July 8th
174 Notable deaths
Vittorio Goretti
Italian amateur astronomer (1939-2016).
Born June 17th, 1939 in San Cesario sul Panaro.
Died July 8th, 2016 at 77 years old in Pianoro.
Karel Václav Rais
Czech poet, bookwriter and writer (1859-1926).
Born January 4th, 1859 in Lázně Bělohrad. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1926 at 67 years old in Vinohrady. [ref]
John Bray
Athletics competitor.
Born August 19th, 1875 in Middleport.
Died July 8th, 1945 at 69 years old in San Francisco.
Adolf Christian
Road bicycle racer.
Born June 3rd, 1934 in Vienna.
Died July 8th, 1999 at 65 years old in Vienna.
Carlos Adriano de Jesus Soares
Brazilian association football player (1984-2007).
Born April 10th, 1984 in Nova Iguaçu.
Died July 8th, 2007 at 23 years old in Nova Iguaçu (car collision).
José Quintero Parra
Catholic cardinal (1902–1984).
Born September 22nd, 1902 in Mérida.
Died July 8th, 1984 at 81 years old in Caracas.
Désiré Mérchez
French swimmer.
Born August 16th, 1882 in Lille. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1968 at 85 years old in Nice. [ref]
Julius Braathe
Norwegian sport shooter (1874–1914).
Born March 4th, 1877 in Trøgstad Municipality. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1914 at 37 years old in Oppegård Municipality (drowning).
Ignát Herrmann
Czech humorist, publicist and writer.
Born August 12th, 1854 in Chotěboř, Horní mlýn - Údolí Doubravy. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1935 at 80 years old in Řevnice. [ref]
Yury Shlyapin
Soviet water polo player (1932–2009).
Born January 11th, 1932 in Moscow.
Died July 8th, 2009 at 77 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Deaths 161 to 170 of 174
Whether or not there’s an afterlife, screw it. Just live your life right here right now before it’s too late. Maxime Lagacé