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July 8th
218 Notable deaths
Thomas Sigismund Stribling
American author and lawyer (1881–1965).
Born March 4th, 1881 in Clifton.
Died July 8th, 1965 at 84 years old in Florence.
Gustav Weigand
German philologist (1860-1930).
Born February 1st, 1860 in Duisburg.
Died July 8th, 1930 at 70 years old in Belgershain.
Maximilian Felzmann
Austrian officer and knight's cross recipient (1894–1962).
Born April 22nd, 1894 in Svitavy.
Died July 8th, 1962 at 68 years old in Zurich, Innsbruck.
Franz Fühmann
East german writer (1922–1984).
Born January 15th, 1922 in Rokytnice nad Jizerou.
Died July 8th, 1984 at 62 years old in East Berlin (cancer).
Pál Kovács
Hungarian fencer (1912–1995).
Born July 17th, 1912 in Debrecen.
Died July 8th, 1995 at 82 years old in Budapest.
Petrus Josephus Zoetmulder
Dutch missionary (1906-1995).
Born January 29th, 1906 in Utrecht.
Died July 8th, 1995 at 89 years old in Yogyakarta.
Guillermo Valencia Castillo
Colombian poet (1873-1943).
Born October 10th, 1873 in Popayán.
Died July 8th, 1943 at 69 years old in Popayán.
Grace Oladunni Taylor
Nigerian biochemist.
Born April 24th, 1937 in Effon-Alaiye.
Died July 8th, 2025 at 88 years old
Christl Haas
Austrian alpine skier.
Born September 19th, 1943 in Kitzbühel.
Died July 8th, 2001 at 57 years old in Manavgat (myocardial infarction).
Margaret Furse
English costume designer (1911-1974).
Born February 18th, 1911 in London.
Died July 8th, 1974 at 63 years old in Kensington (cancer, breast cancer).
Helen Holmes
American actress (1893–1950).
Born June 19th, 1893 in Chicago.
Died July 8th, 1950 at 57 years old in Burbank (cardiovascular disease).
Ángel Cabrera
Spanish naturalist and zoologist (1879-1960).
Born February 19th, 1879 in Madrid.
Died July 8th, 1960 at 81 years old in La Plata.
Leonard Cockayne
New zealand botanist and botanical collector (1855–1934).
Born April 7th, 1855 in Norton Lees.
Died July 8th, 1934 at 79 years old in Wellington.
August Cappelen
Norwegian painter (1827-1852).
Died July 8th, 1852 at 25 years old in Düsseldorf (stomach cancer). [ref]
Jacques Rouffio
French film director (1928-2016).
Born August 14th, 1928 in Marseille.
Died July 8th, 2016 at 87 years old in Sèvres. [ref]
Lipót Baumhorn
Hungarian architect (1860–1932).
Born December 28th, 1860 in Kisbér. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1932 at 71 years old in Kisbér.
Sundri Uttamchandani
Indian sindhi language short story writer, novelist (1924–2013).
Born September 28th, 1924 in Bombay Presidency, Hyderabad.
Died July 8th, 2013 at 88 years old in India, Mumbai. [ref]
Joseph-Hippolyte Guibert
Catholic cardinal (1802-1886).
Born December 13th, 1802 in Aix-en-Provence.
Died July 8th, 1886 at 83 years old in Paris.
Alexander Burgener
Swiss mountain guide (1845-1910).
Born January 10th, 1845 in Saas-Fee. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1910 at 65 years old in Bernese Oberland. [ref]
Guy Nickalls
British rower (1866–1935).
Born November 13th, 1866 in London Borough of Sutton.
Died July 8th, 1935 at 68 years old in Leeds.
August Alle
Estonian poet (1890-1952).
Born August 31st, 1890 in Viljandi.
Died July 8th, 1952 at 61 years old in Tallinn.
Cecilio Acosta
Venezuelan poet and journalist (1818-1881).
Born February 1st, 1818 in San Diego de los Altos.
Died July 8th, 1881 at 63 years old in Caracas.
Ivane Machabeli
Georgian writer, journalist, and translator (1854–1898).
Born February 8th, 1854 in Tamarasheni.
Died July 8th, 1898 at 44 years old in Tbilisi.
John Riseley-Prichard
British racing driver (1924-1993).
Born January 17th, 1924 in Hereford.
Died July 8th, 1993 at 69 years old in Thailand (AIDS related disease).
George Mehnert
Olympic wrestler (1881–1948).
Born November 3rd, 1881 in Newark.
Died July 8th, 1948 at 66 years old in Newark.
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine