People who died on September 8 88
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Arbogast (general)
d. 394
Arbogast, Frankish general
Pope Sergius I
d. 701 (b. 650)
Pope Sergius I (b. 650)
Leo IV the Khazar
d. 780 (b. 750)
Leo IV the Khazar, Byzantine emperor (b. 750)
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Ahmad ibn Isra'il al-Anbari
d. 869
Ahmad ibn Isra'il al-Anbari, Muslim vizier
Antipope Clement III
d. 1100 (b. 1029)
Antipope Clement III (b. 1029)
Simon Fraser (d. 1306)
d. 1306
Sir Simon Fraser, Scottish knight, hung drawn and quartered by the English
Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester
d. 1397 (b. 1355)
Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester, English politician, Lord High Constable of England (b. 1355)
Charles III of Navarre
d. 1425 (b. 1361)
Charles III of Navarre (b. 1361)
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John Stokesley
d. 1539 (b. 1475)
John Stokesley, English bishop (b. 1475)
Saint Thomas of Villanueva
d. 1555 (b. 1488)
Saint Thomas of Villanueva, Spanish bishop and saint(b. 1488)
Amy Robsart
d. 1560 (b. 1536)
Amy Robsart, English noblewoman (b. 1536)
Carlo Gesualdo
d. 1613 (b. 1566)
Carlo Gesualdo, Italian lute player and composer (b. 1566)
Robert Fludd
d. 1637 (b. 1574)
Robert Fludd, English physician, mathematician, and cosmologist (b. 1574)
John Coke
d. 1644 (b. 1563)
John Coke, English civil servant and politician (b. 1563)
Francis Quarles
d. 1644 (b. 1592)
Francis Quarles, English poet and author (b. 1592)
Francisco de Quevedo
d. 1645 (b. 1580)
Francisco de Quevedo, Spanish poet and politician (d. 1645)
Joseph Hall (bishop)
d. 1656 (b. 1574)
Joseph Hall, English bishop (b. 1574)
Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz
d. 1682 (b. 1606)
Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish mathematician and philosopher (b. 1606)
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Michael Brokoff
d. 1721 (b. 1686)
Michael Brokoff, Czech sculptor (b. 1686)
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Ephraim Williams
d. 1755 (b. 1715)
Ephraim Williams, American soldier and philanthropist (b. 1715)
Bernard Forest de Bélidor
d. 1761 (b. 1698)
Bernard Forest de Bélidor, French mathematician and engineer (b. 1698)
Enoch Poor
d. 1780 (b. 1736)
Enoch Poor, American general (b. 1736)
Ann Lee
d. 1784 (b. 1736)
Ann Lee, English-American religious leader (b. 1736)
Peter Simon Pallas
d. 1811 (b. 1741)
Peter Simon Pallas, German zoologist and botanist (d. 1811)
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John Aitken (music publisher)
d. 1831 (b. 1745)
John Aitken, Scottish-American publisher (b. 1745)
Frédéric Ozanam
d. 1853 (b. 1813)
Frédéric Ozanam, French scholar, co-founded the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (b. 1813)
Joseph Liouville
d. 1882 (b. 1809)
Joseph Liouville, French mathematician and academic (b. 1809)
Hermann von Helmholtz
d. 1894 (b. 1821)
Hermann von Helmholtz, German physician and physicist (b. 1821)
Vere St. Leger Goold
d. 1909 (b. 1853)
Vere St. Leger Goold, Irish tennis player (b. 1853)
Friedrich Baumfelder
d. 1916 (b. 1836)
Friedrich Baumfelder, German pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1836)
Faisal I of Iraq
d. 1933 (b. 1883)
Faisal I of Iraq (b. 1883)
Carl Weiss
d. 1935 (b. 1906)
Carl Weiss, American physician (b. 1906)
Hemmo Kallio
d. 1940 (b. 1863)
Hemmo Kallio, Finnish actor (b. 1863)
Rıza Nur
d. 1942 (b. 1879)
Rıza Nur, Turkish surgeon and politician (b. 1879)
Julius Fučík (journalist)
d. 1943 (b. 1903)
Julius Fučík, Czech journalist (b. 1903)
Jan van Gilse
d. 1944 (b. 1881)
Jan van Gilse, Dutch composer and conductor (b. 1881)
Richard Strauss
d. 1949 (b. 1864)
Richard Strauss, German composer and manager (b. 1864)
André Derain
d. 1954 (b. 1880)
André Derain, French painter and sculptor (b. 1880)
Maurice Wilks
d. 1963 (b. 1904)
Maurice Wilks, English engineer and businessman (d. 1904)
Dorothy Dandridge
d. 1965 (b. 1922)
Dorothy Dandridge, American actress and singer (b. 1922)
Hermann Staudinger
d. 1965 (b. 1881)
Hermann Staudinger, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1881)
Bud Collyer
d. 1969 (b. 1908)
Bud Collyer, American game show host (b. 1908)
Alexandra David-Néel
d. 1969 (b. 1868)
Alexandra David-Néel, Belgian-French explorer and activist (b. 1868)
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Percy Spencer
d. 1970 (b. 1894)
Percy Spencer, American engineer, invented the microwave oven (b. 1894)
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Wolfgang Windgassen
d. 1974 (b. 1914)
Wolfgang Windgassen, French-German tenor (b. 1914)
Zero Mostel
d. 1977 (b. 1915)
Zero Mostel, American actor and comedian (b. 1915)
Willard Libby
d. 1980 (b. 1908)
Willard Libby, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1908)
Nisargadatta Maharaj
d. 1981 (b. 1897)
Nisargadatta Maharaj, Indian guru, philosopher, and educator (b. 1897)
Roy Wilkins
d. 1981 (b. 1901)
Roy Wilkins, American journalist and activist (b. 1901)
Hideki Yukawa
d. 1981 (b. 1907)
Hideki Yukawa, Japanese physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1907)
Antonin Magne
d. 1983 (b. 1904)
Antonin Magne, French cyclist (b. 1904)
John Franklin Enders
d. 1985 (b. 1897)
John Franklin Enders, American virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1887)
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Denys Watkins-Pitchford
d. 1990 (b. 1905)
Denys Watkins-Pitchford, English author and illustrator (b. 1905)
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Alex North
d. 1991 (b. 1910)
Alex North, American composer and conductor (b. 1910)
Derek Taylor
d. 1997 (b. 1932)
Derek Taylor, English journalist and author (b. 1932)
Moondog
d. 1999 (b. 1916)
Moondog, American-German singer-songwriter, drummer, and poet (b. 1916)
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Michalis Kounelis
d. 1999 (b. 1928)
Michalis Kounelis, Greek violinist (b. 1928)
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Bill Ricker
d. 2001 (b. 1908)
Bill Ricker, Canadian entomologist and author (b. 1908)
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Laurie Williams (cricketer)
d. 2002 (b. 1968)
Laurie Williams, Jamaican cricketer (b. 1968)
Leni Riefenstahl
d. 2003 (b. 1902)
Leni Riefenstahl, German actress, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1902)
Frank Thomas (animator)
d. 2004 (b. 1912)
Frank Thomas, American animator, voice actor, and screenwriter (b. 1913)
Noel Cantwell
d. 2005 (b. 1932)
Noel Cantwell, Irish cricketer, footballer, and manager (b. 1932)
Donald Horne
d. 2005 (b. 1921)
Donald Horne, Australian journalist, author, and critic (b. 1921)
Hilda Bernstein
d. 2006 (b. 1915)
Hilda Bernstein, English-South African author and activist (b. 1915)
Peter Brock
d. 2006 (b. 1945)
Peter Brock, Australian race car driver and sportscaster (b. 1945)
Vincent Serventy
d. 2007 (b. 1916)
Vincent Serventy, Australian ornithologist, conservationist, and author (b. 1916)
Ralph Plaisted
d. 2008 (b. 1927)
Ralph Plaisted, American explorer (b. 1927)
Aage Bohr
d. 2009 (b. 1922)
Aage Bohr, Danish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1922)
Mike Bongiorno
d. 2009 (b. 1924)
Mike Bongiorno, American-Italian television host (b. 1924)
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Ronald Hamowy
d. 2012 (b. 1937)
Ronald Hamowy, Canadian historian and academic (b. 1937)
Bill Moggridge
d. 2012 (b. 1943)
Bill Moggridge, English-American designer, author, and educator, co-founded IDEO (b. 1943)
Thomas Szasz
d. 2012 (b. 1920)
Thomas Szasz, Hungarian-American psychiatrist and academic (b. 1920)
Goose Gonsoulin
d. 2013 (b. 1938)
Goose Gonsoulin, American football player (b. 1938)
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Don Reichert
d. 2013 (b. 1932)
Don Reichert, Canadian painter and photographer (b. 1932)
Jean Véronis
d. 2013 (b. 1955)
Jean Véronis, French linguist, computer scientist, and blogger (b. 1955)
Marvin Barnes
d. 2014 (b. 1952)
Marvin Barnes, American basketball player (b. 1952)
S. Truett Cathy
d. 2014 (b. 1921)
S. Truett Cathy, American businessman, founded Chick-fil-A (b. 1921)
Sean O'Haire
d. 2014 (b. 1971)
Sean O'Haire, American wrestler, mixed martial artist, and kick-boxer (b. 1971)
Magda Olivero
d. 2014 (b. 1910)
Magda Olivero, Italian soprano (b. 1910)
Gerald Wilson
d. 2014 (b. 1918)
Gerald Wilson, American trumpet player and composer (b. 1918)
George Zuverink
d. 2014 (b. 1924)
George Zuverink, American baseball player (b. 1924)
Joaquín Andújar
d. 2015 (b. 1952)
Joaquín Andújar, Dominican baseball player (b. 1952)
Andrew Kohut
d. 2015 (b. 1942)
Andrew Kohut, American political scientist and academic (b. 1942)
Tyler Sash
d. 2015 (b. 1988)
Tyler Sash, American football player (b. 1988)
Joost Zwagerman
d. 2015 (b. 1963)
Joost Zwagerman, Dutch author and poet (b. 1963)
Hannes Arch
d. 2016 (b. 1967)
Hannes Arch, Austrian race pilot (b. 1967)
Dragiša Pešić
d. 2016 (b. 1954)
Dragiša Pešić, Montenegrin politician, 5th Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (b. 1954)
Prince Buster
d. 2016 (b. 1938)
Prince Buster, Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1938)