Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 08
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
1914 Death of Maximilian von Spee, German naval officer (b. 1861) on this day in history.
1917 On this day in history death of mendele Moykher Sforim, Russian writer (b. 1836)
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 December - 08.
1926 Jan Six, Dutch art historian/collector, dies on December - 08.
1934 On this day in history bernhard Seklas, composer, dies at 62
1938 On December - 08 death of friedrich Glauser, German-language Swiss writer (b. 1896)
1939 On December - 08 ernest Schelling, composer, dies at 63
1940 Death of George Exton Lloyd, Anglican Bishop and theologian (b. 1861) on December - 08.
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 this day in history.
1955 On this day in history jacques Handschin, Swiss musicologist, dies at 69
1956 On this day in history edgar Leslie Bainton, composer, dies at 76
1957 On December - 08 reginald Sheffield, actor (Second Chance), dies at 55
1958 On December - 08 death of tris Speaker, American baseball player (b. 1888)
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 Death of Ward Morehouse, American theater critic and newspaper columnist (b. 1899) on December - 08.
1967 On this day in history robert H Lawrence, USAF/astronaut, dies at 32
1969 Vincenzo Davico, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.
1970 On December - 08 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 On this day in history golda Meir, Israel's PM (1969-74), dies in Jerusalem at 80
1980 On this day in history death of john Lennon, assassinated in NY by Mark David Chapman at 40
1981 On this day in history shakey, [Walter Horton], harmonicist (Everybody's Fishin'), dies at 64
1982 On this day in history 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 Anne Seymour, actress (Misty, Chevy Mystery Show), dies at 79 on December - 08.
1989 Hans Hartung, German/French painter, dies on this day in history.
1990 On December - 08 martin Ritt, US, director/actor (Norma Rae), dies at 70
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 this day in history.
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