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July 8th
218 Notable deaths
Philippe Gaubert
French musician.
Born July 3rd, 1879 in Cahors.
Died July 8th, 1941 at 62 years old in Paris (stroke). [ref]
Johann Josef Loschmidt
Austrian chemist and physicist (1821–1895).
Born March 15th, 1821 in Počerny.
Died July 8th, 1895 at 74 years old in Vienna.
Józef Mehoffer
Polish artist (1869-1946).
Born March 19th, 1869 in Ropczyce.
Died July 8th, 1946 at 77 years old in Kraków.
Christian-Jaque
French film director (1904-1994).
Born September 4th, 1904 in 19th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 8th, 1994 at 89 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt (myocardial infarction).
Felipe Calderón
Filipino lawyer and politician (1868-1908).
Born April 4th, 1868 in Tanza.
Died July 8th, 1908 at 40 years old in Manila.
Carlo Vanzina
Italian film director, producer and screenwriter (1951–2018).
Born March 13th, 1951 in Rome.
Died July 8th, 2018 at 67 years old in Rome (melanoma). [ref]
Refik Saydam
Prime minister of turkey (1881–1942).
Born September 8th, 1881 in Istanbul.
Died July 8th, 1942 at 60 years old in Istanbul.
Carl Friedrich von Siemens
German businessman (1872-1941).
Born September 5th, 1872 in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf.
Died July 8th, 1941 at 68 years old in Neu Fahrland.
Seiji Yokoyama
Japanese musician (1935–2017).
Born March 17th, 1935 in Hiroshima.
Died July 8th, 2017 at 82 years old in Sera (pneumonia). [ref]
Rudolf Koppitz
Austrian photographer (1884–1936).
Born January 3rd, 1884 in Austrian Silesia, Skrbovice.
Died July 8th, 1936 at 52 years old in Perchtoldsdorf.
Sophus Bugge
Norwegian linguist (1833–1907).
Born January 5th, 1833 in Larvik.
Died July 8th, 1907 at 74 years old in Tynset Municipality.
Dave Hickson
English footballer (1929-2013).
Born October 30th, 1929 in Salford. [ref]
Died July 8th, 2013 at 83 years old in Chester. [ref]
Dušan Vukotić
Yugoslav film maker (1927-1998).
Born February 7th, 1927 in Bileća.
Died July 8th, 1998 at 71 years old in Krapinske Toplice (myocardial infarction).
Filipp Oktyabrsky
Soviet admiral (1899-1969).
Born October 23rd, 1899 in Tver.
Died July 8th, 1969 at 69 years old in Sevastopol.
Frank Lubin
American-lithuanian basketball player (1910–1999).
Born January 7th, 1910 in Los Angeles.
Died July 8th, 1999 at 89 years old in Glendale.
George B. Seitz
American film director, producer and screenwriter (1888-1944).
Born January 3rd, 1888 in Boston.
Died July 8th, 1944 at 56 years old in Hollywood.
Nikolai Yaroshenko
Russian/ukrainian painter (1846-1898).
Born December 13th, 1846 in Poltava.
Died July 8th, 1898 at 51 years old in Kislovodsk (myocardial infarction).
Diana Abgar
Armenia ambassador (1859–1937).
Born October 12th, 1859 in Yangon.
Died July 8th, 1937 at 77 years old in Yokohama.
Hans-Joachim Schoeps
German historian and academic (1909-1980).
Born January 30th, 1909 in Berlin.
Died July 8th, 1980 at 71 years old in Erlangen.
Ferdinand Keller
German painter (1842-1922).
Born August 5th, 1842 in Karlsruhe.
Died July 8th, 1922 at 79 years old in Baden-Baden.
Claudio Sánchez-Albornoz y Menduiña
Spanish historian and politician (1893-1984).
Born April 7th, 1893 in Madrid. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1984 at 91 years old in Ávila. [ref]
Muhammad V an-Nasir
Bey of tunis (1906-1922).
Born July 14th, 1855 in La Marsa. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1922 at 66 years old in La Marsa. [ref]
Gerardo Diego
Spanish poet (1896–1987).
Born October 3rd, 1896 in Santander.
Died July 8th, 1987 at 90 years old in Madrid.
Shafik Wazzan
Prime minister of lebanon (1925-1999).
Born January 16th, 1925 in Beirut.
Died July 8th, 1999 at 74 years old in Beirut.
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan