July 8th
223 Notable deaths
Othmar Spann
Austrian philosopher (1878-1950).
Born October 1st, 1878 in Altmannsdorf.
Died July 8th, 1950 at 71 years old in Neustift bei Schlaining.
Lewis A. Coser
American sociologist.
Born November 27th, 1913 in Berlin.
Died July 8th, 2003 at 89 years old in Cambridge.
Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem
President of bangladesh (1916–1997).
Born March 26th, 1916 in Rangpur.
Died July 8th, 1997 at 81 years old in Dhaka.
Hablot Knight Browne
British artist (1815-1882).
Born July 12th, 1815 in Lambeth.
Died July 8th, 1882 at 66 years old in Brighton.
Subhash Mukhopadhyay
Indian writer (1919–2003).
Born February 12th, 1919 in Krishnanagar.
Died July 8th, 2003 at 84 years old in Kolkata.
Takeo Takagi
Admiral in the imperial japanese navy during world war ii.
Born January 25th, 1892 in Fukushima Prefecture.
Died July 8th, 1944 at 52 years old in Saipan.
Amadou Gon Coulibaly
Ivorian politician (1959–2020).
Born February 10th, 1959 in Abidjan. [ref]
Died July 8th, 2020 at 61 years old in Abidjan. [ref]
Isham G. Harris
American politician (1818–1897).
Born February 10th, 1818 in Franklin County.
Died July 8th, 1897 at 79 years old in Washington, D.C..
James Tate
American poet (1943–2015).
Born December 8th, 1943 in Kansas City.
Died July 8th, 2015 at 71 years old in Springfield.
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).
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]
Alexander Grin
Russian writer (1880–1932).
Born May 23rd, 1880 in Slobodskoy.
Died July 8th, 1932 at 52 years old in Staryi Krym (cancer).
Joseph Ward
New zealand politician (1856–1930).
Born April 26th, 1856 in Melbourne.
Died July 8th, 1930 at 74 years old in Wellington.
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.
Vanna Bonta
Italian-american writer, poet, inventor, actress, voice artist (1958-2014).
Born April 3rd, 1958 in Florence.
Died July 8th, 2014 at 56 years old in Los Angeles.
Lennart Skoglund
Swedish association football player (1929-1975).
Born December 24th, 1929 in Stockholm.
Died July 8th, 1975 at 45 years old in Stockholm.
Sabawi Ibrahim al-Tikriti
Iraqi secret police (1947–2013).
Born February 27th, 1947 in Tikrit.
Died July 8th, 2013 at 66 years old in Baghdad (cancer). [ref]
Rosemonde Gérard
French poet and playwright (1866–1953).
Born April 5th, 1871 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1953 at 82 years old in chaussée de la Muette. [ref]
Paula Danziger
American children's writer (1944–2004).
Born August 18th, 1944 in Washington, D.C..
Died July 8th, 2004 at 59 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Thomas Meighan
American actor (1879-1936).
Born April 9th, 1879 in Pittsburgh.
Died July 8th, 1936 at 57 years old in Great Neck Peninsula (cancer).
Daniel Alvarado
Venezuelan actor (1949-2020).
Born August 12th, 1949 in Maracaibo.
Died July 8th, 2020 at 70 years old in Caracas (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Nadezhda Popova
Heroine of the soviet union.
Born December 17th, 1921 in Dolgoe. [ref]
Died July 8th, 2013 at 91 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Sarla Behn
English gandhian social activist.
Born April 5th, 1901 in Shepherd's Bush.
Died July 8th, 1982 at 81 years old in Pithoragarh district.
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If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word “freedom” out of your vocabulary. Malcolm X