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September 8th
157 Notable deaths
Rosemary Dexter
Anglo-italian actress (1944-2010).
Born July 19th, 1944 in Quetta.
Died September 8th, 2010 at 66 years old in Recanati.
Israel Tal
Israeli general.
Born September 13th, 1924 in Mahanayim.
Died September 8th, 2010 at 85 years old in Rehovot. [ref]
Ulrich von Hassell
German diplomat and resistance fighter against national socialism (1881–1944).
Born November 12th, 1881 in Anklam. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1944 at 62 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging). [ref]
Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014).
Born September 4th, 1918 in Shelby. [ref]
Died September 8th, 2014 at 96 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
Juliusz Rómmel
Polish general.
Born June 3rd, 1881 in Hrodna.
Died September 8th, 1967 at 86 years old in Warsaw.
Hannes Arch
Austrian acrobatic flyer.
Born September 22nd, 1967 in Leoben.
Died September 8th, 2016 at 48 years old in Heiligenblut. [ref]
Ibrahim Abboud
Sudanese politician and head of state (1900–1983).
Born October 26th, 1900 in Suakin.
Died September 8th, 1983 at 82 years old in Khartoum.
Josef Wirmer
German jurist and resistance fighter against the nazi régime (1901-1944).
Born March 19th, 1901 in Paderborn.
Died September 8th, 1944 at 43 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging).
Yevgeny Zinichev
Russian politician and colonel.
Born August 18th, 1966 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 8th, 2021 at 55 years old in Norilsk (falling). [ref]
Julius Fučík
Czech journalist and revolutionary.
Born February 23rd, 1903 in Prague, Smíchov. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1943 at 40 years old in Berlin, Plötzensee Prison (hanging). [ref]
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