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July 8th
174 Notable deaths
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. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1979 at 62 years old in Cambridge (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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.
Born September 9th, 1899 in Brașov.
Died July 8th, 1984 at 84 years old in Nice.
Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov
Russian soviet composer.
Born April 13th, 1883 in Plakhino.
Died July 8th, 1946 at 63 years old in Berlin (myocardial rupture). [ref]
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]
Sin-Itiro 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]
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That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet. Emily Dickinson