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July 8th
174 Notable deaths
Max Hoffmann
German general (1869-1927).
Born January 25th, 1869 in Homberg (Efze).
Died July 8th, 1927 at 58 years old in Bad Reichenhall.
Antun Saadeh
Lebanese politician (1904-1949).
Born March 1st, 1904 in Dhour El Choueir.
Died July 8th, 1949 at 45 years old in Beirut (execution by shooting).
Joe McDonnell
Irish hunger striker and ira volunteer (1951–1981).
Born September 14th, 1951 in Belfast.
Died July 8th, 1981 at 29 years old in HM Prison Maze (starvation).
Crystal Eastman
American lawyer and feminist.
Born June 25th, 1881 in Marlborough.
Died July 8th, 1928 at 47 years old in Erie (kidney disease).
Gene L. Coon
American screenwriter, tv producer and novelist, best known for his work on star trek (1924–1973).
Born January 7th, 1924 in Beatrice.
Died July 8th, 1973 at 49 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
Anthony Hope
English novelist (1863-1933).
Born February 9th, 1863 in London.
Died July 8th, 1933 at 70 years old in Walton on the Hill (laryngeal cancer).
Georg Bochmann
Ss officer (1913–1973).
Born September 18th, 1913 in Zschorlau.
Died July 8th, 1973 at 59 years old in Offenbach am Main.
Flossie Wong-Staal
American virologist.
Born August 27th, 1947 in Zhongshan. [ref]
Died July 8th, 2020 at 72 years old in La Jolla (pneumonia). [ref]
Giovanni Papini
Italian writer (1881-1956).
Born January 9th, 1881 in Florence.
Died July 8th, 1956 at 75 years old in Florence (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Robert D. Ray
American lawyer; governor of iowa (1928-2018).
Born September 26th, 1928 in Des Moines.
Died July 8th, 2018 at 89 years old in Des Moines (Parkinson's disease).
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