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Who died on 8 February?

Celebrities who died on 8 February

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Oldest

104 years, 5 months, 21 days

Youngest

20 years, 12 months, 2 days

Born first

15 February 1885

Died first

8 February 1946

Born last

16 February 1997

Died last

8 February 2023

American model, actress, and television personality Anna Nicole Smith

Anna Nicole Smith

American model, actress, and television personality

2007
American pianist, composer, producer  Burt Bacharach

Burt Bacharach

American pianist, composer, producer

2023
American oceanographer Walter Munk

Walter Munk

American oceanographer

2019
American football player and coach Marty Schottenheimer

Marty Schottenheimer

American football player and coach

2021
Croatian footballer and manager Miroslav Blažević

Miroslav Blažević

Croatian footballer and manager

2023
Argentine film actress Amelia Bence

Amelia Bence

Argentine film actress

2016
American vocalist and founding member of The Supremes Mary Wilson

Mary Wilson

American vocalist and founding member of The Supremes

2021
French virologist and joint recipient of the Nobel Prize of Physiology or Medicine  Luc Montagnier

Luc Montagnier

French virologist and joint recipient of the Nobel Prize of Physiology or Medicine

2022
American musician Raymond Scott

Raymond Scott

American musician

1994
American actor  Robert Conrad

Robert Conrad

American actor

2020
American silent film actor, writer and director Laurence Trimble

Laurence Trimble

American silent film actor, writer and director

1954
Russian politician Ivan Silayev

Ivan Silayev

Russian politician

2023
Serbian actress  Branka Veselinović

Branka Veselinović

Serbian actress

2023
American actress and dancer  Paula Kelly

Paula Kelly

American actress and dancer

2020
American rock and roll singer-songwriter Del Shannon

Del Shannon

American rock and roll singer-songwriter

1990
English television presenter Bamber Gascoigne

Bamber Gascoigne

English television presenter

2022
French writer Juliette Benzoni

Juliette Benzoni

French writer

2016
French writer  Jean-Claude Carrière

Jean-Claude Carrière

French writer

2021
Czech philosopher Erazim Kohák

Erazim Kohák

Czech philosopher

2020
Argentine actress Olinda Bozán

Olinda Bozán

Argentine actress

1977
Indian politician, poet and playwright Vishnu Wagh

Vishnu Wagh

Indian politician, poet and playwright

2019
Indonesian civil servant  Yurnalis Ngayoh

Yurnalis Ngayoh

Indonesian civil servant

2021
American football, basketball, baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator Elton Rynearson

Elton Rynearson

American football, basketball, baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator

1967
Icelandic author Halldór Laxness

Halldór Laxness

Icelandic author

1998
French illustrator and writer Tomi Ungerer

Tomi Ungerer

French illustrator and writer

2019
jazz musician Jimmy Smith

Jimmy Smith

jazz musician

2005
American baseball player Del Ennis

Del Ennis

American baseball player

1996
Canadian professional wrestler Ricky Hunter

Ricky Hunter

Canadian professional wrestler

2022
ballerina and ballet teacher Violette Verdy

Violette Verdy

ballerina and ballet teacher

2016
American football player Dick Kempthorn

Dick Kempthorn

American football player

2019
Ghanaian Dancehall artist Ebony Reigns

Ebony Reigns

Ghanaian Dancehall artist

2018
English actor Miles Mander

Miles Mander

English actor

1946
German composer Friedrich Schenker

Friedrich Schenker

German composer

2013
Argentine musician Luis Alberto Spinetta

Luis Alberto Spinetta

Argentine musician

2012
Indian Bengali novelist Subimal Mishra

Subimal Mishra

Indian Bengali novelist

2023
actor Marvin Miller

Marvin Miller

actor

1985
Indian poet Nida Fazli

Nida Fazli

Indian poet

2016
soviet and Russian intelligence officer Aleksandr Titovich Golubev

Aleksandr Titovich Golubev

soviet and Russian intelligence officer

2020
Indian independence movement activist, politician, writer and educationist Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi

Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi

Indian independence movement activist, politician, writer and educationist

1971
Japanese composer Akira Ifukube

Akira Ifukube

Japanese composer

2006
Israeli diplomat  Shlomo Hillel

Shlomo Hillel

Israeli diplomat

2021
Austrian physicist Wolfgang Rindler

Wolfgang Rindler

Austrian physicist

2019
Lebanese politician and journalist Jean Obeid

Jean Obeid

Lebanese politician and journalist

2021
American football player Ben Agajanian

Ben Agajanian

American football player

2018
Canadian ice hockey player Larry Popein

Larry Popein

Canadian ice hockey player

2020
Japanese actor and voice actor Shūichirō Moriyama

Shūichirō Moriyama

Japanese actor and voice actor

2021
American baseball player  Stan Palys

Stan Palys

American baseball player

2021
American baseball player  Stan Palys

Stan Palys

American baseball player

2021