Famous Deaths In December - 08
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1914 Death of Maximilian von Spee, German naval officer (b. 1861) on this day in history.
1917 On December - 08 death of mendele Moykher Sforim, Russian writer (b. 1836)
1923 Dom Joseph Pothier, French Benedictine/musicologist, dies at 88 on December - 08.
1924 Franz X Scharwenka, German pianist/composer (Mataswintha), dies at 74 on December - 08.
1926 On December - 08 jan Six, Dutch art historian/collector, dies
1934 On December - 08 bernhard Seklas, composer, dies at 62
1938 Death of Friedrich Glauser, German-language Swiss writer (b. 1896) on December - 08.
1939 On this day in history ernest Schelling, composer, dies at 63
1940 On this day in history death of george Exton Lloyd, Anglican Bishop and theologian (b. 1861)
1952 On this day in history death of charles Lightoller, English second officer on the Titanic (b. 1874)
1954 Gladys George, actress (Roaring Twenties), dies at 50 on this day in history.
1955 Jacques Handschin, Swiss musicologist, dies at 69 on December - 08.
1956 On this day in history edgar Leslie Bainton, composer, dies at 76
1957 On this day in history reginald Sheffield, actor (Second Chance), dies at 55
1958 Death of Tris Speaker, American baseball player (b. 1888) on December - 08.
1961 William Beatton Moonie, composer, dies at 78 on December - 08.
1963 Death of Field Marshal Sarit Dhanarajata, Prime Minister of Thailand (b. 1908) on December - 08.
1966 Death of Ward Morehouse, American theater critic and newspaper columnist (b. 1899) on this day in history.
1967 On this day in history robert H Lawrence, USAF/astronaut, dies at 32
1969 Vincenzo Davico, composer, dies at 80 on December - 08.
1970 Christopher K Ingold, English chemist, dies at 77 on December - 08.
1972 On December - 08 george Collins, (Rep-Ill), dies at 47, in airplane crash
1975 On this day in history death of gary Thain, New Zealand bassist (Uriah Heep) (b. 1948)
1978 On this day in history golda Meir, Israel's PM (1969-74), dies in Jerusalem at 80
1980 Death of John Lennon, assassinated in NY by Mark David Chapman at 40 on this day in history.
1981 Shakey, [Walter Horton], harmonicist (Everybody's Fishin'), dies at 64 on December - 08.
1982 On this day in history death of andre Kamperveen, Suriname minister, murdered
1983 Slim Pickins, actor (Blazing Saddles), dies after brain surgery at 64 on December - 08.
1984 Luther Adler, actor (Dr Bernard Altman-The Psychiatrist), dies at 81 on December - 08.
1988 On December - 08 anne Seymour, actress (Misty, Chevy Mystery Show), dies at 79
1989 On December - 08 hans Hartung, German/French painter, dies
1990 On December - 08 martin Ritt, US, director/actor (Norma Rae), dies at 70
1991 On December - 08 buck Clayton, US jazz trumpeter/orchestra leader, dies
1992 On December - 08 william Shawn, US editor-in-chief (New Yorker, 1952-87), dies at 85
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