Died on May 8
Remembering 28 notable people who died on this day
🇭🇺Andor Lilienthal
deceasedHungarian chess player (1911–2010) · 1911–2010
Days lived
Lived 36,164 days
🇲🇽Antonio Salazar
deceasedfootball player · 1989–2022
Days lived
Lived 12,144 days
🇺🇸Avery Brundage
deceasedbasketball player · 1887–1975
Days lived
Lived 31,999 days
🇨🇦Beatrice Helen Worsley
deceasedfirst female computer scientist in Canada (1922-1972) · 1921–1972
Days lived
Lived 18,466 days
🇩🇪Bernhard Rust
deceasedGerman Holocaust perpetrator (1883-1945) · 1883–1945
Days lived
Lived 22,501 days
🇩🇪Emil Kübler
deceasedmusician · 1909–1981
Days lived
Lived 26,321 days
🇩🇪Erna Lendvai-Dircksen
deceasedGerman photographer (1883-1962) · 1883–1962
Days lived
Lived 28,832 days
🇩🇪Fritz Schenk
deceasedGerman journalist (1930-2006) · 1930–2006
Days lived
Lived 27,819 days
Georg Groscurth
deceasedGerman physician (1904-1944) · 1904–1944
Days lived
Lived 14,378 days
🇩🇪Gustl Berauer
deceasedathlete · 1912–1986
Days lived
Lived 26,848 days
🇦🇹Hans Zehetmayer
deceasedAustrian boxer (1909–2000) · 1909–1945
Days lived
Lived 13,160 days
🇺🇸Helmut Jahn
deceasedGerman architect (1940-2021) · 1940–2021
Days lived
Lived 29,711 days
🇩🇪Horst Grund
deceasedGerman cinematographer and photographer (1915-2001) · 1915–2001
Days lived
Lived 31,331 days
🇮🇹Josef Marchet
deceasedmodel · 1902–1966
Days lived
Lived 23,301 days
🇩🇪Kai-Uwe von Hassel
deceasedGerman politician (1913–1997) · 1913–1997
Days lived
Lived 30,699 days
🇰🇷Kim Chi-ha
deceasedSouth Korean writer (1941-2022) · 1941–2022
Days lived
Lived 29,679 days
🇺🇸Maurice Sendak
deceasedAmerican illustrator and writer of children's books (1928-2012) · 1928–2012
Days lived
Lived 30,649 days
🇩🇪Oswald Spengler
deceasedphilosopher · 1880–1936
Days lived
Lived 20,433 days
🇩🇪Paul Strähle
deceasedGerman flying ace and photographer (1893-1985) · 1893–1985
Days lived
Lived 33,591 days
🇩🇪Peer Schmidt
deceasedGerman actor and voice actor (1926–2010) · 1926–2010
Days lived
Lived 30,740 days
🇺🇸Robert A. Heinlein
deceasedAmerican author and aeronautical engineer (1907–1988) · 1907–1988
Days lived
Lived 29,527 days
🇩🇪Roider Jackl
deceasedsinger · 1906–1975
Days lived
Lived 25,163 days
Rudolf von Sebottendorf
deceasedGerman antisemite, freemason and founder of the Thule Society (1875-1945) · 1875–1945
Days lived
Lived 25,383 days
Sprent Dabwido
deceasedpresident of Nauru (1972-2019) · 1972–2019
Days lived
Lived 17,036 days
🇩🇪Tilly Lauenstein
deceasedGerman actress and voice actress (1916–2002) · 1916–2002
Days lived
Lived 31,331 days
🇨🇭Walter Roderer
deceasedSwiss actor (1920-2012) · 1920–2012
Days lived
Lived 33,548 days
🇩🇪Xatar
deceasedKurdish German rapper · 1981–2025
Days lived
Lived 15,842 days
Zeki Alasya
deceasedTurkish actor and director (1943–2015) · 1943–2015
Days lived
Lived 26,319 days