July 8th
174 Notable deaths
Harry Edward
Athletics competitor.
Born April 15th, 1898 in Berlin.
Died July 8th, 1973 at 75 years old in Augsburg.
Ernst Baier
German figure skater (1905–2001).
Born September 27th, 1905 in Zittau. [ref]
Died July 8th, 2001 at 95 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. [ref]
Augustin Cochin
French historian.
Born December 22nd, 1876 in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1916 at 39 years old in Maricourt. [ref]
Jean-Paul Le Chanois
French film director (1909–1985).
Born October 25th, 1909 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 8th, 1985 at 75 years old in Passy.
Alain Besançon
French historian and teacher (1932–2023).
Born April 25th, 1932 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 8th, 2023 at 91 years old [ref]
Edmondo Fabbri
Italian footballer and manager (1921–1995).
Born November 16th, 1921 in Castel Bolognese.
Died July 8th, 1995 at 73 years old in Castel San Pietro Terme.
William Hardy McNeill
Canadian historian and writer (1917–2016).
Born October 31st, 1917 in Vancouver.
Died July 8th, 2016 at 98 years old in Torrington. [ref]
Jógvan Sundstein
Faroese politician.
Born May 25th, 1933 in Tórshavn.
Died July 8th, 2024 at 91 years old in Holbæk. [ref]
Thomas Sigismund Stribling
American author and lawyer (1881–1965).
Born March 4th, 1881 in Clifton.
Died July 8th, 1965 at 84 years old in Florence.
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan