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July 8th
163 Notable deaths
Crystal Eastman
American lawyer and feminist.
Born June 25th, 1881 in Marlborough.
Died July 8th, 1928 at 47 years old in Erie (kidney disease).
Anthony Hope
English novelist and playwright.
Born February 9th, 1863 in London. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1933 at 70 years old in Walton on the Hill (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Gene L. Coon
American screenwriter, tv producer and novelist, best known for his work on star trek.
Born January 7th, 1924 in Beatrice. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1973 at 49 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]
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).
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).
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]
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).
Antun Saadeh
Lebanese politician (1904-1949).
Born March 1st, 1904 in Dhour El Choueir.
Died July 8th, 1949 at 45 years old in Beirut (ballistic trauma).
Giovanni Papini
Italian writer.
Born January 9th, 1881 in Florence. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1956 at 75 years old in Florence (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Lewis A. Coser
American sociologist.
Born November 27th, 1913 in Berlin.
Died July 8th, 2003 at 89 years old in Cambridge.
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon