Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
September 8th
157 Notable deaths
Erich Kunz
Austrian opera singer.
Born May 20th, 1909 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1995 at 86 years old in Vienna.
Isabelle Daniels
American sprinter.
Born July 31st, 1937 in Jakin.
Died September 8th, 2017 at 80 years old in Atlanta. [ref]
Latif Karimov
Azerbaijani artist.
Born November 17th, 1906 in Shusha.
Died September 8th, 1991 at 84 years old in Baku.
Oskar Kaufmann
Hungarian architect.
Born February 2nd, 1873 in Sântana.
Died September 8th, 1956 at 83 years old in Budapest.
Rica Erickson
Western australian writer, historian, botanist and artist (1908-2009).
Born August 10th, 1908 in City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
Died September 8th, 2009 at 101 years old in Mosman Park. [ref]
Lucas Moreira Neves
Catholic cardinal (1925-2002).
Born September 16th, 1925 in Brazil. [ref]
Died September 8th, 2002 at 76 years old in Rome. [ref]
Catherine Hardy Lavender
American athletics competitor.
Born February 8th, 1930 in Carrollton.
Died September 8th, 2017 at 87 years old in Atlanta (pneumonia). [ref]
Giuseppe Amisani
Italian painter (1881-1941).
Born December 7th, 1881 in Mede. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1941 at 59 years old in Portofino. [ref]
Halldis Moren Vesaas
Norwegian writer (1907-1995).
Born November 18th, 1907 in Trysil.
Died September 8th, 1995 at 87 years old in Oslo.
Manuel María Fernández Teixeiro
Spanish poet (1930-2004).
Born October 6th, 1929 in Outeiro de Rei.
Died September 8th, 2004 at 74 years old in A Coruña.
Deaths 111 to 120 of 157
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine