Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 08

1914  On December - 08 death of maximilian von Spee, German naval officer (b. 1861)   

1917  Death of Mendele Moykher Sforim, Russian writer (b. 1836) on this day in history.   

1923  Dom Joseph Pothier, French Benedictine/musicologist, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1924  On December - 08 franz X Scharwenka, German pianist/composer (Mataswintha), dies at 74   

1926  On December - 08 jan Six, Dutch art historian/collector, dies   

1934  On December - 08 bernhard Seklas, composer, dies at 62   

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

1939  Ernest Schelling, composer, dies at 63 on December - 08.   

1940  Death of George Exton Lloyd, Anglican Bishop and theologian (b. 1861) on this day in history.   

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

1954  Gladys George, actress (Roaring Twenties), dies at 50 on December - 08.   

1955  On December - 08 jacques Handschin, Swiss musicologist, dies at 69   

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

1957  Reginald Sheffield, actor (Second Chance), dies at 55 on December - 08.   

1958  Death of Tris Speaker, American baseball player (b. 1888) on this day in history.   

1961  William Beatton Moonie, composer, dies at 78 on December - 08.   

1963  Death of Field Marshal Sarit Dhanarajata, Prime Minister of Thailand (b. 1908) on this day in history.   

1966  Death of Ward Morehouse, American theater critic and newspaper columnist (b. 1899) on this day in history.   

1967  On December - 08 robert H Lawrence, USAF/astronaut, dies at 32   

1969  On this day in history vincenzo Davico, composer, dies at 80   

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

1972  George Collins, (Rep-Ill), dies at 47, in airplane crash on December - 08.   

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 December - 08.   

1980  Death of John Lennon, assassinated in NY by Mark David Chapman at 40 on December - 08.   

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  Slim Pickins, actor (Blazing Saddles), dies after brain surgery at 64 on December - 08.   

1984  On December - 08 luther Adler, actor (Dr Bernard Altman-The Psychiatrist), dies at 81   

1988  On this day in history anne Seymour, actress (Misty, Chevy Mystery Show), dies at 79   

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 December - 08.   

1992  On this day in history 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  Maria Anna of Bavaria, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1616) was born on this day in history.   

1626  Christina, queen of Sweden who abdicated after becoming Catholic was born on December - 08.   

1678  Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton, English diplomat (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.   

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  On December - 08 birth of francis I, Holy Roman emperor (1745-1765)   

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