Famous Deaths In February - 08

1988  Allan Cuthbertson, actor (Running Man, 7th Dawn), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1989  On February - 08 maurits Kok, Dutch writer/poet (Railroad Strike), dies at 81   

1990  On February - 08 death of del Shannon, rock vocalist (Runaway), shoots self at 50   

1991  On February - 08 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  On February - 08 jacob Firet, Dutch theologist (Agogic Moment), dies at 70   

1995  B G Hooghoudt, radiotelescope build (Dwingeloo/Westerbork), dies at 70 on February - 08.   

1996  On February - 08 john Hartford Worlock, RC Bishop (Liverpool), dies at 76   

1997  Roy George Elroy Josephs, jazz dance teacher, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1998  On February - 08 william Lambert, Pulitzer prize-winning reporter, dies at 78   

1999  Death of Iris Murdoch, Irish author (b. 1919) on this day in history.   

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

2001  On this day in history death of ivo Caprino, Norwegian animated film director (b. 1920)   

2002  On February - 08 death of joachim Hoffmann, German historian (b. 1930)   

2004  On February - 08 death of julius Schwartz, American comic book and science fiction editor (b. 1915)   

2005  On this day in history death of jimmy Smith, American jazz musician (b. 1925)   

2006  On February - 08 death of elton Dean, English musician (Soft Machine) (b. 1945)   

2007  Anna Nicole Smith, Playboy playmate and tabloid fixture dies suddenly at 39 on February - 08.   

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

2009  On this day in history death of marian Cozma, Romanian handball player (b. 1982)   

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

2017  On this day in history death of viktor Chanov, Ukrainian footballer   

2017  On this day in history death of peter Mansfield, British Nobel physicist   

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

2018  On February - 08 death of jarrod Bannister, Australian athlete   

2019  Death of Walter Munk, Austrian-American oceanographer on this day in history.   

2020  Death of Robert Conrad, American actor on this day in history.   

2021  Death of Jean-Claude Carrière, French novelist and screenwriter (b. 1931) on this day in history.   

2021  On February - 08 death of mary Wilson, American singer (b. 1944)   

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 this day in history.   

2023  On this day in history death of shirley Fulton , 71, American jurist, judge of the North Carolina Superior Court (1988–2002), gallbladder cancer.   

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1191  On this day in history birth of yaroslav II of Russia (d. 1246)   

1291  On this day in history birth of afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57)   

1487  On this day in history birth of ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1550)   

1552  Agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet and soldier (d. 1630) was born on this day in history.   

1577  On February - 08 birth of robert Burton, writer, Anglican clergyman (Anatomy of Melancholy)   

1586  Jacob Praetorius, composer was born on February - 08.   

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

1649  Gabriel Daniel, French Jesuit historian (d. 1728) was born on this day in history.