Famous people and celebrities who died on February 8

Welcome to Takemeback.to's page dedicated to remembering the celebrities and famous people who passed away on February 8. On this day, we honor the lives and legacies of notable figures from various fields who left an indelible mark on the world. Explore our list to learn about their remarkable contributions and celebrate their enduring impact.

• 1638 Zacharius Janssen

  Invented the first compound microscope.

• 1725 Peter the Great

  Peter the Great was the Tsar of Russia from 1682 to 1725, and is credited with modernizing and westernizing Russia.

• 1725 Czar Peter I

  Also known as Peter the Great, he was the Czar of Russia from 1682 to 1725 and a patron of the arts, particularly architecture and music.

• 1804 Joseth Priestley

  Joseth Priestley was a British chemist, philosopher, and clergyman who is best known for his discovery of oxygen and his contributions to the understanding of photosynthesis.

• 1905 Maxmilian Fiedler

  German journalist and editor known for his contributions to political commentary.

• 1935 Maxamus Liebermann

  German Impressionist painter known for his paintings of everyday life and landscapes.

• 1936 Charles Curtis

  31st Vice President of the United States, serving under President Herbert Hoover.

• 1947 Josaphine Bakhita

  Josaphine Bakhita was a Sudanese-Italian Canossian religious sister and the first person born in Sudan to be canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.

• 1957 Walther Bothe

  PHY - German physicist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1891)

• 1960 Alveria Spina

  Italian painter known for her vibrant and expressive artworks.

• 1963 George Dolenz

  American actor, father to micky dolenz (born in 1908)

• 1975 Robert Robinson

  CHE - English chemist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b.1886)

• 1979 Dennis Gabor

  Dennis Gabor was a Hungarian-British electrical engineer and physicist who invented holography, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1971.

• 1980 Gladys Taber

  Gladys Taber was an American author best known for her books about life in a small Connecticut town.

• 1990 Del Shannon

  American singer and songwriter. at the age of 14, he began his professional career as a musician when he learned to play guitar. he was already performing in school plays and as a d.j. by 1960. in 1961, "runaway" was his first number-one hit. it was followed by "hats off to harry". he made his first trip to england in …

• 1998 Halvor Laxness

  Icelandic writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1955.

• 1998 Halldór Kiljan Laxness

  Nobel Prize laureate for his vivid epic power which has renewed the great narrative art of Iceland

• 1999 Axiel Murdoch

  Axiel Murdoch was a British novelist and philosopher, known for her novels such as The Bell and The Sea, The Sea.

• 1999 Izzabell Murdoch

  Izzabell Murdoch was an Irish-British novelist and philosopher, known for her complex and philosophical novels.

• 1999 Irys Murdoch

  Irys Murdoch was a British philosopher and novelist, known for her novels exploring moral and psychological themes.

• 2004 Cem Karaca

  Renowned Turkish rock musician and composer.

• 2007 Anna Nicole Smith

  American actress, model, and entertainer (born 1967).

• 2008 Abdirahim Hussein

  Somali politician who served as the Prime Minister of Somalia.

• 2016 Jmarion Henderson

  Nobel Prize-winning chemist for research on the dynamics of chemical reactions.

• 2016 Stelios Vamvakaris

  Stelios Vamvakaris was a Greek musician and composer, known for his contributions to the rebetiko genre of Greek music.

• 2020 Robert Conrad

  American actor, seen more on tv than film with the series "hawaiian eye," the wild, wild west, and "the d.a." "the duke" and "young dillinger." he is best known for his films "young dillinger," 1965 and "sudden death," 1978.

• 2021 Margaruite Pindling

  First Lady of the Bahamas and wife of Sir Lynden Pindling, the first Prime Minister of the Bahamas.