Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 08

1934  Wilbert Robinson, baseball manager (Bkln Dodgers), dies on August - 08.   

1940  On August - 08 death of johnny Dodds, American musician (b. 1892)   

1944  Death of Erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal, hanged at 62 on this day in history.   

1947  Death of Anton Ivanovich Denikin, Russian general (b. 1872) on August - 08.   

1950  On August - 08 ernest F E Douwes Dekker, founder National-India Party, dies   

1954  Gino Tagliapietra, composer, dies at 67 on August - 08.   

1960  On August - 08 danton Walker, columnist (Broadway Spotlight), dies at 61   

1961  Charlie Gemora, actor (who portrayed King Kong), dies at 58 on August - 08.   

1963  Sandor Jemnitz, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1965  On August - 08 shirley Hardie Jackson, US author (Road Through the Wall), dies at 45   

1966  On this day in history pierre Charles, Belgian heavyweight boxer, dies at 63   

1967  Jaromir Weinberger, Czech/US composer (Czech Rhapsody), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1969  Death of Sharon Tate, murdered by the Manson family at 26 on August - 08.   

1972  On August - 08 death of andrea Feldman, American actor (b. 1948)   

1973  On August - 08 death of vilhelm Moberg, Swedish author and historian (b. 1898)   

1974  On this day in history baldur von Schirach, German author/nazi politician, dies at 67   

1975  On August - 08 julian "Cannonball" Alderly, saxophonist/bandleader, dies of a stroke at 46   

1976  On this day in history death of john Roselli, hired by CIA to kill Castro, found murdered   

1979  On August - 08 death of nicholas Monsarrat, British novelist (b. 1910)   

1980  On this day in history aga Yahya Khan, Pakistan military/politician, dies at 63   

1982  Ferre Grignard, Belgian pop singer/painter (Crucified Jesus), dies on August - 08.   

1984  Richard Deacon, actor (Mel Cooley-Dick Van Dyke Show), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1985  Louise Brooks, actress (Pandora's Box), dies of a heart attack at 78 on this day in history.   

1987  On August - 08 death of danilo BlanuÅ¡a, Croatian mathematician (b. 1903)   

1988  Alan Napier, actor (Alfred-Batman), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1991  Brad Davis, actor (Sybil, Midnight Express), dies of AIDS at 41 on August - 08.   

1992  Abul Qassim Khoei, Iraqi great-ayatollah/leader of Sjiieten, dies on this day in history.   

1993  Harry Bellaver, actor (Blue Collar, Old Man & the Sea), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1994  On this day in history henriette Santer, clinical psychologist, dies at 62   

1995  On this day in history david Begelman, film producer, dies at 73   

1996  On this day in history didi Duprat, French guitarist, dies at 69   

1997  Duncan Swift, jazz pianist, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1998  On August - 08 death of mahmoud Saremi, Iranian journalist   

2004  Death of Fay Wray, American actress (b. 1907) on August - 08.   

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1079  On this day in history birth of emperor Horikawa of Japan (d. 1107)   

1518  On August - 08 birth of conrad Lycosthenes, French-born German humanist and encyclopedist (d. 1561)   

1571  On August - 08 birth of john Ward, composer   

1586  On August - 08 birth of adolf, earl of Nassau-Siegen   

1605  Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, British colonial Governor of Maryland (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1617  On August - 08 birth of adriaan W "Joris" van Geel, Flemish missionary (Bantu Dictionary)   

1646  On August - 08 birth of godfrey Kneller, German-born painter (d. 1723)   

1653  On August - 08 birth of jacques Basnage, French/Neth historian/vicar