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December 8th
595 Notable birthdays
Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs
Danish politician (1817-1896).
Born December 8th, 1817 in Frijsenborg.
Died October 12th, 1896 at 78 years old in Boller.
Mary Benson
South african activist and author.
Born December 8th, 1919 in Pretoria. [ref]
Died June 20th, 2000 at 80 years old in London. [ref]
Anders Frandsen
Danish singer (1960-2012).
Born December 8th, 1960 in Copenhagen.
Died January 1st, 2012 at 51 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Kateryna Bilokur
Ukrainian painter (1900-1961).
Born December 8th, 1900 in Bohdanivka.
Died June 10th, 1961 at 60 years old in Yahotyn. [ref]
Hyacinthe-Marie Cormier
French master of the dominican order (1832–1916).
Born December 8th, 1832 in Orléans.
Died December 17th, 1916 at 84 years old in Rome.
Friedrich Traugott Kützing
German phycologist (1807-1893).
Born December 8th, 1807 in Ritteburg.
Died September 9th, 1893 at 85 years old in Nordhausen.
Jacob Georg Agardh
Swedish botanist, phycologist, and taxonomist (1813-1901).
Born December 8th, 1813 in Lund Cathedral parish. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1901 at 87 years old in Lund Cathedral parish.
Muhammad Imara
Egyptian islamic scholar.
Born December 8th, 1931. [ref]
Died February 28th, 2020 at 88 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Pierre Etchebaster
French real tennis player (1893–1980).
Born December 8th, 1893 in Saint-Jean-de-Luz.
Died March 24th, 1980 at 86 years old in Saint-Jean-de-Luz.
Eusébio Scheid
Catholic cardinal (1932–2021).
Born December 8th, 1932 in Luzerna.
Died January 13th, 2021 at 88 years old in Jacareí (COVID-19). [ref]
Tony Aubin
French composer (1907-1981).
Born December 8th, 1907 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 21st, 1981 at 73 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Zvezdan Čebinac
Serbian footballer (1939–2012).
Born December 8th, 1939 in Belgrade.
Died February 18th, 2012 at 72 years old in Aarau. [ref]
Barbara Buchholz
German composer and theremin player.
Born December 8th, 1959 in Duisburg.
Died April 10th, 2012 at 52 years old in Berlin (cancer). [ref]
Alexander Osmerkin
Russian artist (1892-1953).
Born December 8th, 1892 in Kropyvnytskyi. [ref]
Died June 25th, 1953 at 60 years old [ref]
Fernando de los Ríos Urriti
Spanish politician and jurist (1879–1949).
Born December 8th, 1879 in Ronda. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1949 at 69 years old in New York City. [ref]
Memè Perlini
Italian actor (1947-2017).
Born December 8th, 1947 in Sant'Angelo in Lizzola.
Died April 5th, 2017 at 69 years old in Rome (falling). [ref]
Abdellatif Mohamed
Egyptian sport wrestler.
Born December 8th, 1995 (age 30 years) in Dakahlia Governorate.
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