July 8th
218 Notable deaths
Gunnar Eriksson
Swedish cross-country skier.
Born September 13th, 1921 in Mora. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1982 at 60 years old in Mora.
Wieńczysław Gliński
Polish actor (1921-2008).
Born May 10th, 1921 in Astrakhan.
Died July 8th, 2008 at 87 years old in Warsaw.
Artur Loureiro
Portuguese painter (1853-1932).
Born February 11th, 1853 in Porto.
Died July 8th, 1932 at 79 years old in Terras de Bouro.
Erich Adickes
German philosopher (critical empiricist).
Born June 29th, 1866 in Lesum.
Died July 8th, 1928 at 62 years old in Tübingen.
Eric Mjöberg
Swedish zoologist and ethnographer (1882–1938).
Born August 6th, 1882 in Ås Municipality.
Died July 8th, 1938 at 55 years old in Adolf Fredriks parish.
Carl Kempe
Swedish tennis player and businessman (1884–1967).
Born December 8th, 1884 in Jakob and Johannes parish. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1967 at 82 years old in Husby-Sjutolft parish.
Eusebio Lillo
Chilean writer and diplomat.
Born August 14th, 1826 in Santiago.
Died July 8th, 1910 at 83 years old in Santiago.
Bidzina Kvernadze
Soviet composer (1928-2010).
Born July 29th, 1928 in Sighnaghi.
Died July 8th, 2010 at 81 years old in Tbilisi.
Milan Obrenović II
Prince of serbia (1819–1839).
Born October 21st, 1819 in Kragujevac.
Died July 8th, 1839 at 19 years old in Belgrade.
Etsuko Inada
Figure skater (1924–2003).
Born February 8th, 1924 in Osaka.
Died July 8th, 2003 at 79 years old in Chiba.
Nikolai Obruchev
General staff officer in the imperial russian army.
Born December 3rd, 1830 in Warsaw.
Died July 8th, 1904 at 73 years old in Jaure.
Justinas Staugaitis
Catholic bishop (1866-1943).
Born November 14th, 1866 in Šakiai.
Died July 8th, 1943 at 76 years old in Telšiai.
Lazër Mjeda
Catholic archbishop (1869–1935).
Born March 6th, 1869 in Ottoman Empire.
Died July 8th, 1935 at 66 years old in Shkodër.
Albert White
American diver (1895–1982).
Born May 14th, 1895 in Oakland.
Died July 8th, 1982 at 87 years old in Richmond.
Gabriella Besanzoni
Italian opera singer, contralto and mezzo-soprano (1890-1962).
Born September 20th, 1890 in Rome.
Died July 8th, 1962 at 71 years old in Rome. [ref]
Gordon Thomson
British rower (1884–1953).
Born March 27th, 1884 in Wandsworth.
Died July 8th, 1953 at 69 years old in Staplehurst.
Riccardo Pick-Mangiagalli
Bohemia-born italian composer (1882-1949).
Born July 10th, 1882 in Strakonice.
Died July 8th, 1949 at 66 years old in Milan.
Vittorio Goretti
Italian amateur astronomer (1939-2016).
Born June 17th, 1939 in San Cesario sul Panaro.
Died July 8th, 2016 at 77 years old in Pianoro.
Karel Václav Rais
Czech poet, bookwriter and writer (1859-1926).
Born January 4th, 1859 in Lázně Bělohrad. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1926 at 67 years old in Vinohrady. [ref]
Donald Hawgood
Canoe racer (1917–2010).
Born March 20th, 1917 in Toronto.
Died July 8th, 2010 at 93 years old in Toronto. [ref]
John Bray
Athletics competitor (1875–1945).
Born August 19th, 1875 in Middleport.
Died July 8th, 1945 at 69 years old in San Francisco.
Adolf Christian
Road bicycle racer (1934–1999).
Born June 3rd, 1934 in Vienna.
Died July 8th, 1999 at 65 years old in Vienna.
Carlos Adriano de Jesus Soares
Brazilian association football player (1984-2007).
Born April 10th, 1984 in Nova Iguaçu.
Died July 8th, 2007 at 23 years old in Nova Iguaçu (car collision).
José Quintero Parra
Catholic cardinal (1902–1984).
Born September 22nd, 1902 in Mérida.
Died July 8th, 1984 at 81 years old in Caracas.
Dick Lyon
American rower (1939-2019).
Born September 7th, 1939 in San Fernando.
Died July 8th, 2019 at 79 years old in Huntington Lake. [ref]
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Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau