Famous Deaths In December - 08

1914  Death of Maximilian von Spee, German naval officer (b. 1861) on this day in history.   

1917  Death of Mendele Moykher Sforim, Russian writer (b. 1836) on December - 08.   

1923  On December - 08 dom Joseph Pothier, French Benedictine/musicologist, dies at 88   

1924  Franz X Scharwenka, German pianist/composer (Mataswintha), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1926  On this day in history jan Six, Dutch art historian/collector, dies   

1934  Bernhard Seklas, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1938  On December - 08 death of friedrich Glauser, German-language Swiss writer (b. 1896)   

1939  On this day in history ernest Schelling, composer, dies at 63   

1940  Death of George Exton Lloyd, Anglican Bishop and theologian (b. 1861) on December - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

1956  Edgar Leslie Bainton, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1957  Reginald Sheffield, actor (Second Chance), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1958  Death of Tris Speaker, American baseball player (b. 1888) on December - 08.   

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

1963  On December - 08 death of field Marshal Sarit Dhanarajata, Prime Minister of Thailand (b. 1908)   

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

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 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 December - 08.   

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 December - 08.   

1981  On December - 08 shakey, [Walter Horton], harmonicist (Everybody's Fishin'), dies at 64   

1982  On December - 08 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 this day in history hans Hartung, German/French painter, dies   

1990  On this day in history martin Ritt, US, director/actor (Norma Rae), dies at 70   

1991  Buck Clayton, US jazz trumpeter/orchestra leader, dies on December - 08.   

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 December - 08.   

1574  On this day in history birth of maria Anna of Bavaria, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1616)   

1626  On December - 08 birth of christina, queen of Sweden who abdicated after becoming Catholic   

1678  On this day in history birth of horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton, English diplomat (d. 1757)   

1699  On this day in history birth of maria Josepha of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1757)   

1704  Anton de Haen, medical expert (Ratio Medendi) was born on this day in history.   

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

1715  John Althuysen, Frisian vicar/poet (Frisianche rymlery) was born on this day in history.