July 8th
218 Notable deaths
Alexander Alexandrov
Russian soviet composer.
Born April 13th, 1883 in Plakhino.
Died July 8th, 1946 at 63 years old in Berlin (myocardial rupture).
Alan Gilzean
Scottish footballer and manager (1938–2018).
Born October 22nd, 1938 in Coupar Angus. [ref]
Died July 8th, 2018 at 79 years old in Glasgow (brain cancer). [ref]
Paul Mantz
American aviator, air racing pilot, movie stunt pilot (1903-1965).
Born August 2nd, 1903 in Alameda.
Died July 8th, 1965 at 61 years old (aviation accident).
Arthur Calwell
Australian politician (1896–1973).
Born August 28th, 1896 in West Melbourne.
Died July 8th, 1973 at 76 years old in East Melbourne.
Shin'ichirō Tomonaga
Japanese physicist (1906-1979).
Born March 31st, 1906 in Tokyo.
Died July 8th, 1979 at 73 years old in Tokyo (head and neck cancer).
Wilfred Rhodes
Cricket player of england. (1877-1973).
Born October 29th, 1877 in Kirkheaton.
Died July 8th, 1973 at 95 years old in Poole.
Catherine Leroy
French photojournalist (1944-2006).
Born August 27th, 1944 in Sannois. [ref]
Died July 8th, 2006 at 61 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer). [ref]
Max Hoffmann
German general (1869-1927).
Born January 25th, 1869 in Homberg (Efze).
Died July 8th, 1927 at 58 years old in Bad Reichenhall.
Antun Saadeh
Lebanese politician (1904-1949).
Born March 1st, 1904 in Dhour El Choueir.
Died July 8th, 1949 at 45 years old in Beirut (execution by shooting).
Joe McDonnell
Irish hunger striker and ira volunteer (1951–1981).
Born September 14th, 1951 in Belfast.
Died July 8th, 1981 at 29 years old in HM Prison Maze (starvation).
Crystal Eastman
American lawyer and feminist.
Born June 25th, 1881 in Marlborough.
Died July 8th, 1928 at 47 years old in Erie (kidney disease).
Gene L. Coon
American screenwriter, tv producer and novelist, best known for his work on star trek (1924–1973).
Born January 7th, 1924 in Beatrice.
Died July 8th, 1973 at 49 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
Anthony Hope
English novelist (1863-1933).
Born February 9th, 1863 in London.
Died July 8th, 1933 at 70 years old in Walton on the Hill (laryngeal cancer).
Francis Preston Blair Jr.
Union army general, politician (1821–1875).
Born February 19th, 1821 in Lexington.
Died July 8th, 1875 at 54 years old in St. Louis. [ref]
Georg Bochmann
Ss officer (1913–1973).
Born September 18th, 1913 in Zschorlau.
Died July 8th, 1973 at 59 years old in Offenbach am Main.
Flossie Wong-Staal
American virologist.
Born August 27th, 1947 in Zhongshan. [ref]
Died July 8th, 2020 at 72 years old in La Jolla (pneumonia). [ref]
Giovanni Papini
Italian writer (1881-1956).
Born January 9th, 1881 in Florence.
Died July 8th, 1956 at 75 years old in Florence (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Eusebio Güell
Spanish businessman (1846–1918).
Born December 15th, 1846 in Barcelona.
Died July 8th, 1918 at 71 years old in Barcelona.
Robert D. Ray
American lawyer; governor of iowa (1928-2018).
Born September 26th, 1928 in Des Moines.
Died July 8th, 2018 at 89 years old in Des Moines (Parkinson's disease).
Louis Franchet d'Espèrey
Marshal of france (1856-1942).
Born May 25th, 1856 in Mostaganem.
Died July 8th, 1942 at 86 years old in Saint-Amancet.
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.
Mikhail Skobelev
Russian general (1843–1882).
Born September 29th, 1843 in Peter and Paul Fortress.
Died July 8th, 1882 at 38 years old in Moscow (cardioplegia).
Subhash Mukhopadhyay
Indian writer (1919–2003).
Born February 12th, 1919 in Krishnanagar.
Died July 8th, 2003 at 84 years old in Kolkata.
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