Died on this Day

Anniversary Date: May-08

Died on This Day (May-08)

Person Person Description Age Anniv
Pete McCloskey Pete McCloskey American politician Member of the U.S. House of Representatives 96 1
  Tinagaran Baskeran Malaysian association football player Malaysian footballer 32 2
Dennis Waterman Dennis Waterman English actor and singer English actor and singer 74 3
  Sanda Oumarou Cameroonian footballer Cameroonian footballer 38 4
Roy Horn Roy Horn German-American magician duo German-American magician and entertainer 75 5
  Jim Fowler American zoologist American zoologist 89 6
George Deukmejian George Deukmejian Governor of California from 1983 to 1991 Governor of California 89 7
  Gareth Gwenlan British television producer and director Welsh television producer and director 79 9
  Andor Lilienthal Andor Arnoldovich Lilienthal was a Hungarian and Soviet chess player. Hungarian chess Grandmaster 99 15
Dom DiMaggio Dom DiMaggio Dominic Paul DiMaggio , nicknamed "The Little Professor", was an American Major League Baseball center fielder. American baseball player 92 16
Wolfgang Blochwitz Wolfgang Blochwitz German footballer German footballer 64 20
  Elliot Pinhey Elliot Charles Gordon Pinhey was an entomologist who worked in Africa and specialised in African Lepidoptera and Odonata. British entomologist 89 25
Teresa Teng Teresa Teng Taiwanese ROC singer Taiwanese singer 42 30
Luigi Nono Luigi Nono Luigi Nono was an Italian avant-garde composer of classical music. Italian composer 66 35
  Dolph Sweet Adolphus Jean Sweet was an American actor, credited with nearly 60 television and film roles and more than 50 roles in stage productions, including performances on Broadway. American actor 64 40
Geoffrey Baker Geoffrey Baker Field Marshal Sir Geoffrey Harding Baker, was Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, from 1968 to 1971. Army officer 67 45
Avery Brundage Avery Brundage Avery Brundage was an American sports administrator who served as the fifth president of the International Olympic Committee from 1952 to 1972. IOC president 87 50
Vital Brazil Vital Brazil Brazilian physician Brazilian physician 85 75
Henry Manners Henry Manners Henry John Brinsley Manners, 8th Duke of Rutland, KG, TD , known as Henry Manners until 1888 and styled Marquess of Granby between 1888 and 1906, was a British peer and Conservative politician. British politician 73 100
Thomas Baines Thomas Baines British expedition artist British artist 54 150