Famous Deaths In December - 08

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

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  Franz X Scharwenka, German pianist/composer (Mataswintha), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history 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 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 this day in history.  

1955  On this day in history jacques Handschin, Swiss musicologist, dies at 69  

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

1957  Reginald Sheffield, actor (Second Chance), dies at 55 on this day in history.  

1958  On December - 08 death of tris Speaker, American baseball player (b. 1888)  

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

1963  On this day in history death of field Marshal Sarit Dhanarajata, Prime Minister of Thailand (b. 1908)  

1966  On this day in history death of ward Morehouse, American theater critic and newspaper columnist (b. 1899)  

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

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

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  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 December - 08.  

1980  On December - 08 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  On this day in history 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  On December - 08 hans Hartung, German/French painter, dies  

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

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 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 December - 08.  

1626  On December - 08 birth of christina, queen of Sweden who abdicated after becoming Catholic  

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

1699  Maria Josepha of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1757) was born on December - 08.  

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  On this day in history birth of john Althuysen, Frisian vicar/poet (Frisianche rymlery)