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September 8th
174 Notable deaths
Willard Libby
American physical chemist.
Born December 17th, 1908 in Grand Valley.
Died September 8th, 1980 at 71 years old in Los Angeles.
Ronald Harwood
South african dramatist and playwright (1934-2020).
Born November 9th, 1934 in Cape Town.
Died September 8th, 2020 at 85 years old in Sussex. [ref]
Ray Barrett
Australian actor (1927-2009).
Born May 2nd, 1927 in Brisbane. [ref]
Died September 8th, 2009 at 82 years old in Gold Coast (neurological disorder). [ref]
Richard Girnt Butler
American white supremacist leader (1918–2004).
Born February 23rd, 1918 in Denver.
Died September 8th, 2004 at 86 years old in Hayden (heart failure).
Leonid Kinskey
American actor (1903-1998).
Born April 18th, 1903 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 8th, 1998 at 95 years old in Fountain Hills (stroke).
Mike Bongiorno
American-born italian television host (1924-2009).
Born May 26th, 1924 in New York City.
Died September 8th, 2009 at 85 years old in Monaco (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Kurt Eberhard
Nazi major-general, paricipated in babi yar massacre (1874-1947).
Born September 12th, 1874 in Rottweil.
Died September 8th, 1947 at 72 years old in Stuttgart.
Ljubiša Samardžić
Serbian actor, film director and producer (1936–2017).
Born November 19th, 1936 in Skopje.
Died September 8th, 2017 at 80 years old in Belgrade.
Emi Shinohara
Japanese voice actress.
Born August 8th, 1963 in Nagano.
Died September 8th, 2024 at 61 years old [ref]
Israel Tal
Israeli military officer (1924–2010).
Born September 13th, 1924 in Mahanayim.
Died September 8th, 2010 at 85 years old in Rehovot. [ref]
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks