Died On December 8th

Discover the most famous people who died on December 8. The list includes people like George Boole, John Lennon, Golda Meir, Herbert Spencer, Thomas De Quincey. Famous personalities featured on this list, include non-fiction writers, philosophers, composers and mathematicians and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Australia & Germany and many more countries.

John LennonJohn Lennon
09 October 1940, British
Co-founder of 'The Beatles'
Golda MeirGolda Meir
03 May 1898, Israeli, Ukrainian
Former Prime Minister of Israel

Marty RobbinsMarty Robbins
26 September 1925, American
Country Singer

Slim PickensSlim Pickens
29 June 1919, American
Actor & Rodeo Performer

Herbert SpencerHerbert Spencer
27 April 1820, British
Philosopher

George BooleGeorge Boole
02 November 1815, British
Mathematician, Philosopher and Logician
Thomas De QuinceyThomas De Quincey
15 August 1785, British
Essayist

Gladys George Gladys George
13 September 1904, American
Actress

Martin RittMartin Ritt
02 March 1914, American
Film Director

Thomas BrasseyThomas Brassey
07 November 1805, British
Civil Engineer
John CornforthJohn Cornforth
07 September 1917, Australian, British
Nobel Prize Winner Chemist

Hermann Klaus Hugo WeylHermann Klaus Hugo Weyl
09 November 1885, German
Mathematician and Theoretical Physicist
Dimebag DarrellDimebag Darrell
20 August 1966, American
Guitarist, Composer, Musician

Madame du BarryMadame du Barry
19 August 1743, French
chief mistress

Antônio Carlos JobimAntônio Carlos Jobim
25 January 1927, Brazilian
Composer, Singer, Pianist, Guitarist, Jazz
Oscar II of SwedenOscar II of Sweden
21 January 1829, Swedish
King

Douglas TompkinsDouglas Tompkins
20 March 1943, American
entrepreneur, environmentalist
Duns ScotusDuns Scotus
1265 AD, British, Scottish
philosopher, theologian, writer, cleric,

Claude CahunClaude Cahun
25 October 1894, French
Artist, Photographer, Writer

James HobanJames Hoban
1762 AD, Irish
Architect
Gertrude JekyllGertrude Jekyll
29 November 1843, British
Horticulturist, Painter, Gardener, Non-fiction

Maximilian von SpeeMaximilian von Spee
22 June 1861, German
Navy officer
William ShawnWilliam Shawn
31 August 1907, American
Journalist

Betty HolbertonBetty Holberton
07 March 1917, American
Computer scientist, Programmer

Stella YoungStella Young
24 February 1982, Australian
journalist

Gerard ter BorchGerard ter Borch
30 November 1617, Dutch
painter
Rubén GonzálezRubén González
26 May 1919, Cuban
Pianist
Sydney HarrisSydney Harris
14 September 1917, British, American
 

Albert Kahn (Architect)Albert Kahn (Architect)
21 March 1869, American
 

Elmārs ZemgalisElmārs Zemgalis
09 September 1923, Latvian
Chess player, Non-fiction writer