August 8th famous deaths
List of celebrities and famous people who died on August 8th
2019 - 2010
Famous deaths on August 8th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010
2010![Patricia Neal]()
American actress, who became a Broadway star in her Broadway debut in 1945. She had many small roles in the 1950s, but was awarded the Oscar for "Hud" in 1963. She won her second Oscar in 1968 for "The Subject Was Roses."
2009 - 2000
Famous deaths on August 8th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000
2009Spanish footballer (Born 1983)
English pilot and businessman (d. 2008).
American sergeant and golfer (d.2008)
A notable phone phreak. (Born 1949)
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NYC, New York -- Actress. (Vertigo Miss Ellie-Dallas. Caught).
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Actress and singer from the Netherlands, German (d. 2005).
American wrestling and American football coach (Born 1912).
Islamic scholar (Born 1918).
Swedish artist (Born 1938).
Greek actor and director (d.2004)
1999 - 1990
Famous deaths on August 8th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990
1998Iranian journalist
Jazz pianist dies at 74
At 89, the inventor of the Jet engine dies.
English physicist and Nobel Prize laureate (born 1905).
Left-handed French jazz guitarist.
American writer. He was often considered a second-class writer. However, Huncke was an important figure in the Beat Generation. His moniker best describes the generation of writers as well as artists.
Writer dies at 91
Producer of film, dies at 73
American football player (Born 1937).
At 94, a novelist/playwright dies
Disabled Campaigner dies at 64
Clinical psychologist dies at 62
Russian playwright Russky Lesson dies at 95
Actor (Blue Collar Old Man & the Sea), died at 88
Actor/director from the USA (Tiger Warsaw) dies at 50 of lymphoma
Impresario, dies at 77
Great-ayatollah of Iraq / Leader of Sjiieten
Israeli banker / advisor
American businessman/boxer, aged 115.
Iranian religious figure (Born in 1899).
Actor, "I Want To Live", dies at 78 from cancer
Canadian ice hockey player (Born in 1965).
US aids-activist / Esquire women in year, dies from AIDS
Col USAF/Astronaut (Apollo 15), is killed at 61
Historical (Vorstenhuizen of our time)
Zaans resistance fighter (White Ko).
American gymnast (Born 1972).
1989 - 1980
Famous deaths on August 8th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980
1988![Alan Napier]()
American actor, Alfred the Butler on Batman, at 85 years old (born 1903).
Quebec singer and songwriter (Born in 1914).
Mexican actor (Born in 1923)
Croatian mathematician (Born 1903)
![Louise Brooks]()
American actress, dancer, and film historian (d. 1985).
American supporting actor. In 1952, he arrived in Hollywood with $48. He quickly became a master of deadpan and a pompous glare. He was most well-known for his role as Mel Cooley in "The Dick Van Dyke Show", where he appeared in over 100 films.
American illustrator and author (d. 1984).
Author (Snikken en Smartlapjes), dies at 80
Flemish writer / producer (De Weerlozen)
German bandleader who was well-respected. His orchestras were known for their swinging dance music, but were open to boppish solos.
English race car driver and businessman (d.82)
Belgian pop singer / Painter (Crucified Jesus)
US pilot/1st female faster that sound, dies aged 70
At 63, a Pakistani politician/military dies
Canadian general Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1980)
1979 - 1970
Famous deaths on August 8th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970
1979English author and sailor (d. 1979).
The 1932 Nobel Prize for Physiology was shared by Sir Charles Sherrington, an English electrophysiologist. They were awarded for their work on neuron function. He proved the all-or nothing law of nerves with experimental evidence.
Fidel Castro was killed by the US Central Intelligence Agency.
American jazz saxophonist (b. 1928)
American jazz saxophonist (Born 1928)
German Author/Nazi politician dies at 67
American homicide. A mass murderer from the 1970s, whose horrifying case made waves in the public eye. His victims were young Houston teenagers who visited his candy factory. He claimed that his military service 1964-1965 had made him homosexual and began to rape, kill and torture teenage boys in 1970. Corll hosted glue-sniffing parties prior to the murders because of …
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Greece (Born in 1903)
Author and playwright of the Swedish history, journalist and author (d. 1973).
American actor (Born 1948).
British army officer (Born in 1907)
1969 - 1960
Famous deaths on August 8th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960
1969German eugenicist (Born 1896).
Belgian heavyweight boxer dies at 63
American Gothic novelist, also known as "Virginia Werewolf" of sA(c),ance fiction. She was a prolific and well-organized writer who kept her typewriter going day after night. In addition to her haunting fictions she also wrote funny domestic works and contributed articles to "Woman's Home Companion", "The Saturday Evening Post" in 1950s. Jackson's chilling thrillers won a huge following. She was …
US Author (Road Through the Wall), Dies at 45
Composer dies at 72
Chinese opera performer (Born 1894)
US theology (Moral Rearms) dies at 83
Actor who played King Kong dies at the age of 58.
Columnist (Broadway Spotlight), died at 61
1959 - 1950
Famous deaths on August 8th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950
1954Composer dies at 67
Founder National-India Party
Composer dies at 69
Qantas was founded by an Australian soldier and businessman.
1949 - 1940
Famous deaths on August 8th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940
1947Russian general (Born 1872)
Polish-German field marshal (d. 44)
German WWII tank commander (Born 1914)
Belarusian-French painter (d. 1943)
American clarinet player and Saxophonist (d. 40).
1939 - 1930
Famous deaths on August 8th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930
1934American baseball coach and manager (d. 1934).
Austrian architect and theoretician Villa MA 1/4 ller was designed (d. 33).
1929 - 1920
Famous deaths on August 8th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920
1928Founder/leader (Croatian Boer Party)
Fins journalist/writer (Panu Tuomio), reaches death age 59
1919 - 1910
Famous deaths on August 8th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910
1918US playwright/composer, who died at 38
American politician (Born 1830)
1909 - 1900
Famous deaths on August 8th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900
1909An Australian saint and nun co-founded the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart (d. 1909)
Wiener Sezession, Architect, dies at 40
French artist and illustrator (d.1902)
French painter/illustrator