 16th, 1927 in Cloquet. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1967 at 39 years old in San Diego (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
George Deukmejian
American politician (1928–2018).
Born June 6th, 1928 in Menands.
Died May 8th, 2018 at 89 years old in Long Beach. [ref]
Avery Brundage
American sports executive and president of the international olympic committee from 1952 to 1972.
Born September 28th, 1887 in Detroit. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1975 at 87 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (surgical complications). [ref]
Simon Mann
British military officer; equatoguinean detainee.
Born June 26th, 1952 in Aldershot.
Died May 8th, 2025 at 72 years old [ref]
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