Famous Deaths In December - 08

1914  Death of Maximilian von Spee, German naval officer (b. 1861) on December - 08.  

1917  On December - 08 death of mendele Moykher Sforim, Russian writer (b. 1836)  

1923  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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  Ernest Schelling, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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

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

1958  On this day in history death of tris Speaker, American baseball player (b. 1888)  

1961  On this day in history william Beatton Moonie, composer, dies at 78  

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 December - 08.  

1967  Robert H Lawrence, USAF/astronaut, dies at 32 on December - 08.  

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

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

1972  On December - 08 george Collins, (Rep-Ill), dies at 47, in airplane crash  

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

1978  On December - 08 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 December - 08 shakey, [Walter Horton], harmonicist (Everybody's Fishin'), dies at 64  

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

1983  Slim Pickins, actor (Blazing Saddles), dies after brain surgery at 64 on December - 08.  

1984  On this day in history luther Adler, actor (Dr Bernard Altman-The Psychiatrist), dies at 81  

1988  Anne Seymour, actress (Misty, Chevy Mystery Show), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1989  On December - 08 hans Hartung, German/French painter, dies  

1990  On December - 08 martin Ritt, US, director/actor (Norma Rae), dies at 70  

1991  On December - 08 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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1508  Gemma Frisius, [Jemme Reinersz], Frisian geographer/astronomer was born on this day in history.  

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

1626  Christina, queen of Sweden who abdicated after becoming Catholic was born on this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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)