Died on August 8
Remembering 23 notable people who died on this day
🇩🇪Adele Filene
deceasedGerman fashion designer (1909–2010) · 1909–2010
Days lived
Lived 36,946 days
🇺🇸Anna J. Harrison
deceasedAmerican organic chemist (1912–1998) · 1912–1998
Days lived
Lived 31,275 days
🇩🇪Arnold Angenendt
deceasedGerman Roman Catholic theologian, priest and church historian (1934–2021) · 1934–2021
Days lived
Lived 31,774 days
🇩🇪August Gissler
deceasedGerman archaeologist (1857-1935) · 1857–1935
Days lived
Lived 28,457 days
🇺🇸Cannonball Adderley
deceasedAmerican jazz saxophonist (1928–1975) · 1928–1975
Days lived
Lived 17,129 days
Christopher Loeak
deceasedMarshallese politician, president of the Marshall Islands (2012–2016) · 1952–2025
Days lived
Lived 26,569 days
Erich Hoepner
deceasedNotable Trials · 1886–1944
Days lived
Lived 21,148 days
Erwin von Witzleben
deceasedmilitary person · 1881–1944
Days lived
Lived 22,893 days
🇺🇸Fenwick Henri Watkins
deceasedAmerican athlete and coach · 1887–1943
Days lived
Lived 20,313 days
🇩🇪Gesina Lechte-Siemer
deceasedwriter · 1911–2007
Days lived
Lived 35,284 days
🇺🇸Glen Campbell
deceasedAmerican musician (1936–2017) · 1936–2017
Days lived
Lived 29,694 days
🇺🇸Hans R. Camenzind
deceasedscientist · 1934–2012
Days lived
Lived 28,710 days
Horst Fischer
deceasedGerman physician and camp doctor in the Auschwitz III Monowitz concentration camp (1912–1966) · 1912–1966
Days lived
Lived 19,579 days
🇩🇪Ilse Werner
deceasedGerman actress (1921-2005) · 1921–2005
Days lived
Lived 30,710 days
Issa Hayatou
deceasedCameroonian basketball player and football executive · 1946–2024
Days lived
Lived 28,490 days
Ivan Poddubny
deceasedathlete · 1871–1949
Days lived
Lived 28,429 days
Joseph Maria Olbrich
deceasedAustrian architect (1867–1908) · 1867–1908
Days lived
Lived 14,840 days
🇸🇰Jozef Tomko
deceasedSlovak cardinal and Roman Catholic archbishop · 1924–2022
Days lived
Lived 35,945 days
🇩🇪Kurt Schwerdtfeger
deceasedGerman sculptor (1897-1966) · 1897–1966
Days lived
Lived 25,251 days
Michael Wittmann
deceasedmilitary person · 1914–1944
Days lived
Lived 11,067 days
🇬🇧Olivia Newton-John
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1948–2022
Days lived
Lived 26,980 days
Paul von Hase
deceasedmilitary person · 1885–1944
Days lived
Lived 21,565 days
🇺🇸Wilbert Robinson
deceasedfilm director · 1863–1934
Days lived
Lived 25,973 days