Famous Deaths In February - 08

1988  Allan Cuthbertson, actor (Running Man, 7th Dawn), dies at 67 on February - 08.   

1989  Maurits Kok, Dutch writer/poet (Railroad Strike), dies at 81 on February - 08.   

1990  Death of Del Shannon, rock vocalist (Runaway), shoots self at 50 on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history miran Bux, cricketer (2 Tests for Pakistan 1954-55), dies at 47   

1992  On February - 08 baruch Lumet, actor (Killer Shrews), dies at 93   

1993  Casper van den Berg, Dutch poet (Fashionable inconvenience), dies on February - 08.   

1994  Jacob Firet, Dutch theologist (Agogic Moment), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1995  B G Hooghoudt, radiotelescope build (Dwingeloo/Westerbork), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1996  On this day in history john Hartford Worlock, RC Bishop (Liverpool), dies at 76   

1997  On this day in history roy George Elroy Josephs, jazz dance teacher, dies at 57   

1998  William Lambert, Pulitzer prize-winning reporter, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1999  On February - 08 death of iris Murdoch, Irish author (b. 1919)   

2000  Death of Sid Abel, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1918) on February - 08.   

2001  On February - 08 death of ivo Caprino, Norwegian animated film director (b. 1920)   

2002  Death of Joachim Hoffmann, German historian (b. 1930) on this day in history.   

2004  Death of Julius Schwartz, American comic book and science fiction editor (b. 1915) on February - 08.   

2005  Death of Jimmy Smith, American jazz musician (b. 1925) on this day in history.   

2006  Death of Elton Dean, English musician (Soft Machine) (b. 1945) on this day in history.   

2007  Anna Nicole Smith, Playboy playmate and tabloid fixture dies suddenly at 39 on this day in history.   

2008  On this day in history death of chua Ek Kay, Singaporean painter (b. 1947)   

2009  Death of Marian Cozma, Romanian handball player (b. 1982) on February - 08.   

2010  On February - 08 death of john Murtha, American politician (b. 1932)   

2017  Death of Viktor Chanov, Ukrainian footballer on this day in history.   

2017  Death of Peter Mansfield, British Nobel physicist on February - 08.   

2017  On this day in history death of steve Sumner, English-born New Zealand footballer   

2018  Death of Jarrod Bannister, Australian athlete on February - 08.   

2019  Death of Walter Munk, Austrian-American oceanographer on February - 08.   

2020  On this day in history death of robert Conrad, American actor   

2021  Death of Jean-Claude Carrière, French novelist and screenwriter (b. 1931) on February - 08.   

2021  Death of Mary Wilson, American singer (b. 1944) on February - 08.   

2023  On February - 08 death of burt Bacharach , 94, American Hall of Fame composer (" Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head ", " Walk On By ", " Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) "), six-time Grammy winner.   

2023  Death of Fritz Enskat , 84, German Olympic diver ( 1960 ) on February - 08.   

2023  Death of Elena Fanchini , 37, Italian Olympic alpine ski racer ( 2006 , 2010 , 2014 ), cancer on February - 08.   

2023  Death of Shirley Fulton , 71, American jurist, judge of the North Carolina Superior Court (1988–2002), gallbladder cancer on February - 08.   

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1191  Yaroslav II of Russia (d. 1246) was born on this day in history.   

1291  On February - 08 birth of afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57)   

1487  Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1550) was born on February - 08.   

1552  Agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet and soldier (d. 1630) was born on February - 08.   

1577  Robert Burton, writer, Anglican clergyman (Anatomy of Melancholy) was born on February - 08.   

1586  Jacob Praetorius, composer was born on this day in history.   

1612  On February - 08 birth of samuel Butler, England, poet/satirist (Hudibras) (baptized)   

1649  On February - 08 birth of gabriel Daniel, French Jesuit historian (d. 1728)