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May 8th famous deaths

List of celebrities and famous people who died on May 8th

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2019 - 2010

Famous deaths on May 8th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010

2011

2009 - 2000

Famous deaths on May 8th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000

2009
  • American soldier and baseball player (d. 2009).

  • American journalist, sportswriter and novelist.

20082006200520012000

1999 - 1990

Famous deaths on May 8th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990

19991998
  • American banker and Watergate figure (Born in 1912).

19971996
  • At 95, architect/designer dies.

  • English cyclist (Born 1937).

  • American illustrator (Born 1912).

  • Mexican singer. He is a Latin American icon, often called El Sol de MA(c),xico. He has performed in a variety of musical styles including mariachi, ballads and pop. Luis Miguel has sold more than 100 million records around the world.

  • American poet (Born 1946).

19951994
  • George Peppard

    American actor and TV series star who appeared in 25 films. He is most famous for his roles in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" 1961 and "Carpetbaggers" 1964. His TV series' include "Bancek", 1972-1974, and "Doctor's Hospital," 1975-1976. The series that brought him the most fame was "A-Team," 1983-1987.

  • Actor Death Wish, dies at 48 from apparent suicide

  • journalist/screenwriter, dies at age 36.

  • Peace activist, who dies at age of 88.

1993199219911990

1989 - 1980

Famous deaths on May 8th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980

1988
  • American science-fiction writer Friday (born in 1907) dies from heart failure.

1987
  • British medium, world-famous author of "Voices In My Ear" as well as many other works.

  • (Victoria Principal), a character from Dallas, is killed

19861985
  • Actor Gil McGowan-Another World, dies at 74

  • American science-fiction writer, who was the recipient of the Hugo Award in 1971, the Nebula Award 1970, and the International Fantasy Award in 1953 for "More Than Human." He also wrote many other works, including anthologies and "Cavier." Sturgeon first published his work in September 1939. He also worked many other jobs before becoming a well-known author.

19841982
  • French-Canadian Formula One driver. He was in training for a race near Zolder (Belgium) on 5/08/1982 when he crashed and died.

  • American entrepreneur who overtook Buddah Records to become the Bubblegum Rock King of America in 1967. He was responsible for the disco craze in the late 1970s and founded Casablanca Records.

  • England, United Kingdom -- Rocker

1981

1979 - 1970

Famous deaths on May 8th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970

19791976
  • Ulrike Meinhof was a prominent member of the Red Army Faction in Germany, known for her involvement in left-wing militant activities and her role as a journalist and co-founder of the radical leftist group.

  • Dies at 67

19741973
  • At 100 years old, the last 19th-century baseball player dies in Cincinnati Ohio USA.

1969 - 1960

Famous deaths on May 8th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960

19691967
  • Barbara Payton

    American actress, onscreen since 1940. Franchot Tone was her husband and she divorced.

  • American contralto singer and the oldest of three siblings, The Andrews Sisters. A close harmony singing group from the swing and boogie–woogie eras. The sisters sold over 75 million records during their long careers. The 1941 hit "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", can be considered an early example in rhythm and blues, or jump blues.

  • New York playwright/director/novelist, dies at age 74.

19611960

1959 - 1950

Famous deaths on May 8th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950

1959195819571952
  • Hungarian-American screenwriter, producer, and founder of Fox Film Corporation and Fox Theatres (d. 1952).

1950

1949 - 1940

Famous deaths on May 8th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940

194819471945
  • German Nazi leader, most well-known as the Reichskommissar Norway under the German occupation.

  • SS and Police Leaders in Nazi-Occupated Norway (Born 1900).

  • German politician and educator (d. 1945).

194419431941

1939 - 1930

Famous deaths on May 8th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930

1936
  • German historian and writer. He wrote "The Decline of the West", a book that he published in 1926-1928. He noted that history lies in the law of civilizations and societies that rise and fall in cycles. Western civilization was in this cycle.

1930

1929 - 1920

Famous deaths on May 8th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920

1924

1919 - 1910

Famous deaths on May 8th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910

1915

1909 - 1900

Famous deaths on May 8th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900

1909190719041903
  • French painter, sculptor, and ceramist. Gauguin is a Post-Impressionist painter who is best known for his vividly colored paintings of primitive life in Polynesia. Gauguin was the son of a journalist mother and a French-Peruvian father. He spent his childhood in Lima, Peru where his parents fled the French coup d'etat. He lost his father in Lima, and three years …

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