People who died on August 8 91
Trajan
d. 117
Trajan, Roman emperor (d. 117)
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Hildegar (bishop of Cologne)
d. 753
Hildegar, bishop of Cologne
Lothair II
d. 869 (b. 835)
Lothair II, Frankish king (b. 835)
Almanzor
d. 1002
Almanzor, chief minister of the Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba, Spain
Henry of Blois
d. 1171 (b. 1111)
Henry of Blois, bishop of Winchester (b. 1111)
Henry of Castile the Senator
d. 1303 (b. 1230)
Henry of Castile the Senator (b. 1230)
Lucas van Leyden
d. 1533 (b. 1494)
Lucas van Leyden, Dutch artist (b. 1494)
Oronce Finé
d. 1555 (b. 1494)
Oronce Finé, French mathematician and cartographer (b. 1494)
Alonso Sánchez Coello
d. 1588 (b. 1532)
Alonso Sánchez Coello, Spanish painter (b. 1532)
Horio Tadauji
d. 1604 (b. 1578)
Horio Tadauji, Japanese daimyo (b. 1578)
Cornelis Ketel
d. 1616 (b. 1548)
Cornelis Ketel, Dutch painter (b. 1548)
Konstantinas Sirvydas
d. 1631 (b. 1579)
Konstantinas Sirvydas, Lithuanian priest, lexicographer, and academic (b. 1579)
George Booth, 1st Baron Delamer
d. 1684 (b. 1622)
George Booth, 1st Baron Delamer, English politician (b. 1622)
Christoph Ludwig Agricola
d. 1719 (b. 1667)
Christoph Ludwig Agricola, German painter (b. 1667)
Madeleine de Verchères
d. 1747 (b. 1678)
Madeleine de Verchères, Canadian raid leader (b. 1678)
Carl Heinrich Graun
d. 1759 (b. 1704)
Carl Heinrich Graun, German tenor and composer (b. 1704)
George Canning
d. 1827 (b. 1770)
George Canning, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1770)
Carl Peter Thunberg
d. 1828 (b. 1743)
Carl Peter Thunberg, Swedish botanist and psychologist (b. 1743)
Angus MacAskill
d. 1863 (b. 1825)
Angus MacAskill, Scottish-Canadian giant (b. 1825)
Immanuel Hermann Fichte
d. 1879 (b. 1796)
Immanuel Hermann Fichte, German philosopher and academic (b. 1797)
Alexander William Doniphan
d. 1887 (b. 1808)
Alexander William Doniphan, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (b. 1808)
Jacob Burckhardt
d. 1897 (b. 1818)
Jacob Burckhardt, Swiss historian and academic (b. 1818)
Eugène Boudin
d. 1898 (b. 1824)
Eugène Boudin, French painter (b. 1824)
James Tissot
d. 1902 (b. 1836)
James Tissot, French painter and illustrator (b. 1836)
John Henry Twachtman
d. 1902 (b. 1853)
John Henry Twachtman, American painter and academic (b. 1853)
Mary MacKillop
d. 1909 (b. 1842)
Mary MacKillop, Australian nun and saint, co-founded the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart (b. 1842)
William P. Frye
d. 1911 (b. 1830)
William P. Frye, American lawyer and politician (d. 1911)
Juhani Aho
d. 1921 (b. 1861)
Juhani Aho, Finnish author and journalist (d. 1921)
Stjepan Radić
d. 1928 (b. 1871)
Stjepan Radić, Croatian politician (b. 1871)
Launceston Elliot
d. 1930 (b. 1874)
Launceston Elliot, Scottish wrestler and weightlifter (b. 1874)
Wilbert Robinson
d. 1934 (b. 1863)
Wilbert Robinson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1863)
Jimmie Guthrie
d. 1937 (b. 1897)
Jimmie Guthrie, Scottish motor cycle racer (b. 1897)
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Johnny Dodds
d. 1940 (b. 1892)
Johnny Dodds, American clarinet player and saxophonist (b. 1892)
Erwin von Witzleben
d. 1944 (b. 1881)
Erwin von Witzleben, German field marshal (b. 1881)
Michael Wittmann
d. 1944 (b. 1914)
Michael Wittmann, German commander (b. 1914)
Anton Denikin
d. 1947 (b. 1872)
Anton Denikin, Russian general (b. 1872)
Fergus McMaster
d. 1950 (b. 1879)
Fergus McMaster, Australian businessman, founded Qantas (b. 1879)
Albert Namatjira
d. 1959 (b. 1902)
Albert Namatjira, Australian painter (b. 1902)
Shirley Jackson
d. 1965 (b. 1916)
Shirley Jackson, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1916)
Otmar Freiherr von Verschuer
d. 1969 (b. 1896)
Otmar Freiherr von Verschuer, German biologist and eugenicist (b. 1896)
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Freddie Spencer Chapman
d. 1971 (b. 1907)
Freddie Spencer Chapman, English lieutenant (b. 1907)
Vilhelm Moberg
d. 1973 (b. 1898)
Vilhelm Moberg, Swedish historian, journalist, author, and playwright (d. 1973)
Cannonball Adderley
d. 1975 (b. 1928)
Cannonball Adderley, American saxophonist and bandleader (d. 1975)
Nicholas Monsarrat
d. 1979 (b. 1910)
Nicholas Monsarrat, English lieutenant and author (b. 1910)
Paul Triquet
d. 1980 (b. 1910)
Paul Triquet, Canadian general, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1910)
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Thomas McElwee
d. 1981 (b. 1957)
Thomas McElwee, PIRA volunteer (b. 1957)
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Eric Brandon
d. 1982 (b. 1920)
Eric Brandon, English race car driver and businessman (b. 1920)
Richard Deacon (actor)
d. 1984 (b. 1921)
Richard Deacon, American actor (b. 1921)
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Ellen Raskin
d. 1984 (b. 1928)
Ellen Raskin, American author and illustrator (b. 1928)
Louise Brooks
d. 1985 (b. 1906)
Louise Brooks, American actress (b. 1906)
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Danilo Blanuša
d. 1987 (b. 1903)
Danilo Blanuša, Croatian mathematician and physicist (b. 1903)
Félix Leclerc
d. 1988 (b. 1914)
Félix Leclerc, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1914)
Alan Napier
d. 1988 (b. 1903)
Alan Napier, English actor (b. 1903)
James Irwin
d. 1991 (b. 1930)
James Irwin, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1930)
Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei
d. 1992 (b. 1899)
Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei, Iranian religious leader and scholar (b. 1899)
Nevill Francis Mott
d. 1996 (b. 1905)
Nevill Francis Mott, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1996)
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Jüri Randviir
d. 1996 (b. 1927)
Jüri Randviir, Estonian chess player and journalist (b. 1927)
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Mahmoud Saremi
d. 1998 (b. 1968)
Mahmoud Saremi, Iranian journalist (b. 1968)
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Dirk Hoogendam
d. 2003 (b. 1922)
Dirk Hoogendam, Dutch-German SS officer (b. 1922)
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Falaba Issa Traoré
d. 2003 (b. 1930)
Falaba Issa Traoré, Malian director and playwright (b. 1930)
Leon Golub
d. 2004 (b. 1922)
Leon Golub, American painter and academic (b. 1922)
Fay Wray
d. 2004 (b. 1907)
Fay Wray, Canadian-American actress (d. 2004)
Barbara Bel Geddes
d. 2005 (b. 1922)
Barbara Bel Geddes, American actress (b. 1922)
Ahmed Deedat
d. 2005 (b. 1918)
Ahmed Deedat, South African missionary and author (b. 1918)
John H. Johnson
d. 2005 (b. 1918)
John H. Johnson, American publisher, founded the Johnson Publishing Company (b. 1918)
Gene Mauch
d. 2005 (b. 1925)
Gene Mauch, American baseball player and manager (b. 1925)
Dean Rockwell
d. 2005 (b. 1912)
Dean Rockwell, American commander, wrestler, and coach (b. 1912)
Monica Sjöö
d. 2005 (b. 1938)
Monica Sjöö, Swedish-English painter (b. 1938)
Ma Lik
d. 2007 (b. 1952)
Ma Lik, Chinese journalist and politician (b. 1952)
Melville Shavelson
d. 2007 (b. 1917)
Melville Shavelson, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1917)
Orville Moody
d. 2008 (b. 1933)
Orville Moody, American golfer (b. 1933)
Daniel Jarque
d. 2009 (b. 1983)
Daniel Jarque, Spanish footballer (b. 1983)
Patricia Neal
d. 2010 (b. 1926)
Patricia Neal, American actress (b. 1926)
Fay Ajzenberg-Selove
d. 2012 (b. 1926)
Fay Ajzenberg-Selove, German-American physicist and academic (b. 1926)
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Ruth Etchells
d. 2012 (b. 1931)
Ruth Etchells, English poet and academic (b. 1931)
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Surya Lesmana
d. 2012 (b. 1944)
Surya Lesmana, Indonesian footballer and manager (b. 1944)
Kurt Maetzig
d. 2012 (b. 1911)
Kurt Maetzig, German director and screenwriter (b. 1911)
Karen Black
d. 2013 (b. 1939)
Karen Black, American actress (b. 1939)
Johannes Bluyssen
d. 2013 (b. 1926)
Johannes Bluyssen, Dutch bishop (b. 1926)
Fernando Castro Pacheco
d. 2013 (b. 1918)
Fernando Castro Pacheco, Mexican painter, engraver, and illustrator (b. 1918)
Igor Kurnosov
d. 2013 (b. 1985)
Igor Kurnosov, Russian chess player (b. 1985)
Regina Resnik
d. 2013 (b. 1922)
Regina Resnik, American soprano and actress (d. 2013)
Menahem Golan
d. 2014 (b. 1929)
Menahem Golan, Israeli director and producer (b. 1929)
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Charles Keating (actor)
d. 2014 (b. 1941)
Charles Keating, English-American actor (b. 1941)
Leonardo Legaspi
d. 2014 (b. 1935)
Leonardo Legaspi, Filipino archbishop (b. 1935)
Peter Sculthorpe
d. 2014 (b. 1929)
Peter Sculthorpe, Australian composer and conductor (b. 1929)
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Red Wilson
d. 2014 (b. 1929)
Red Wilson, American football and baseball player (b. 1929)
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Christopher Marshall (doctor)
d. 2015 (b. 1948)
Christopher Marshall, English physician and biologist (b. 1948)
Gus Mortson
d. 2015 (b. 1925)
Gus Mortson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1925)
Sam S. Walker
d. 2015 (b. 1925)
Sam S. Walker, American general (b. 1925)
Glen Campbell
d. 2017 (b. 1936)
Glen Campbell, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1936)