May 8th
188 Notable deaths
Duncan Grant
British artist (1885-1978).
Born January 21st, 1885 in Aviemore. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1978 at 93 years old in Aldermaston. [ref]
William Fox
American film producer.
Born January 1st, 1879 in Tolcsva. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1952 at 73 years old in New York City. [ref]
Bryan Forbes
English film director, screenwriter and actor (1926–2013).
Born July 22nd, 1926 in Stratford.
Died May 8th, 2013 at 86 years old in Surrey (disease). [ref]
Andrei Alexandrovich of Russia
Russian prince.
Born January 24th, 1897 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 8th, 1981 at 84 years old in Faversham.
Josef Terboven
German politician (1898–1945).
Died May 8th, 1945 at 46 years old in Asker (dynamite).
Luis Miguel Dominguín
Spanish bullfighter (1926–1996).
Born December 9th, 1926 in Madrid.
Died May 8th, 1996 at 69 years old in San Roque (cerebral hemorrhage).
Lionel Rose
Australian boxer.
Born June 21st, 1948 in Warragul.
Died May 8th, 2011 at 62 years old in Warragul. [ref]
Ramón Fonseca Moraa
Panamanian lawyer.
Born July 14th, 1952 in Panama City.
Died May 8th, 2024 at 71 years old in Panama City. [ref]
Marta DuBois
Panamanian actor.
Born December 15th, 1952 in David.
Died May 8th, 2018 at 65 years old in Los Angeles.
Theodore Sturgeon
American speculative fiction writer (1918-1985).
Born February 26th, 1918 in Staten Island. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1985 at 67 years old in Eugene (pneumonia). [ref]
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Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs