Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 08

1914  Death of Maximilian von Spee, German naval officer (b. 1861) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history franz X Scharwenka, German pianist/composer (Mataswintha), dies at 74   

1926  On this day in history jan Six, Dutch art historian/collector, dies   

1934  On this day in history bernhard Seklas, composer, dies at 62   

1938  Death of Friedrich Glauser, German-language Swiss writer (b. 1896) on this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history ernest Schelling, composer, dies at 63   

1940  Death of George Exton Lloyd, Anglican Bishop and theologian (b. 1861) on December - 08.   

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  Jacques Handschin, Swiss musicologist, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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

1957  On December - 08 reginald Sheffield, actor (Second Chance), dies at 55   

1958  Death of Tris Speaker, American baseball player (b. 1888) on December - 08.   

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  On December - 08 robert H Lawrence, USAF/astronaut, dies at 32   

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

1970  On December - 08 christopher K Ingold, English chemist, dies at 77   

1972  On this day in history george Collins, (Rep-Ill), dies at 47, in airplane crash   

1975  Death of Gary Thain, New Zealand bassist (Uriah Heep) (b. 1948) on December - 08.   

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  Shakey, [Walter Horton], harmonicist (Everybody's Fishin'), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1982  Death of Andre Kamperveen, Suriname minister, murdered on this day in history.   

1983  On December - 08 slim Pickins, actor (Blazing Saddles), dies after brain surgery at 64   

1984  Luther Adler, actor (Dr Bernard Altman-The Psychiatrist), dies at 81 on December - 08.   

1988  On this day in history anne Seymour, actress (Misty, Chevy Mystery Show), dies at 79   

1989  On this day in history 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 December - 08.   

1574  On December - 08 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  Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton, English diplomat (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.   

1699  On this day in history 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  On December - 08 birth of francis I, Holy Roman emperor (1745-1765)   

1715  On December - 08 birth of john Althuysen, Frisian vicar/poet (Frisianche rymlery)