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 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  Death of Friedrich Glauser, German-language Swiss writer (b. 1896) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history death of charles Lightoller, English second officer on the Titanic (b. 1874)   

1954  On December - 08 gladys George, actress (Roaring Twenties), dies at 50   

1955  Jacques Handschin, Swiss musicologist, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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

1957  On this day in history reginald Sheffield, actor (Second Chance), dies at 55   

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

1961  William Beatton Moonie, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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  Robert H Lawrence, USAF/astronaut, dies at 32 on this day in history.   

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

1970  On this day in history christopher K Ingold, English chemist, dies at 77   

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 December - 08.   

1980  On December - 08 death of john Lennon, assassinated in NY by Mark David Chapman at 40   

1981  Shakey, [Walter Horton], harmonicist (Everybody's Fishin'), dies at 64 on December - 08.   

1982  Death of Andre Kamperveen, Suriname minister, murdered on December - 08.   

1983  On this day in history slim Pickins, actor (Blazing Saddles), dies after brain surgery at 64   

1984  Luther Adler, actor (Dr Bernard Altman-The Psychiatrist), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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1508  On December - 08 birth of gemma Frisius, [Jemme Reinersz], Frisian geographer/astronomer   

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