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July 8th
174 Notable deaths
Sabawi Ibrahim al-Tikriti
Iraqi secret police (1947–2013).
Born February 27th, 1947 in Tikrit.
Died July 8th, 2013 at 66 years old in Baghdad (cancer). [ref]
Daniel Alvarado
Venezuelan actor (1949-2020).
Born August 12th, 1949 in Maracaibo.
Died July 8th, 2020 at 70 years old in Caracas (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Nadezhda Popova
Heroine of the soviet union.
Born December 27th, 1921 in Dolgoe. [ref]
Died July 8th, 2013 at 91 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Thomas Meighan
American actor.
Born April 9th, 1879 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1936 at 57 years old in Great Neck (cancer). [ref]
Sarla Behn
English gandhian social activist.
Born April 5th, 1901 in Shepherd's Bush.
Died July 8th, 1982 at 81 years old
Robert Freitag
Swiss-austrian actor (1916-2010).
Born April 7th, 1916 in Vienna.
Died July 8th, 2010 at 94 years old in Munich. [ref]
Evelyn M. Witkin
American geneticist (1921–2023).
Born March 9th, 1921 in New York City.
Died July 8th, 2023 at 102 years old in Plainsboro. [ref]
Charlie Shavers
Jazz trumpeter.
Born August 3rd, 1920 in New York City.
Died July 8th, 1971 at 50 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Philippe Gaubert
French musician.
Born July 3rd, 1879 in Cahors.
Died July 8th, 1941 at 62 years old in Paris (stroke). [ref]
Józef Mehoffer
Polish artist (1869-1946).
Born March 19th, 1869 in Ropczyce. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1946 at 77 years old in Kraków, Wadowice. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 174
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