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September 8th
174 Notable deaths
Hector Zazou
French musician.
Born July 11th, 1948 in Sidi Bel Abbès. [ref]
Died September 8th, 2008 at 60 years old in Paris. [ref]
Buichi Terasawa
Japanese mangaka.
Born March 30th, 1955 in Asahikawa.
Died September 8th, 2023 at 68 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
William F. Lamb
Architect (1883–1952).
Born November 21st, 1883 in Brooklyn.
Died September 8th, 1952 at 68 years old in New York City.
Pancho Vladigerov
Bulgarian musician (1899-1978).
Born March 13th, 1899 in Zürich. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1978 at 79 years old in Sofia. [ref]
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]
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).
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).
Paul Alfred Weiss
Austrian-american biologist.
Born March 21st, 1898 in Vienna.
Died September 8th, 1989 at 91 years old in White Plains.
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.
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).
Deaths 81 to 90 of 174
Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø