Died On August 8th

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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.
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 1 
Olivia Newton-John
(One of the Best-selling Artists, Who Starred in the Musical 'Grease')
Olivia Newton-John
99
Birthdate: September 26, 1948
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Cambridge, England, US
Died: 2022
 2 
Glen Campbell
(Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter, Actor and TV Host)
Glen Campbell
12
Birthdate: April 22, 1936
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Billstown, Arkansas, United States
Died: 2017
 3 
Trajan
(Roman Emperor)
Trajan
13
Birthdate: September 18, 0053
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hispania Baetica
Died: 0117
 4 
Karen Black
(American Actress, Screenwriter and Singer)
Karen Black
5
Birthdate: July 1, 1939
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Park Ridge, Illinois, United States
Died: 2013
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 5 
Patricia Neal
(A major star of the 1950s and 60s, she was the recipient of an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two British Academy Film Awards)
Patricia Neal
8
Birthdate: January 20, 1926
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Packard, Kentucky, United States
Died: 2010
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 6 
Louise Brooks
(Actress)
Louise Brooks
4
Birthdate: November 14, 1906
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Cherryvale, Kansas, United States
Died: 1985
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 7 
Fay Wray
(Best Known for Her Role as ‘Ann Darrow’ in the Film ‘King Kong’)
Fay Wray
8
Birthdate: September 15, 1907
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Cardston, Canada
Died: 2004
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 8 
Barbara Bel Geddes
4
Birthdate: October 31, 1922
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 2005
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 9 
Bobby Bowden
(One of the Greatest College Football Coaches of All Time)
Bobby Bowden
6
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 8, 1929
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Birmingham, Alabama
Died: 2021
 10 
Maureen Reagan
(Actor)
Maureen Reagan
8
Birthdate: January 4, 1941
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Los Angeles
Died: 2001
 11 
Cannonball Adderley
(Jazz alto saxophonist)
Cannonball Adderley
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 15, 1928
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Tampa, Florida, United States
Died: 1975
 12 
Albert Namatjira
6
Birthdate: July 28, 1902
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Hermannsburg
Died: 1959
 13 
James Irwin
(American Astronaut and the Eighth Person Ever to Walk on the Moon)
James Irwin
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 17, 1930
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Pittsburgh
Died: 1991
 14 
Lamont Dozier
(Singer-Songwriter)
Lamont Dozier
1
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: June 16, 1941
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died: 2022
 15 
John H. Johnson
(Publisher, Entrepreneur)
John H. Johnson
4
Birthdate: January 19, 1918
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Arkansas City, Arkansas, United States
Died: 2005
 16 
Ahmed Deedat
(Writer)
Ahmed Deedat
11
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 1, 1918
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Surat
Died: 2005
 17 
Michael Wittmann
(Military Officer)
Michael Wittmann
5
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 22, 1914
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Vogelthal, Dietfurt, Germany
Died: 1944
 18 
Baldur von Schirach
(German Nazi Politician and Leader of the Nazi Youth Movement)
Baldur von Schirach
9
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 9, 1907
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: 1974
 19 
Kid Chocolate
(Cuban Boxer)
Kid Chocolate
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 6, 1910
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Cerro, Havana, Cuba
Died: 1988
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 20 
James Tissot
(Painter)
James Tissot
0
Birthdate: October 15, 1836
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Nantes, France
Died: 1902
 21 
Camilo Sesto
(Spanish Pop Rock Musician, Songwriter and Music Producer)
Camilo Sesto
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 16, 1946
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Alcoy, Spain
Died: 2019
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 22 
George Canning
(Former British Prime Minister)
George Canning
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 11, 1770
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Marylebone
Died: 1827
 23 
Daniel Jarque
(Association football player)
Daniel Jarque
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 1, 1983
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Barcelona
Died: 2009
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 24 
Charles Keating
(Actor)
Charles Keating
0
Birthdate: October 22, 1941
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 2014
 25 
Mary MacKillop
(Australian Religious Sister Who Has Been Declared a Saint By the Catholic Church)
Mary MacKillop
23
Birthdate: January 15, 1842
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Fitzroy, Australia
Died: 1909
 26 
Jacob Burckhardt
(Swiss Historian of Art and Culture)
Jacob Burckhardt
0
Birthdate: May 25, 1818
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Basel, Switzerland
Died: 1897
 27 
Maria Theresa of Austria
(Queen)
Maria Theresa of Austria
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 31, 1816
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: 1867
Joaquín Torres García
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 28, 1874
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Montevideo
Died: 1949
 29 
Ivan Kozhedub
(Aviator, Military personnel)
Ivan Kozhedub
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 8, 1920
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Obrazhiivka
Died: 1991
 30 
Stjepan Radić
(Croatian Politician and Croatian People's Peasant Party Founder Who Was Assassinated in the Parliament)
Stjepan Radić
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 11, 1871
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Desno Trebarjevo, Croatia
Died: 1928
 31 
Emil Škoda
(Engineer)
Emil Škoda
1
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: November 18, 1839
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Pilsen, Czechia
Died: 1900
 32 
Ed Lewis
(American Professional Wrestler)
Ed Lewis
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 30, 1891
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Nekoosa, Wisconsin, United States
Died: 1966
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 33 
Paul Rudolph
(architect, university teacher)
Paul Rudolph
0
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: October 23, 1918
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Elkton
Died: 1997
 34 
Julissa Gomez
(American Gymnast)
Julissa Gomez
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 4, 1972
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas, United States
Died: 1991
 35 
Nevill Francis Mott
(Physicist Who Won the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physics for His Work on Electronic, Magnetic, and Disordered Systems)
Nevill Francis Mott
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: September 30, 1905
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Leeds, England
Died: 1996
 36 
Eugène Boudin
(Painter)
Eugène Boudin
0
Birthdate: July 12, 1824
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Honfleur, France
Died: 1898
 37 
Jack Clement
(Singer-songwriter)
Jack Clement
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 5, 1931
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Whitehaven, Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Died: 2013
 38 
Lothair II
(King)
Lothair II
0
Birthdate: 0835 AD
Birthplace: Unknown
Died: 0869
 39 
Prince Edmond de Polignac
(Composer)
Prince Edmond de Polignac
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 19, 1834
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1901
 40 
Joseph Maria Olbrich
(Architect)
Joseph Maria Olbrich
1
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: December 22, 1867
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Opava, Czechia
Died: 1908
 41 
Johnny Dodds
(Musician)
Johnny Dodds
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 12, 1892
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died: 1940
 42 
Robin Cavendish
(British Advocate for Disabled People, Medical Aid Developer, and One of the Longest-Lived Responauts in Britain)
Robin Cavendish
1
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: March 12, 1930
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Middleton, Derbyshire, England
Died: 1994
 43 
Howell Edmunds Jackson
(Attorney)
Howell Edmunds Jackson
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 8, 1832
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paris, Tennessee, United States
Died: 1895
 44 
Thomas McElwee
(Revolutionary)
Thomas McElwee
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 30, 1957
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bellaghy, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Died: 1981
 45 
Jyothi Lakshmi
(Film actress)
Jyothi Lakshmi
1
Birthdate: November 2, 1948
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Kanchipuram
Died: 2016
 46 
Anna J. Harrison
(Chemist)
Anna J. Harrison
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 23, 1912
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Benton City, Missouri, United States
Died: 1998
 47 
Yolanda Vargas Dulché
(Writer principally known for the creation of the comic book character of Memín Pinguín)
Yolanda Vargas Dulché
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 18, 1926
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Mexico City, Mexico
Died: 1999
 48 
Regina Resnik
(American Opera Singer)
Regina Resnik
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: August 30, 1922
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York, United States
Died: 2013
 49 
Marie-Claire Heureuse Félicité
(Politician)
Marie-Claire Heureuse Félicité
0
Birthdate: April 11, 1758
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Léogâne, Saint-Domingue
Died: 1858
 50 
Juhani Aho
(Journalist and Author)
Juhani Aho
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 11, 1861
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Lapinlahti, Finland
Died: 1921