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July 8th
174 Notable deaths
Louis Franchet d'Espèrey
Marshal of france (1856-1942).
Born May 25th, 1856 in Mostaganem. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1942 at 86 years old in Albi. [ref]
Wayne Mixson
American politician (1922-2020).
Born June 16th, 1922 in New Brockton.
Died July 8th, 2020 at 98 years old in Tallahassee.
Lewis A. Coser
American sociologist.
Born November 27th, 1913 in Berlin.
Died July 8th, 2003 at 89 years old in Cambridge.
Othmar Spann
Austrian philosopher (1878-1950).
Born October 1st, 1878 in Altmannsdorf.
Died July 8th, 1950 at 71 years old in Neustift bei Schlaining.
Subhash Mukhopadhyay
Indian writer (1919–2003).
Born February 12th, 1919 in Krishnanagar.
Died July 8th, 2003 at 84 years old in Kolkata.
Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem
President of bangladesh.
Born March 26th, 1916 in Rangpur.
Died July 8th, 1997 at 81 years old in Dhaka.
Amadou Gon Coulibaly
Ivorian politician (1959–2020).
Born February 10th, 1959 in Abidjan. [ref]
Died July 8th, 2020 at 61 years old in Abidjan. [ref]
Takeo Takagi
Admiral in the imperial japanese navy during world war ii.
Born January 25th, 1892 in Fukushima Prefecture.
Died July 8th, 1944 at 52 years old in Saipan.
Greg Johnson
Canadian ice hockey player (1971-2019).
Born March 16th, 1971 in Thunder Bay.
Died July 8th, 2019 at 48 years old in Detroit. [ref]
James Tate
American poet (1943–2015).
Born December 8th, 1943 in Kansas City.
Died July 8th, 2015 at 71 years old in Springfield.
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