September 8th
163 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]
Ljubiša Samardžić
Serbian actor, film director and producer.
Born November 19th, 1936 in Skopje.
Died September 8th, 2017 at 80 years old in Belgrade.
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).
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.
Alfred Riedl
Austrian soccer player.
Born November 2nd, 1949 in Vienna.
Died September 8th, 2020 at 70 years old in Pottendorf. [ref]
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]
Swami Abhedananda
Indian hindu mystic (1866-1939).
Born October 2nd, 1866 in Kolkata.
Died September 8th, 1939 at 72 years old in Darjeeling.
John Franklin Enders
American medical researcher (1897-1985).
Born February 10th, 1897 in West Hartford.
Died September 8th, 1985 at 88 years old in Waterford.
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The idea is to die young as late as possible. Ashley Montagu