July 8th
174 Notable deaths
Diana Abgar
Armenia ambassador (1859–1937).
Born October 12th, 1859 in Yangon.
Died July 8th, 1937 at 77 years old in Yokohama.
Hans-Joachim Schoeps
German historian and academic (1909-1980).
Born January 30th, 1909 in Berlin.
Died July 8th, 1980 at 71 years old in Erlangen.
Claudio Sánchez-Albornoz y Menduiña
Spanish historian and politician (1893-1984).
Born April 7th, 1893 in Madrid. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1984 at 91 years old in Ávila. [ref]
Gerardo Diego
Spanish poet (1896–1987).
Born October 3rd, 1896 in Santander.
Died July 8th, 1987 at 90 years old in Madrid.
Shafik Wazzan
Prime minister of lebanon (1925-1999).
Born January 16th, 1925 in Beirut.
Died July 8th, 1999 at 74 years old in Beirut.
Arthur Kingsley Porter
American art historian (1883–1933).
Born February 6th, 1883 in Darien.
Died July 8th, 1933 at 50 years old
Ben-Zion Dinur
Israeli historian and politician (1884-1973).
Born January 14th, 1884 in Khorol.
Died July 8th, 1973 at 89 years old in Jerusalem.
Javed Akhtar
Pakistani cricketer & umpire (1940-2016).
Born November 21st, 1940 in Delhi.
Died July 8th, 2016 at 75 years old in Rawalpindi. [ref]
Tommaso Landolfi
Italian author and translator (1908-1979).
Born August 9th, 1908 in Pico, Lazio. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1979 at 70 years old in Rome. [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 174
The harder the pain, the longer the path to recovery, the better the opportunity to learn. Maxime Lagacé