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July 8th
218 Notable deaths
Michael Wilding
English television and film actor (1912-1979).
Born July 23rd, 1912 in Leigh-on-Sea.
Died July 8th, 1979 at 66 years old in London (falling from height).
Tom Thomson
Canadian artist (1877-1917).
Born August 5th, 1877 in Claremont.
Died July 8th, 1917 at 39 years old in Canada, Canoe Lake (drowning).
Virbhadra Singh
Indian politician.
Born June 23rd, 1934 in Sarahan. [ref]
Died July 8th, 2021 at 87 years old in Shimla.
Ghassan Kanafani
Palestinian writer (1936-1972).
Died July 8th, 1972 at 36 years old in Beirut (car bombing).
Raja Rao
Indian-born english writer (1908–2006).
Born November 8th, 1908 in Hassan.
Died July 8th, 2006 at 97 years old in Austin (heart failure). [ref]
Luis Echeverría
57th president of mexico.
Born January 17th, 1922 in Mexico City.
Died July 8th, 2022 at 100 years old in Cuernavaca. [ref]
Jean Moulin
French resistance fighter and civil servant (1899-1943).
Born June 20th, 1899 in Béziers.
Died July 8th, 1943 at 44 years old in Metz (torture).
Soapy Smith
American con artist, gangster, and crime boss (1860-1898).
Born November 2nd, 1860 in Coweta County.
Died July 8th, 1898 at 37 years old in Skagway.
Grace Coolidge
First lady of the united states from 1923 to 1929.
Born January 3rd, 1879 in Burlington.
Died July 8th, 1957 at 78 years old in Plymouth.
Havelock Ellis
British physician, writer, and social reformer (1859-1939).
Born February 2nd, 1859 in Croydon.
Died July 8th, 1939 at 80 years old in Hintlesham.
Elsa Martinelli
Italian fashion model and actress (1935-2017).
Born January 30th, 1935 in Grosseto.
Died July 8th, 2017 at 82 years old in Rome (lung cancer). [ref]
Gregory Itzin
American actor (1948–2022).
Born April 20th, 1948 in Washington, D.C..
Died July 8th, 2022 at 74 years old in London (surgical complications). [ref]
John Templeton
American-born british stock investor, businessman and philanthropist.
Born November 29th, 1912 in Winchester.
Died July 8th, 2008 at 95 years old in Nassau (pneumonia). [ref]
FM-2030
Iranian-american transhumanist philosopher and futurist (1930–2000).
Born October 15th, 1930 in Brussels. [ref]
Died July 8th, 2000 at 69 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Duke Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria
Head of the house of wittlesbach (1955-1996).
Died July 8th, 1996 at 91 years old in Starnberg, Castle Berg.
Irwin Keyes
American character actor (1952-2015).
Born March 16th, 1952 in New York City.
Died July 8th, 2015 at 63 years old in Los Angeles.
Maurice Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy
British politician (1885-1955).
Born May 15th, 1885 in Chelsea.
Died July 8th, 1955 at 70 years old in England.
David Blackwell
American mathematician (1919–2010).
Born April 24th, 1919 in Centralia. [ref]
Died July 8th, 2010 at 91 years old in Berkeley (stroke). [ref]
Alex Pullin
Australian snowboarder (1987–2020).
Born September 20th, 1987 in Benalla.
Died July 8th, 2020 at 32 years old in Gold Coast (drowning). [ref]
Joseph Paxton
English gardener, architect and member of parliament (1803-1865).
Born August 3rd, 1804 in Bedford, Milton Bryan. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1865 at 60 years old in London, London Borough of Lewisham. [ref]
Christine McIntyre
American actress and singer (1911-1984).
Born April 16th, 1911 in Nogales.
Died July 8th, 1984 at 73 years old in Van Nuys (cancer).
Robert Burns Woodward
American chemist.
Born April 10th, 1917 in Boston.
Died July 8th, 1979 at 62 years old in Cambridge (myocardial infarction).
Ward Kimball
American animator (1914-2002).
Born March 4th, 1914 in Minneapolis.
Died July 8th, 2002 at 88 years old in Los Angeles, Arcadia (pneumonia). [ref]
Frank Ramsey
American basketball player (1931-2018).
Born July 13th, 1931 in Corydon.
Died July 8th, 2018 at 86 years old in Madisonville (organ dysfunction). [ref]
Brassaï
Hungarian-french photographer (1899–1984).
Born September 9th, 1899 in Brașov.
Died July 8th, 1984 at 84 years old in Nice.
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