People who died on March 8 81
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Li Shidao
d. 819
Li Shidao, Chinese warlord
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Rudolf of Fulda
d. 865
Rudolf of Fulda, German theologian
Urraca of León and Castile
d. 1126 (b. 1079)
Urraca of León and Castile (b. 1079)
Adela of Normandy
d. 1137
Adela of Normandy, by marriage countess of Blois (b. c. 1067)
Pope Celestine II
d. 1144
Pope Celestine II
Wincenty Kadłubek
d. 1223 (b. 1161)
Wincenty Kadłubek, Polish bishop and historian (b. 1161)
Queen Noguk
d. 1365
Queen Noguk of Korea
Bayezid I
d. 1403 (b. 1360)
Bayezid I, Ottoman sultan (b. 1360)
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Margaret of Burgundy, Duchess of Bavaria
d. 1441
Margaret of Burgundy, Duchess of Bavaria
Francesco I Sforza
d. 1466 (b. 1401)
Francesco I Sforza, Italian husband of Bianca Maria Visconti (d. 1466)
John of God
d. 1550 (b. 1495)
John of God, Portuguese friar and saint (b. 1495)
Veit Bach
d. 1619 (b. 1550)
Veit Bach, German baker and miller (b. 1550)
Xu Xiake
d. 1641 (b. 1587)
Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer and explorer (d. 1641)
William III of England
d. 1702 (b. 1650)
William III of England (b. 1650)
Abraham Darby I
d. 1717 (b. 1678)
Abraham Darby I, English iron master (d. 1717)
Christopher Wren
d. 1723 (b. 1632)
Christopher Wren, English architect, designed St Paul's Cathedral (b. 1632)
Ferdinand Brokoff
d. 1731 (b. 1688)
Ferdinand Brokoff, Czech sculptor (b. 1688)
Louis August le Clerc
d. 1771 (b. 1688)
Louis August le Clerc, French-Danish sculptor and academic (b. 1688)
Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge
d. 1819 (b. 1739)
Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (b. 1739)
Charles XIV John of Sweden
d. 1844 (b. 1763)
Charles XIV John of Sweden (d. 1844)
Hector Berlioz
d. 1869 (b. 1803)
Hector Berlioz, French composer, conductor, and critic (b. 1803)
Cornelius Krieghoff
d. 1872 (b. 1815)
Cornelius Krieghoff, Dutch-Canadian painter (d. 1872)
Millard Fillmore
d. 1874 (b. 1800)
Millard Fillmore, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 13th President of the United States (d. 1874)
Henry Ward Beecher
d. 1887 (b. 1813)
Henry Ward Beecher, American minister and activist (b. 1813)
James Buchanan Eads
d. 1887 (b. 1820)
James Buchanan Eads, American engineer, designed the Eads Bridge (d. 1887)
John Ericsson
d. 1889 (b. 1803)
John Ericsson, Swedish-American engineer, co-designed the USS Princeton and the Novelty Locomotive (d. 1889)
Ferdinand von Zeppelin
d. 1917 (b. 1838)
Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German general and businessman, founded the Zeppelin Airship Company (d. 1917)
Krišjānis Barons
d. 1923 (b. 1835)
Krišjānis Barons, Latvian linguist and author (b. 1835)
Johannes Diderik van der Waals
d. 1923 (b. 1837)
Johannes Diderik van der Waals, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1837)
William Howard Taft
d. 1930 (b. 1857)
William Howard Taft, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, 27th President of the United States (d. 1930)
Edward Terry Sanford
d. 1930 (b. 1865)
Edward Terry Sanford, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, United States Assistant Attorney General (b. 1865)
Hachikō
d. 1935 (b. 1923)
Hachikō, Japanese dog (b. 1923)
Howie Morenz
d. 1937 (b. 1902)
Howie Morenz, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1937)
Sherwood Anderson
d. 1941 (b. 1876)
Sherwood Anderson, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1941)
José Raúl Capablanca
d. 1942 (b. 1888)
José Raúl Capablanca, Cuban chess player and theoretician (b. 1888)
Frederick Bligh Bond
d. 1945 (b. 1864)
Frederick Bligh Bond, English architect and archaeologist (d. 1945)
Hulusi Behçet
d. 1948 (b. 1889)
Hulusi Behçet, Turkish dermatologist and physician (d. 1948)
Othmar Schoeck
d. 1957 (b. 1886)
Othmar Schoeck, Swiss composer and conductor (d. 1957)
Thomas Beecham
d. 1961 (b. 1879)
Thomas Beecham, English conductor and composer (b. 1879)
Harold Lloyd
d. 1971 (b. 1893)
Harold Lloyd, American actor, comedian, and producer (d. 1971)
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
d. 1973 (b. 1945)
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (d. 1973)
George Stevens
d. 1975 (b. 1904)
George Stevens, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1904)
Alfons Rebane
d. 1976 (b. 1908)
Alfons Rebane, Estonian colonel (b. 1908)
Chabuca Granda
d. 1983 (b. 1920)
Chabuca Granda, Peruvian-American singer-songwriter (b. 1920)
Alan Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton
d. 1983 (b. 1904)
Alan Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton, English lieutenant and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (b. 1904)
William Walton
d. 1983 (b. 1902)
William Walton, English composer (d. 1983)
Edward Andrews
d. 1985 (b. 1914)
Edward Andrews, American actor (d. 1985)
Amar Singh Chamkila
d. 1988 (b. 1960)
Amar Singh Chamkila, Indian singer-songwriter (d. 1988)
Werner Hartmann (physicist)
d. 1988 (b. 1912)
Werner Hartmann, German physicist and academic (d. 1988)
John Bellairs
d. 1991 (b. 1938)
John Bellairs, American author and academic (d. 1991)
Billy Eckstine
d. 1993 (b. 1914)
Billy Eckstine, American singer and trumpet player (d. 1993)
Jack Churchill
d. 1996 (b. 1906)
Jack Churchill, Sri Lankan-English colonel (d. 1996)
Gershon Liebman
d. 1997 (b. 1905)
Gershon Liebman, French rabbi (b. 1905)
Ray Nitschke
d. 1998 (b. 1936)
Ray Nitschke, American football player and actor (b. 1936)
Adolfo Bioy Casares
d. 1999 (b. 1914)
Adolfo Bioy Casares, Argentinian journalist and author (d. 1999)
Peggy Cass
d. 1999 (b. 1924)
Peggy Cass, American actress, comedian, and game show panelist (d. 1999)
Joe DiMaggio
d. 1999 (b. 1914)
Joe DiMaggio, American baseball player and coach (b. 1914)
Edward Winter (actor)
d. 2001 (b. 1937)
Edward Winter, American actor (b. 1937)
Adam Faith
d. 2003 (b. 1940)
Adam Faith, English singer (b. 1940)
Karen Morley
d. 2003 (b. 1909)
Karen Morley, American actress (b. 1909)
Muhammad Zaidan
d. 2004 (b. 1948)
Muhammad Zaidan, Syrian terrorist, founded the Palestine Liberation Front (b. 1948)
César Lattes
d. 2005 (b. 1924)
César Lattes, Brazilian physicist and academic (d. 2005)
Aslan Maskhadov
d. 2005 (b. 1951)
Aslan Maskhadov, Chechen general and politician, 3rd President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (d. 2005)
John Inman
d. 2007 (b. 1935)
John Inman, English actor (d. 2007)
John Vukovich
d. 2007 (b. 1947)
John Vukovich, American baseball player and coach (b. 1947)
Hank Locklin
d. 2009 (b. 1918)
Hank Locklin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2009)
Zbigniew Religa
d. 2009 (b. 1938)
Zbigniew Religa, Polish surgeon and politician, Polish Minister of Health (b. 1938)
Mike Starr (musician)
d. 2011 (b. 1966)
Mike Starr, American bass player (d. 2011)
Simin Daneshvar
d. 2012 (b. 1921)
Simin Daneshvar, Iranian author and academic (d. 2012)
Minoru Mori
d. 2012 (b. 1934)
Minoru Mori, Japanese businessman, founded the Mori Art Museum (b. 1934)
Steven Rubenstein
d. 2012 (b. 1962)
Steven Rubenstein, American anthropologist and academic (b. 1962)
Haseeb Ahsan
d. 2013 (b. 1939)
Haseeb Ahsan, Pakistani cricketer and manager (b. 1939)
John O'Connell (Dublin politician)
d. 2013 (b. 1927)
John O'Connell, Irish journalist and politician, 17th Irish Minister of Health (b. 1927)
Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin
d. 2013 (b. 1922)
Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin, German soldier and publisher (b. 1922)
Leo Bretholz
d. 2014 (b. 1921)
Leo Bretholz, Austrian-American holocaust survivor and author (b. 1921)
William Guarnere
d. 2014 (b. 1923)
William Guarnere, American sergeant (d. 2014)
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Tjol Lategan
d. 2015 (b. 1925)
Tjol Lategan, South African rugby player (b. 1925)
Sam Simon
d. 2015 (b. 1955)
Sam Simon, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2015)
Aldo Ferrer
d. 2016 (b. 1927)
Aldo Ferrer, Argentinian economist and diplomat (b. 1927)
Ross Hannaford
d. 2016 (b. 1950)
Ross Hannaford, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1950)
George Martin
d. 2016 (b. 1926)
George Martin, English composer, conductor, and producer (d. 2016)