Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened 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  On December - 08 dom Joseph Pothier, French Benedictine/musicologist, dies at 88   

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 this day in history death of friedrich Glauser, German-language Swiss writer (b. 1896)   

1939  On December - 08 ernest Schelling, composer, dies at 63   

1940  Death of George Exton Lloyd, Anglican Bishop and theologian (b. 1861) on this day in history.   

1952  Death of Charles Lightoller, English second officer on the Titanic (b. 1874) on this day in history.   

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  Death of Tris Speaker, American baseball player (b. 1888) on this day in history.   

1961  William Beatton Moonie, composer, dies at 78 on December - 08.   

1963  Death of Field Marshal Sarit Dhanarajata, Prime Minister of Thailand (b. 1908) on December - 08.   

1966  Death of Ward Morehouse, American theater critic and newspaper columnist (b. 1899) on this day in history.   

1967  Robert H Lawrence, USAF/astronaut, dies at 32 on this day in history.   

1969  Vincenzo Davico, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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  On December - 08 death of gary Thain, New Zealand bassist (Uriah Heep) (b. 1948)   

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 December - 08.   

1982  Death of Andre Kamperveen, Suriname minister, murdered on December - 08.   

1983  Slim Pickins, actor (Blazing Saddles), dies after brain surgery at 64 on this day in history.   

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  Hans Hartung, German/French painter, dies on December - 08.   

1990  Martin Ritt, US, director/actor (Norma Rae), dies at 70 on December - 08.   

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

1992  On December - 08 william Shawn, US editor-in-chief (New Yorker, 1952-87), dies at 85   

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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  Christina, queen of Sweden who abdicated after becoming Catholic was born on this day in history.   

1678  On December - 08 birth of horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton, English diplomat (d. 1757)   

1699  On December - 08 birth of maria Josepha of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1757)   

1704  Anton de Haen, medical expert (Ratio Medendi) was born on December - 08.   

1708  On December - 08 birth of francis I, Holy Roman emperor (1745-1765)   

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