Famous Deaths In November - 08

1890  Caesar-Auguste Franck, Belgian organist/composer, dies at 67 on November - 08.   

1905  Death of Victor Borisov-Musatov, Russian painter (b. 1870) on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history victorien Sardou, French opera author (Madame Sans-Gene), dies at 77   

1909  On November - 08 charles Bordes, composer, dies at 46   

1917  Colyn Blythe, cricketer (2509 F-C wickets), dies during WW I on this day in history.   

1920  Abraham Kuyper, clergyman/Dutch premier (AR 1908-12), dies at 83 on November - 08.   

1921  On this day in history death of pavol Országh Hviezdoslav, Slovak poet (b. 1849)   

1924  Sergey Mikhaylovich Lyapunov, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1928  Mauritz Stiller, Swedish actor/director (Streets of sin), dies at 45 on November - 08.   

1933  On this day in history death of mohammed Nadir Shah, king of Afghanistan, assassin by Abdul Khallig   

1934  On November - 08 death of carlos Chagas, Brazilian physician (b. 1879)   

1937  James Ramsay MacDonald, British PM (Lab, 1924, 29-35), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1941  On November - 08 gaetano Mosca, Italian sociologist (Elite Circle), dies at 83   

1944  On November - 08 walter Nowotny, German combat/jet fighter pilot, dies   

1949  Death of Cyriel Verschaeve, Belgian clergyman (b. 1874) on this day in history.   

1952  Claude Carter, cricketer (took 28 wkts 10 Tests for S Africa), dies on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history iwan Bunin, writer, dies at 83   

1959  On this day in history death of frank Sherman Land, founder of DeMolay International (b. 1890)   

1963  On November - 08 simon Jurovsky, composer, dies at 51   

1965  On November - 08 death of dorothy Kilgallen, American newspaper columnist (b. 1913)   

1966  On November - 08 bernhard Zondek, German/Israeli gynaecologist, dies at 75   

1968  Wendell Corey, actor (11th Hour, Peck's Bad Girl), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1969  Kam Tong, actor (Have Gun Will Travel, Mr Garlund), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history death of huw Thomas Edwards, Welsh trade unionist and politician (b. 1892)   

1974  On November - 08 ivory Joe Hunter, rocker, dies at 60   

1977  Death of Bucky Harris, American baseball player (b. 1896) on this day in history.   

1978  Norman Rockwell, artist (Saturday Evening Post covers), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1979  Sydney Tafler, actor (Too Many Crooks), dies at 63 on November - 08.   

1983  Robert Agnew, director, dies at 84 of kidney failure on November - 08.   

1984  Carl Gustav Sparre Olsen, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history death of nicolas Frantz, Luxembourgish cyclist (b. 1899)   

1986  On this day in history beatrice Kay, singer/actress (Sister Sue-Calvin & the Col), dies at 78   

1989  Andre Kloos, Dut trade union leader (NVV)/chairman (VARA), dies at 67 on November - 08.   

1990  On November - 08 anya Seton, US author, dies   

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0035  On this day in history birth of nerva, Roman Emperor (d. 98)   

1342  On November - 08 birth of julian of Norwich, English saint (d. 1416)   

1431  Vlad III the Impaler, Wallachian prince (d. 1476) was born on this day in history.   

1491  On November - 08 birth of teofilo Folengo, Italian poet (d. 1544)   

1572  On November - 08 birth of johan Sigismund, elector of Brandenburg/duke of Prussia   

1590  On this day in history birth of francesco Gonzaga, composer   

1592  Domenico Mazzocchi, composer was born on November - 08.   

1622  On November - 08 birth of galenus Abrahamsz de Haen, Dutch baptist pastor (Lambs' War)