Famous Deaths In February - 08

1988  Allan Cuthbertson, actor (Running Man, 7th Dawn), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1989  On this day in history maurits Kok, Dutch writer/poet (Railroad Strike), dies at 81  

1990  On February - 08 death of del Shannon, rock vocalist (Runaway), shoots self at 50  

1991  On February - 08 miran Bux, cricketer (2 Tests for Pakistan 1954-55), dies at 47  

1992  On February - 08 baruch Lumet, actor (Killer Shrews), dies at 93  

1993  Casper van den Berg, Dutch poet (Fashionable inconvenience), dies on this day in history.  

1994  Jacob Firet, Dutch theologist (Agogic Moment), dies at 70 on February - 08.  

1995  On February - 08 b G Hooghoudt, radiotelescope build (Dwingeloo/Westerbork), dies at 70  

1996  John Hartford Worlock, RC Bishop (Liverpool), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1997  On February - 08 roy George Elroy Josephs, jazz dance teacher, dies at 57  

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1998  On February - 08 william Lambert, Pulitzer prize-winning reporter, dies at 78  

1999  On February - 08 death of iris Murdoch, Irish author (b. 1919)  

2000  Death of Sid Abel, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1918) on this day in history.  

2001  Death of Ivo Caprino, Norwegian animated film director (b. 1920) on this day in history.  

2002  On this day in history death of joachim Hoffmann, German historian (b. 1930)  

2004  Death of Julius Schwartz, American comic book and science fiction editor (b. 1915) on February - 08.  

2005  Death of Jimmy Smith, American jazz musician (b. 1925) on this day in history.  

2006  On February - 08 death of elton Dean, English musician (Soft Machine) (b. 1945)  

2007  Anna Nicole Smith, Playboy playmate and tabloid fixture dies suddenly at 39 on February - 08.  

2008  On this day in history death of chua Ek Kay, Singaporean painter (b. 1947)  

2009  On this day in history death of marian Cozma, Romanian handball player (b. 1982)  

2010  Death of John Murtha, American politician (b. 1932) on February - 08.  

2017  On February - 08 death of viktor Chanov, Ukrainian footballer  

2017  On February - 08 death of peter Mansfield, British Nobel physicist  

2017  Death of Steve Sumner, English-born New Zealand footballer on February - 08.  

2018  On February - 08 death of jarrod Bannister, Australian athlete  

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1191  Yaroslav II of Russia (d. 1246) was born on February - 08.  

1291  Afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57) was born on this day in history.  

1487  On February - 08 birth of ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1550)  

1552  Agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet and soldier (d. 1630) was born on this day in history.  

1577  On this day in history birth of robert Burton, writer, Anglican clergyman (Anatomy of Melancholy)  

1586  Jacob Praetorius, composer was born on this day in history.  

1612  Samuel Butler, England, poet/satirist (Hudibras) (baptized) was born on this day in history.  

1649  Gabriel Daniel, French Jesuit historian (d. 1728) was born on this day in history.