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July 8th
174 Notable deaths
Dick van Dijk
Dutch footballer (1946-1997).
Born February 15th, 1946 in Gouda.
Died July 8th, 1997 at 51 years old in Nice (infectious disease).
Alexander Grin
Russian writer.
Born August 23rd, 1880 in Slobodskoy. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1932 at 51 years old in Staryi Krym (cancer). [ref]
Vanna Bonta
Italian-american writer, poet, inventor, actress, voice artist (1958-2014).
Born April 3rd, 1958 in United States of America.
Died July 8th, 2014 at 56 years old in Los Angeles.
Oliver Knussen
British composer and conductor (1952-2018).
Born June 12th, 1952 in Glasgow.
Died July 8th, 2018 at 66 years old in Snape. [ref]
Katherine Stinson
American aviator.
Born February 14th, 1891 in Fort Payne.
Died July 8th, 1977 at 86 years old in Santa Fe.
Lonnie Shelton
American basketball player (1955-2018).
Born October 19th, 1955 in Bakersfield.
Died July 8th, 2018 at 62 years old in Westminster (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Joseph Ward
New zealand politician (1856–1930).
Born April 26th, 1856 in Melbourne.
Died July 8th, 1930 at 74 years old in Wellington.
Isa Miranda
Italian actress (1905-1982).
Born July 5th, 1909 in Milan. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1982 at 73 years old in Rome (disease). [ref]
Lennart Skoglund
Swedish association football player (1929-1975).
Born December 24th, 1929 in Stockholm.
Died July 8th, 1975 at 45 years old in Stockholm.
Rosemonde Gérard
French poet and playwright.
Born April 5th, 1866 in Paris. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1953 at 87 years old in chaussée de la Muette. [ref]
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The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. J.K. Rowling