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Notable deaths on March 8th
William Howard Taft
27th president of the united states from 1909 to 1913 (1857–1930).
Born September 15th, 1857 in Cincinnati.
Died March 8th, 1930 at 72 years old in Washington metropolitan area (heart failure).
Joe DiMaggio
American baseball player (1914–1999).
Born November 25th, 1914 in Martinez.
Died March 8th, 1999 at 84 years old in Hollywood (lung cancer).
Max von Sydow
Swedish-french actor (1929–2020).
Born April 10th, 1929 in Lund.
Died March 8th, 2020 at 90 years old in Seillans. [ref]
Millard Fillmore
President of the united states from 1850 to 1853.
Born January 7th, 1800 in Summerhill.
Died March 8th, 1874 at 74 years old in Buffalo (stroke).
George Martin
English record producer (1926–2016).
Born January 3rd, 1926 in Highbury.
Died March 8th, 2016 at 90 years old in Coleshill. [ref]
Amar Singh Chamkila
Indian singer (1960–1988).
Born July 21st, 1961 in Dugri.
Died March 8th, 1988 at 26 years old in Mehsampur (gunshot wound).
Jack Churchill
British soldier who fought throughout world war ii armed with a longbow, arrows, and a scottish broadsword (1906–1996).
Born September 16th, 1906 in Colombo.
Died March 8th, 1996 at 89 years old in Surrey. [ref]
Mike Starr
American bassist (1966–2011).
Born April 4th, 1966 in Honolulu.
Died March 8th, 2011 at 44 years old in Salt Lake City (drug overdose). [ref]
Chaim Topol
Israeli actor (1935–2023).
Born September 9th, 1935 in Tel Aviv.
Died March 8th, 2023 at 87 years old in Tel Aviv (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Sam Simon
American television producer (1955–2015).
Born June 6th, 1955 in Los Angeles.
Died March 8th, 2015 at 59 years old in Pacific Palisades (colorectal cancer).
Life without an ideal is spiritual death. Emma Goldman