July 8th
218 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 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).
John Money
New zealand psychologist and sexologist (1921–2006).
Born July 8th, 1921 in Morrinsville. [ref]
Died July 8th, 2006 at 85 years old in Towson, University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center (Parkinson's disease, falling). [ref]
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).
Ken Stabler
American football player (1945-2015).
Born December 25th, 1945 in Foley.
Died July 8th, 2015 at 69 years old in Gulfport (colorectal cancer). [ref]
June Allyson
American actress (1917–2006).
Born October 7th, 1917 in The Bronx.
Died July 8th, 2006 at 88 years old in Ojai (respiratory disease). [ref]
Chandra Shekhar
Prime minister of india (1990-1991).
Born April 17th, 1927 in Ibrahimpatti.
Died July 8th, 2007 at 80 years old in New Delhi (multiple myeloma).
Jagdeep
Indian actor (1939-2020).
Born March 29th, 1939 in Datia. [ref]
Died July 8th, 2020 at 81 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Abdul Sattar Edhi
Pakistani philanthropist, social activist, ascetic and humanitarian.
Born February 28th, 1928 in Bantva.
Died July 8th, 2016 at 88 years old in Karachi (kidney failure). [ref]
Roberts Blossom
American actor and poet (1924–2011).
Born March 25th, 1924 in New Haven.
Died July 8th, 2011 at 87 years old in Santa Monica (stroke). [ref]
Larry Storch
American actor (1923–2022).
Born January 8th, 1923 in New York City.
Died July 8th, 2022 at 99 years old in New York City. [ref]
James Franciscus
American actor (1934-1991).
Born January 31st, 1934 in Clayton.
Died July 8th, 1991 at 57 years old in North Hollywood (pulmonary emphysema).
Pete Conrad
American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–1999).
Born June 2nd, 1930 in Philadelphia.
Died July 8th, 1999 at 69 years old in Ojai (motorcycle accident). [ref]
José Eduardo dos Santos
President of angola from 1979 to 2017.
Born August 28th, 1942 in Luanda.
Died July 8th, 2022 at 79 years old in Barcelona (heart failure). [ref]
Rosie Ruiz
American sports impostor (1953–2019).
Born June 21st, 1953 in Havana.
Died July 8th, 2019 at 66 years old in Lake Worth Beach (cancer).
Hyman G. Rickover
United states admiral; father of the nuclear navy (1900–1986).
Born January 27th, 1900 in Maków Mazowiecki.
Died July 8th, 1986 at 86 years old in Arlington County (stroke).
Howard Duff
American actor (1913–1990).
Born November 24th, 1913 in Bremerton.
Died July 8th, 1990 at 76 years old in Santa Barbara (myocardial infarction).
Gerard Manley Hopkins
English poet (1844–1889).
Born July 28th, 1844 in Stratford. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1889 at 44 years old in Dublin (peritonitis). [ref]
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When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid