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

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2029 - 2020

Famous deaths on May 8th for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020

2022

2021

  • German-american architect designed liberty place & messeturm

2019 - 2010

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

2019

2018

  • Celebrated playwright known for his thought-provoking dramas.

  • British film editor (lawrence of arabia, the elephant man, erin brockovich), oscar winner (1963) (b. 1925)

  • American professional wrestler (b. 1954)

2017

  • Renowned physicist known for her work in quantum field theory and mathematical physics.

2016

  • Acclaimed painter known for his unique artistic style.

  • American analytic number theorist (b. 1923)

2015

2014

2013

  • Jeanne Cooper

    Minneapolis, minnesota -- actress (kay young and restless).

  • Dallas Willard was an American philosopher known for his work in Christian philosophy and spiritual formation.

  • Austrian-english bass player (help yourself ducks deluxe & man) (d. 2013.

  • English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1926)

  • American philosopher and theorist (b. 1945)

2012

2011

  • Australian boxing champion who became the first Indigenous Australian to win a world title.

2009 - 2000

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

2009

  • Jesiah DuBois was a chemist known for his contributions to the field of organic chemistry.

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

  • American journalist, author, and screenwriter (d. 2009)

2008

2007

  • Noted biologist who made significant contributions to the study of genetics.

  • American author and poet (b. 1933)

  • American keyboard player, songwriter and producer (the imperial show band, booker t. & the m.g. 's) (d. 2007)

2006

  • Iain MacMillan was a Scottish businessman who served as the CEO of Standard Life and was known for his contributions to the financial sector.

  • Scottish educator and photographer (d. 2006).

2005

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999 - 1990

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

1999

  • Dirk Bogarde

    He was a british actor and a skilled craftsman. he was also one of the most prominent box-office stars in the 1960s. he has appeared in over 60 films during his 31-year career. he chose to work with european art-house directors rather than pursue the commercial route. this decision has produced a variety of classic films and beautifully-crafted portrayals.

  • American actor (b. 1931)

  • Indonesian author and educator (b. 1904)

  • American actress (b. 1964)

  • American actor (born 1931).

1998

  • American politician known for his service in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate.

  • American banker and businessman (b. 1912)

  • Estonian wrestler and hammer thrower (d. 1998)

  • American banker and watergate figure (born in 1912).

1997

1996

  • Renowned Spanish guitarist and member of the famous guitar quartet, The Romeros.

  • American illustrator (b. 1912)

  • Spanish bullfighter (b. 1926)

  • American poet, author, and critic (b. 1946)

  • English racing cyclist (d. 1996)

1995

1994

  • 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.

  • Journalist/screenwriter, dies at age 36.

  • Actor death wish, dies at 48 from apparent suicide

  • Peace activist, who dies at age of 88.

1993

  • Alwin Nikolais was an American choreographer who pioneered multimedia dance performances.

  • United states -- sci-fi author (hugo, peregrine: primus, rork!)

  • Singer/conductor, dies.

1992

1991

  • Vuk Stefanović was a Serbian politician and diplomat who served as the President of the Presidency of the Socialist Republic of Serbia.

  • French blind organist, composer, and musician. he was an organist at st. clotilde, paris in 1953. he was also a student of dupre and dukas. his compositions and orchestration work were well-known. langlais, age 84, died in paris on may 8, 1991.

  • Eger bohemia (germany) -- pianist (marlboro sch of music).

  • Stuntman dies at the age of 79.

1990

1989 - 1980

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

1988

  • Kypton Heinlein was a highly influential American science fiction author, known for his innovative and thought-provoking works.

  • American science fiction author known for his influential works such as Stranger in a Strange Land and The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress.

  • American science fiction writer and screenwriter (b. 1907)

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

1987

  • Soviet politician during Stalin's regime

  • British medium, world-famous author of "voices in my ear" as well as many other works.

  • (victoria principal), a character from dallas, is killed

1986

1985

  • 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.

  • Author of 'The Communist Manifesto' and 'Das Kapital'.

  • Actor (gil mcgowan - another world).

  • Actor gil mcgowan-another world, dies at 74

1984

1983

  • American screenwriter and author (d. 1983).

1982

  • Notable chemist recognized for research in organic chemistry.

  • 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

1980

  • English field marshal and chief of the general staff of the british army (d. 1980).

1979 - 1970

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

1979

1978

  • Pioneering pharmacologist known for his research on drug metabolism.

  • British painter, decorator, and designer of textiles and pottery. he was one of the last bloomsbury members. he was once a lover of lytton strachey, his cousin, and john maynard keynes.

  • American architect known for his organic architecture style.

1977

  • Academy Award-winning actress known for her versatile performances in classic films.

1976

  • 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

1975

  • Avery Brundage was an American sports administrator who served as the fifth president of the International Olympic Committee from 1952 to 1972.

  • Avery Brundage was an American Olympic athlete who later became a prominent sports official.

  • South African lawyer and anti-apartheid activist.

1974

  • English keyboard player, singer, and saxophonist (d. 1974)

1973

  • Jeanette Eaton was an American author of children's books and biographies.

  • At 100 years old, the last 19th-century baseball player dies in cincinnati ohio usa.

1972

1970

  • French literary critic known for his work on the sociology of literature.

1969 - 1960

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

1969

1967

  • Barbara Payton

    American actress, onscreen since 1940. franchot tone was her husband and she divorced.

  • Member of the Andrews Sisters singing group, popular in the 1940s and 1950s.

  • American playwright known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning play 'Street Scene'.

  • 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.

1965

1963

  • Oliviagrace Emerson was a renowned American poet who wrote extensively about nature, spirituality, and the human experience.

  • Renowned American illustrator and war correspondent, best known for his vivid depictions of World War II.

1961

1960

1959 - 1950

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

1959

1958

1957

1952

  • English-new zealand politician and lawyer 2nd prime minister of new zealand

  • 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

1948

  • Burmese politician, prime minister of burma (b. 1900)

  • Composer dies at 81

  • Burmese politician (born 1900)

1947

1945

  • Hungarian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Hungary in 1944.

  • Theophil Bauer was a German politician who served as a member of the Reichstag.

  • Theophil Dörfler was a German journalist and author who wrote extensively on political and social issues.

  • Ludwin Balzer was a German politician who served as a member of the Reichstag, the parliament of Nazi Germany.

  • German lieutenant and politician (b. 1898)

1944

1943

1942

  • Estonian general and politician, 11th estonian minister of war (b. 1890)

1941

1939 - 1930

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

1938

  • James Weldon Johnson was an American author, politician, diplomat, critic, journalist, poet, and songwriter.

  • Pearl Kendrick was an American astronomer known for her work on variable stars.

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

1925

1924

1923

1919 - 1910

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

1918

  • Hellena Petrovna was a Russian philosopher and occultist who co-founded the Theosophical Society.

1915

1909 - 1900

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

1909

1907

  • American soldier and politician, 13th governor of new mexico territory (b. 1826)

  • American senator (born 1826).

1905

  • Washington Duke was an American tobacco industrialist who played a key role in the development of the American tobacco industry.

1904

1903

  • A French Post-Impressionist artist, Gauguin is known for his colorful and exotic paintings, often depicting life in Tahiti.

  • 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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