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July 8th
179 Notable deaths
Naya Rivera
American actress and singer (1987–2020).
Born January 12th, 1987 in Valencia. [ref]
Died July 8th, 2020 at 33 years old in Lake Piru (drowning). [ref]
Vivien Leigh
British actress.
Born November 5th, 1913 in Darjeeling.
Died July 8th, 1967 at 53 years old in Eaton Square (tuberculosis).
Shinzō Abe
Prime minister of japan from 2006–2007 and 2012–2020 (1954–2022).
Born September 21st, 1954 in Shinjuku.
Died July 8th, 2022 at 67 years old in Nara Medical University Hospital (gunshot wound, exsanguination). [ref]
Ernest Borgnine
American actor (1917–2012).
Born January 24th, 1917 in Hamden.
Died July 8th, 2012 at 95 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (kidney failure). [ref]
Tony Sirico
American film and television actor (1942-2022).
Born July 29th, 1942 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died July 8th, 2022 at 79 years old in Fort Lauderdale. [ref]
Tab Hunter
American actor and singer (1931-2018).
Born July 11th, 1931 in Manhattan.
Died July 8th, 2018 at 86 years old in Santa Barbara (thrombosis). [ref]
Nelsan Ellis
American actor (1977–2017).
Born November 30th, 1977 in Harvey.
Died July 8th, 2017 at 39 years old in New York City (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Betty Ford
First lady of the united states from 1974 to 1977.
Born April 8th, 1918 in Chicago.
Died July 8th, 2011 at 93 years old in Rancho Mirage. [ref]
Kim Il-sung
Supreme leader of north korea from 1948 to 1994.
Born April 15th, 1912 in Mangyongdae District.
Died July 8th, 1994 at 82 years old in Pyongyang (myocardial infarction).
Dick Sargent
American actor (1930-1994).
Born April 19th, 1930 in Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Died July 8th, 1994 at 64 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer).
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner