May 8th
247 Notable deaths
M. E. Clifton James
Australian actor (1898–1963).
Born March 31st, 1898 in Perth.
Died May 8th, 1963 at 65 years old in Worthing.
Luigi Nono
Italian composer (1924-1990).
Born January 29th, 1924 in Venice.
Died May 8th, 1990 at 66 years old in Venice. [ref]
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician (1932–2021).
Born December 15th, 1934 in Detroit.
Died May 8th, 2021 at 86 years old [ref]
Taylor Mead
American writer (1924–2013).
Born December 31st, 1924 in Michigan.
Died May 8th, 2013 at 88 years old in Denver.
Frank Foley
Secret service agent (1884–1958).
Born November 24th, 1884 in Highbridge.
Died May 8th, 1958 at 73 years old in Stourbridge.
Éamonn Ceannt
Irish republican and 1916 easter rising leader (1881–1916).
Born September 21st, 1881 in Ballymoe.
Died May 8th, 1916 at 34 years old in Kilmainham Gaol (gunshot wound).
Rudolf Serkin
Bohemian-born american pianist.
Born March 28th, 1903 in Cheb.
Died May 8th, 1991 at 88 years old in Guilford (cancer).
Vera Zasulich
Russian revolutionary, editor (1849-1919).
Born August 8th, 1849 in Mikhaylovka. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1919 at 69 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Rudolf von Sebottendorf
German antisemite, freemason and founder of the thule society (1875-1945).
Born November 9th, 1875 in Hoyerswerda.
Died May 8th, 1945 at 69 years old in Egypt, Turkey.
Charles Nungesser
French flying ace and adventurer (1892-1927).
Born March 15th, 1892 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1927 at 35 years old in Atlantic Ocean (aircraft crash).
Spencer Silver
American chemist (1941–2021).
Born February 6th, 1941 in San Antonio. [ref]
Died May 8th, 2021 at 80 years old in Saint Paul (ventricular tachycardia). [ref]
Manny Shinwell
British politician (1884-1986).
Born October 18th, 1884 in London.
Died May 8th, 1986 at 101 years old in London.
Ronald Inglehart
American political scientist (1934–2021).
Born September 5th, 1934 in Milwaukee.
Died May 8th, 2021 at 86 years old in Ann Arbor.
Paul Giesler
German nazi party functionary, premier of bavaria (1895-1945).
Born June 15th, 1895 in Siegen.
Died May 8th, 1945 at 49 years old in Bischofswiesen.
Joe Grant
American animator (1908–2005).
Born May 15th, 1908 in New York City.
Died May 8th, 2005 at 96 years old in Glendale (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mark Burns
British actor (1936–2007).
Born March 30th, 1936 in Bromsgrove.
Died May 8th, 2007 at 71 years old in London (lung cancer).
Cornell Dupree
American r&b/soul jazz guitarist (1942–2011).
Born December 19th, 1942 in Fort Worth.
Died May 8th, 2011 at 68 years old in Fort Worth. [ref]
Bernhard Rust
German holocaust perpetrator (1883-1945).
Born September 30th, 1883 in Hanover.
Died May 8th, 1945 at 61 years old in Nübel.
Pierre Samuel du Pont IV
American politician (1935–2021).
Born January 22nd, 1935 in Wilmington.
Died May 8th, 2021 at 86 years old in Wilmington. [ref]
Kichisaburō Nomura
Japanese politician (1877-1964).
Born December 16th, 1877 in Wakayama.
Died May 8th, 1964 at 86 years old in Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine.
Garth Williams
American children's illustrator (1912-1996).
Born April 16th, 1912 in New York City.
Died May 8th, 1996 at 84 years old in Guanajuato.
Aeneas Mackintosh
British merchant navy officer and antarctic explorer (1879-1916).
Born July 1st, 1879 in Tirhut division.
Died May 8th, 1916 at 36 years old in McMurdo Sound.
Alan Baxter
American actor (1908–1976).
Born November 19th, 1908 in East Cleveland.
Died May 8th, 1976 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Roman Totenberg
Polish-american musician (1911–2012).
Born January 1st, 1911 in Łódź.
Died May 8th, 2012 at 101 years old in Newton. [ref]
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I discovered to my joy, that it is life, not death, that has no limits. Gabriel García Márquez