Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 08

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 this day in history.   

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  Ernest Schelling, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history death of george Exton Lloyd, Anglican Bishop and theologian (b. 1861)   

1952  Death of Charles Lightoller, English second officer on the Titanic (b. 1874) on this day in history.   

1954  On this day in history gladys George, actress (Roaring Twenties), dies at 50   

1955  On this day in history jacques Handschin, Swiss musicologist, dies at 69   

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  On this day in history death of tris Speaker, American baseball player (b. 1888)   

1961  On December - 08 william Beatton Moonie, composer, dies at 78   

1963  Death of Field Marshal Sarit Dhanarajata, Prime Minister of Thailand (b. 1908) on December - 08.   

1966  On December - 08 death of ward Morehouse, American theater critic and newspaper columnist (b. 1899)   

1967  Robert H Lawrence, USAF/astronaut, dies at 32 on December - 08.   

1969  Vincenzo Davico, composer, dies at 80 on December - 08.   

1970  Christopher K Ingold, English chemist, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history george Collins, (Rep-Ill), dies at 47, in airplane crash   

1975  Death of Gary Thain, New Zealand bassist (Uriah Heep) (b. 1948) on this day in history.   

1978  Golda Meir, Israel's PM (1969-74), dies in Jerusalem at 80 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1982  On December - 08 death of andre Kamperveen, Suriname minister, murdered   

1983  On December - 08 slim Pickins, actor (Blazing Saddles), dies after brain surgery at 64   

1984  On this day in history luther Adler, actor (Dr Bernard Altman-The Psychiatrist), dies at 81   

1988  Anne Seymour, actress (Misty, Chevy Mystery Show), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1989  Hans Hartung, German/French painter, dies on December - 08.   

1990  Martin Ritt, US, director/actor (Norma Rae), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1991  Buck Clayton, US jazz trumpeter/orchestra leader, dies on this day in history.   

1992  On December - 08 william Shawn, US editor-in-chief (New Yorker, 1952-87), dies at 85   

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1508  Gemma Frisius, [Jemme Reinersz], Frisian geographer/astronomer was born on this day in history.   

1574  On December - 08 birth of maria Anna of Bavaria, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1616)   

1626  On this day in history birth of christina, queen of Sweden who abdicated after becoming Catholic   

1678  On December - 08 birth of horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton, English diplomat (d. 1757)   

1699  Maria Josepha of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.   

1704  On December - 08 birth of anton de Haen, medical expert (Ratio Medendi)   

1708  Francis I, Holy Roman emperor (1745-1765) was born on this day in history.   

1715  On December - 08 birth of john Althuysen, Frisian vicar/poet (Frisianche rymlery)