Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 08

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

1917  On this day in history death of mendele Moykher Sforim, Russian writer (b. 1836)   

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

1924  Franz X Scharwenka, German pianist/composer (Mataswintha), dies at 74 on December - 08.   

1926  On this day in history 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 December - 08.   

1952  On December - 08 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 December - 08.   

1956  On December - 08 edgar Leslie Bainton, composer, dies at 76   

1957  On December - 08 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  Death of Ward Morehouse, American theater critic and newspaper columnist (b. 1899) on December - 08.   

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

1969  On December - 08 vincenzo Davico, composer, dies at 80   

1970  Christopher K Ingold, English chemist, dies at 77 on December - 08.   

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

1975  On December - 08 death of gary Thain, New Zealand bassist (Uriah Heep) (b. 1948)   

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 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 this day in history.   

1984  Luther Adler, actor (Dr Bernard Altman-The Psychiatrist), dies at 81 on December - 08.   

1988  Anne Seymour, actress (Misty, Chevy Mystery Show), dies at 79 on December - 08.   

1989  On this day in history hans Hartung, German/French painter, dies   

1990  Martin Ritt, US, director/actor (Norma Rae), dies at 70 on December - 08.   

1991  On this day in history buck Clayton, US jazz trumpeter/orchestra leader, dies   

1992  William Shawn, US editor-in-chief (New Yorker, 1952-87), dies at 85 on December - 08.   

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1508  Gemma Frisius, [Jemme Reinersz], Frisian geographer/astronomer was born on December - 08.   

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 December - 08 birth of maria Josepha of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1757)   

1704  Anton de Haen, medical expert (Ratio Medendi) was born on December - 08.   

1708  Francis I, Holy Roman emperor (1745-1765) was born on December - 08.   

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