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September 8th
174 Notable deaths
János Szentágothai
Hungarian anatomist, university professor, mp, president of the hungarian academy of sciences (1912–1994).
Born October 31st, 1912 in Pestújhely.
Died September 8th, 1994 at 81 years old in Budapest.
Halldis Moren Vesaas
Norwegian writer (1907-1995).
Born November 18th, 1907 in Trysil Municipality.
Died September 8th, 1995 at 87 years old in Oslo.
Aleksandr Melnik
Russian film director.
Born June 11th, 1958 in Voznesenivka.
Died September 8th, 2021 at 63 years old in Putorana Nature Reserve.
Yisrael Kessar
Israeli politician.
Born May 20th, 1931 in Sanaa. [ref]
Died September 8th, 2019 at 88 years old in Wolfson Medical Center (pneumonia). [ref]
Warren Kealoha
American swimmer (1903–1972).
Born March 3rd, 1903 in Honolulu.
Died September 8th, 1972 at 69 years old in Honolulu.
Juan Alonso
Spanish footballer (1927–1994).
Born December 13th, 1927 in Hondarribia.
Died September 8th, 1994 at 66 years old in Hondarribia.
José Luis González Dávila
Mexican footballer (1942-1995).
Born September 14th, 1942 in Celaya.
Died September 8th, 1995 at 52 years old in Mexico City.
Joseph P. Iddings
United states geological survey, later professor, university of chicago (1857-1920).
Born January 21st, 1857 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1920 at 63 years old in Sandy Spring. [ref]
Rafael Israelyan
Armenian architect (1908–1973).
Born September 17th, 1908 in Tbilisi.
Died September 8th, 1973 at 64 years old in Yerevan.
Lagumot Harris
Nauruan politician (1938-1999).
Born December 28th, 1938 in Nauru.
Died September 8th, 1999 at 60 years old in Melbourne.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 174
Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz