TheFamousPeople

Died On August 8th

Discover the most famous people who died on August 8. The list includes people like Shirley Jackson, Louise Brooks, Mary MacKillop, Cannonball Adderley, George Canning. Famous personalities featured on this list, include soldiers, political leaders, artists and aviators and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, Germany, United Kingdom & Australia and many more countries.

Shirley JacksonShirley Jackson
American
Author
Glen CampbellGlen Campbell
American
Singer

TrajanTrajan
Ancient Roman
Roman Emperor

Dean CorllDean Corll
American
Serial Killer

Karen BlackKaren Black
American
Actress

Matthew McGroryMatthew McGrory
American
Actor
Barbara Bel GeddesBarbara Bel Geddes
American
Actress

Louise BrooksLouise Brooks
American
Actress

Fay WrayFay Wray
Canadian, American
Actress
Michael WittmannMichael Wittmann
German
Military Officer

Ahmed DeedatAhmed Deedat
Indian, South African
Writer
Baldur von SchirachBaldur von Schirach
German
Nazi Leader

Cannonball AdderleyCannonball Adderley
American
Jazz alto saxophonist

Mary MacKillopMary MacKillop
Australian
Nun

George CanningGeorge Canning
British
Former British Prime Minister

Albert NamatjiraAlbert Namatjira
Australian
Artist
John H. JohnsonJohn H. Johnson
American
Publisher, Entrepreneur

Girolamo FracastoroGirolamo Fracastoro
Italian
Physician, scholar, poet

Nevill Francis Mott Nevill Francis Mott
British
Physicist

Joaquín Torres GarcíaJoaquín Torres García
Uruguayan
Artist
Patricia NealPatricia Neal
American
actor, television actor, film actor

Maureen ReaganMaureen Reagan
American
Actor
Robin CavendishRobin Cavendish
British
Advocate

Sean PriceSean Price
American
Rapper

Erwin von WitzlebenErwin von Witzleben
German, Polish
Military personnel, Officer
James TissotJames Tissot
French
Painter

James IrwinJames Irwin
American
Officer, Astronaut, Aviator
Daniel JarqueDaniel Jarque
Spanish
Association football player

Erich HoepnerErich Hoepner
German
Soldier

Eduard RoschmannEduard Roschmann
Argentinian, Austrian
Torturer, Lawyer
Menahem GolanMenahem Golan
Israeli
Film director, Film producer, Screenwriter

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Ivan KozhedubIvan Kozhedub
Aviator, Military personnel
Jacob BurckhardtJacob Burckhardt
Swiss
Art historian, Historian of the modern age,

Kid ChocolateKid Chocolate
Cuban
Boxer

Barbara MertzBarbara Mertz
American
Author

Alan AmecheAlan Ameche
American
Football Player
Raymond E. BrownRaymond E. Brown
American
Catholic Priest
Stjepan RadićStjepan Radić
Croatian
Political

Herbert HunckeHerbert Huncke
American
Writer

Eugène BoudinEugène Boudin
French
Painter

Jack ClementJack Clement
American
Singer-songwriter
Nicholas MonsarratNicholas Monsarrat
British
Novelist

Mei LanfangMei Lanfang
Chinese
Opera Artist

Gene MauchGene Mauch
American
Baseball Player

Vera ZasulichVera Zasulich
Russian
Writer

Roger FentonRoger Fenton
British
Photographer
Nikolai MyaskovskyNikolai Myaskovsky
Composer, Educationist, Musicologist, Music

Antonio Cánovas del CastilloAntonio Cánovas del Castillo
Spanish
Prime minister of Spain
Duke JordanDuke Jordan
American
Jazz Pianist

Antoine ArnauldAntoine Arnauld
French
Philosopher

Vilhelm MobergVilhelm Moberg
Swedish
Journalist
Peter SculthorpePeter Sculthorpe
Australian
Composer

Joaquín Torres-GarcíaJoaquín Torres-García
Spanish, Uruguayan
Artist
Leon GolubLeon Golub
American
Painter

Johnny DoddsJohnny Dodds
American
Musician

John Henry TwachtmanJohn Henry Twachtman
American
Painter

Armand de Vignerot du PlessisArmand de Vignerot du Plessis
French
Diplomat

Joseph Maria OlbrichJoseph Maria Olbrich
Austrian, Czech
Architect
Emil ŠkodaEmil Škoda
Czech
Engineer

Luigi SturzoLuigi Sturzo
Italian
Priest

Allan MacNabAllan MacNab
Canadian
 

Carl Heinrich GraunCarl Heinrich Graun
German
Composer
Howell Edmunds JacksonHowell Edmunds Jackson
American
Attorney

Ueda AkinariUeda Akinari
Japanese
Author
Regina ResnikRegina Resnik
American
Opera Singer

Lothair II of LotharingiaLothair II of Lotharingia
Italian
King

William LovettWilliam Lovett
British
Activist
John Dunmore LangJohn Dunmore Lang
Australian, Scottish
Writer

Lucia Elizabeth VestrisLucia Elizabeth Vestris
British
Actress
Viktor MeyerViktor Meyer
German
Chemist

Thomas Crofton CrokerThomas Crofton Croker
Irish
Antiquary

Friedrich August WolfFriedrich August Wolf
German
Philologist
Juhani AhoJuhani Aho
Finnish
Author

Leonid LeonovLeonid Leonov
Russian
Writer
Benedetto CairoliBenedetto Cairoli
Italian
Politician

Lily BraunLily Braun
German
Writer

George Trumbull LaddGeorge Trumbull Ladd
American
Philosopher

Jaap MaraisJaap Marais
South African
Politician
Guglielmo PepeGuglielmo Pepe
Italian
General
Eric D. WalrondEric D. Walrond
American
Writer

Jānis BalodisJānis Balodis
Latvian
General

Ugo BassiUgo Bassi
Italian
Priest

Franz Anton MaulbertschFranz Anton Maulbertsch
Austrian, German
Painter
Anton Ivanovich DenikinAnton Ivanovich Denikin
American
General

Anna J. HarrisonAnna J. Harrison
American
Chemist

Ted SolotaroffTed Solotaroff
American
Writer

Juliusz Kaden-BandrowskiJuliusz Kaden-Bandrowski
Polish
Journalist

Henry Youle HindHenry Youle Hind
Canadian
Geologist
Jaromir WeinbergerJaromir Weinberger
Czech, American
Composer

Pellegrino MatteucciPellegrino Matteucci
Italian
Explorer
Paul RudolphPaul Rudolph
American
architect, university teacher

John Bowen CoburnJohn Bowen Coburn
American
Bishop
Jan van HembyseJan van Hembyse
Belgian
Politician
David MercerDavid Mercer
British
British playwright