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September 8th
168 Notable deaths
Paul Alfred Weiss
Austrian-american biologist.
Born March 21st, 1898 in Vienna.
Died September 8th, 1989 at 91 years old in White Plains.
Johnnie Parsons
American racing driver (1918-1984).
Born July 4th, 1918 in Los Angeles.
Died September 8th, 1984 at 66 years old in Van Nuys.
Henri Rol-Tanguy
Member of the french resistance (1908-2002).
Born June 12th, 1908 in Morlaix. [ref]
Died September 8th, 2002 at 94 years old in Ivry-sur-Seine. [ref]
Lilli Henoch
German track and field athlete (1899–1942).
Born October 26th, 1899 in Königsberg. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1942 at 42 years old in Riga Ghetto (gunshot wound).
Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau
German diplomat (1869-1928).
Born May 29th, 1869 in Schleswig.
Died September 8th, 1928 at 59 years old in Berlin (esophageal cancer).
Maurice Genevoix
French writer (1890-1980).
Born November 29th, 1890 in Decize. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1980 at 89 years old in Xàbia.
Duchess Helena, Hereditary Duchess of Württemberg
Austrian archduchess (1903–1924).
Born October 30th, 1903 in Linz.
Died September 8th, 1924 at 20 years old in Tübingen (puerperal disorders).
Jan Janský
Czech doctor, neurologist and psychiatrist.
Born April 3rd, 1873 in Prague, Smíchov. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1921 at 48 years old in Černošice (stroke). [ref]
John Taylor
Race car driver, completed four formula one races 1964-1966, died from a crash at the 1966 german grand prix.
Born March 23rd, 1933 in Anstey.
Died September 8th, 1966 at 33 years old in Koblenz.
Buichi Terasawa
Japanese mangaka.
Born March 30th, 1955 in Asahikawa.
Died September 8th, 2023 at 68 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 168
We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi