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July 8th
167 Notable deaths
Ray Barbuti
Athletics and american football competitor (1905-1988).
Born June 12th, 1905 in New York City.
Died July 8th, 1988 at 83 years old in Pittsfield.
Adolfo Sánchez Vázquez
Philosopher and scholar (1915-2011).
Born September 17th, 1915 in Algeciras.
Died July 8th, 2011 at 95 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Hans-Joachim Schoeps
German historian and academic (1909-1980).
Born January 30th, 1909 in Berlin. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1980 at 71 years old in Erlangen. [ref]
Louis Hémon
French writer (1880–1913).
Born October 12th, 1880 in Brest.
Died July 8th, 1913 at 32 years old in Chapleau (railway accident).
Arthur Kingsley Porter
American art historian.
Born February 6th, 1883 in Connecticut. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1933 at 50 years old [ref]
Kurt Reidemeister
German mathematician (1893-1971).
Born October 13th, 1893 in Brunswick.
Died July 8th, 1971 at 77 years old in Göttingen.
Ernst Baier
German figure skater (1905–2001).
Born September 27th, 1905 in Zittau. [ref]
Died July 8th, 2001 at 95 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. [ref]
Axel Bakunts
Armenian activist.
Died July 8th, 1937 at 38 years old in Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic.
Zhang Shichuan
Founding father of chinese cinema.
Born January 1st, 1890 in Ningbo.
Died July 8th, 1954 at 64 years old in Shanghai.
Edmondo Fabbri
Italian footballer and manager (1921–1995).
Born November 16th, 1921 in Castel Bolognese.
Died July 8th, 1995 at 73 years old in Castel San Pietro Terme.
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