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July 8th
174 Notable deaths
Jacques Rouffio
French film director (1928-2016).
Born August 14th, 1928 in Marseille.
Died July 8th, 2016 at 87 years old in Paris. [ref]
Lipót Baumhorn
Hungarian architect (1860-1932).
Born December 28th, 1860 in Kisbér. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1932 at 71 years old in Kisbér.
Sundri Uttamchandani
Indian sindhi language short story writer, novelist (1924–2013).
Born September 28th, 1924 in Bombay Presidency, Hyderabad.
Died July 8th, 2013 at 88 years old in Mumbai, India. [ref]
Guy Nickalls
British rower (1866–1935).
Born November 13th, 1866 in London Borough of Sutton.
Died July 8th, 1935 at 68 years old in Leeds.
August Alle
Estonian poet (1890-1952).
Born August 31st, 1890 in Viljandi.
Died July 8th, 1952 at 61 years old in Tallinn.
Ivane Machabeli
Georgian writer, journalist, and translator (1854–1898).
Born February 8th, 1854 in Tamarasheni.
Died July 8th, 1898 at 44 years old in Tbilisi.
John Riseley-Prichard
British racing driver (1924-1993).
Born January 17th, 1924 in Hereford.
Died July 8th, 1993 at 69 years old in Thailand (AIDS related disease).
George Mehnert
Olympic wrestler (1881–1948).
Born November 3rd, 1881 in Newark.
Died July 8th, 1948 at 66 years old in Newark.
Gunnar Eriksson
Swedish cross-country skier.
Born January 3rd, 1921 in Mora. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1982 at 61 years old in Mora.
Wieńczysław Gliński
Polish actor (1921-2008).
Born May 10th, 1921 in Astrakhan.
Died July 8th, 2008 at 87 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Deaths 141 to 150 of 174
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson