Famous Deaths In December - 08

1914  Death of Maximilian von Spee, German naval officer (b. 1861) on December - 08.   

1917  On this day in history 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  On December - 08 franz X Scharwenka, German pianist/composer (Mataswintha), dies at 74   

1926  Jan Six, Dutch art historian/collector, dies on December - 08.   

1934  Bernhard Seklas, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1938  On December - 08 death of friedrich Glauser, German-language Swiss writer (b. 1896)   

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

1940  On this day in history death of george Exton Lloyd, Anglican Bishop and theologian (b. 1861)   

1952  On this day in history death of charles Lightoller, English second officer on the Titanic (b. 1874)   

1954  On December - 08 gladys George, actress (Roaring Twenties), dies at 50   

1955  Jacques Handschin, Swiss musicologist, dies at 69 on December - 08.   

1956  Edgar Leslie Bainton, composer, dies at 76 on December - 08.   

1957  On this day in history reginald Sheffield, actor (Second Chance), dies at 55   

1958  On this day in history 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  Death of Ward Morehouse, American theater critic and newspaper columnist (b. 1899) on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history robert H Lawrence, USAF/astronaut, dies at 32   

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

1970  On this day in history christopher K Ingold, English chemist, dies at 77   

1972  George Collins, (Rep-Ill), dies at 47, in airplane crash on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history 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  Luther Adler, actor (Dr Bernard Altman-The Psychiatrist), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1988  Anne Seymour, actress (Misty, Chevy Mystery Show), dies at 79 on December - 08.   

1989  On December - 08 hans Hartung, German/French painter, dies   

1990  On December - 08 martin Ritt, US, director/actor (Norma Rae), dies at 70   

1991  Buck Clayton, US jazz trumpeter/orchestra leader, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1574  Maria Anna of Bavaria, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1616) was born on this day in history.   

1626  On this day in history 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 December - 08.   

1699  Maria Josepha of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.   

1704  Anton de Haen, medical expert (Ratio Medendi) was born on this day in history.   

1708  Francis I, Holy Roman emperor (1745-1765) was born on this day in history.   

1715  John Althuysen, Frisian vicar/poet (Frisianche rymlery) was born on December - 08.