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July 8th
218 Notable deaths
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.
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]
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.
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).
Alexander Grin
Russian writer (1880–1932).
Born May 23rd, 1880 in Slobodskoy.
Died July 8th, 1932 at 52 years old in Staryi Krym (cancer).
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.
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.
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]
Joseph Ward
New zealand politician (1856–1930).
Born April 26th, 1856 in Melbourne.
Died July 8th, 1930 at 74 years old in Wellington.
Lennart Skoglund
Swedish association football player (1929-1975).
Born December 24th, 1929 in Stockholm.
Died July 8th, 1975 at 45 years old in Stockholm.
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]
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]
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).
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]
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).
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.
Robert Freitag
Swiss-austrian actor (1916-2010).
Born April 7th, 1916 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 8th, 2010 at 94 years old in Munich. [ref]
Evelyn M. Witkin
American geneticist (1921–2023).
Born March 9th, 1921 in New York City.
Died July 8th, 2023 at 102 years old in Plainsboro. [ref]
Charlie Shavers
Jazz trumpeter (1920–1971).
Born August 3rd, 1920 in New York City.
Died July 8th, 1971 at 50 years old in New York City (cancer).
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