Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In February - 08

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

1989  On February - 08 maurits Kok, Dutch writer/poet (Railroad Strike), dies at 81   

1990  On this day in history death of del Shannon, rock vocalist (Runaway), shoots self at 50   

1991  Miran Bux, cricketer (2 Tests for Pakistan 1954-55), dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1992  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1996  On February - 08 john Hartford Worlock, RC Bishop (Liverpool), dies at 76   

1997  Roy George Elroy Josephs, jazz dance teacher, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1998  William Lambert, Pulitzer prize-winning reporter, dies at 78 on February - 08.   

1999  On this day in history 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  On February - 08 death of ivo Caprino, Norwegian animated film director (b. 1920)   

2002  Death of Joachim Hoffmann, German historian (b. 1930) on February - 08.   

2004  On February - 08 death of julius Schwartz, American comic book and science fiction editor (b. 1915)   

2005  Death of Jimmy Smith, American jazz musician (b. 1925) on February - 08.   

2006  Death of Elton Dean, English musician (Soft Machine) (b. 1945) on February - 08.   

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

2008  Death of Chua Ek Kay, Singaporean painter (b. 1947) on this day in history.   

2009  On February - 08 death of marian Cozma, Romanian handball player (b. 1982)   

2010  Death of John Murtha, American politician (b. 1932) on this day in history.   

2017  Death of Viktor Chanov, Ukrainian footballer on February - 08.   

2017  Death of Peter Mansfield, British Nobel physicist on February - 08.   

2017  On February - 08 death of steve Sumner, English-born New Zealand footballer   

2018  Death of Jarrod Bannister, Australian athlete on this day in history.   

2019  Death of Walter Munk, Austrian-American oceanographer on this day in history.   

2020  On this day in history death of robert Conrad, American actor   

2021  Death of Jean-Claude Carrière, French novelist and screenwriter (b. 1931) on February - 08.   

2021  Death of Mary Wilson, American singer (b. 1944) on February - 08.   

2023  Death of Burt Bacharach , 94, American Hall of Fame composer (" Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head ", " Walk On By ", " Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) "), six-time Grammy winner on February - 08.   

2023  On February - 08 death of fritz Enskat , 84, German Olympic diver ( 1960 ).   

2023  On this day in history death of elena Fanchini , 37, Italian Olympic alpine ski racer ( 2006 , 2010 , 2014 ), cancer.   

2023  On February - 08 death of shirley Fulton , 71, American jurist, judge of the North Carolina Superior Court (1988–2002), gallbladder cancer.   

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1191  On this day in history birth of yaroslav II of Russia (d. 1246)   

1291  On February - 08 birth of afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57)   

1487  On this day in history 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  Robert Burton, writer, Anglican clergyman (Anatomy of Melancholy) was born on February - 08.   

1586  Jacob Praetorius, composer was born on February - 08.   

1612  Samuel Butler, England, poet/satirist (Hudibras) (baptized) was born on February - 08.   

1649  On February - 08 birth of gabriel Daniel, French Jesuit historian (d. 1728)