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Who died on 8 March?

Celebrities who died on 8 March

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Oldest

102 years, 3 months, 2 days

Youngest

24 years, 10 months, 22 days

Born first

21 October 1869

Died first

8 March 1935

Born last

9 May 1963

Died last

8 March 2023

Israeli actor Chaim Topol

Chaim Topol

Israeli actor

2023
American Major League Baseball center fielder Joe DiMaggio

Joe DiMaggio

American Major League Baseball center fielder

1999
English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer and musician George Martin

George Martin

English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer and musician

2016
English composer William Walton

William Walton

English composer

1983
American director, producer, writer, boxing manager and philanthropist Sam Simon

Sam Simon

American director, producer, writer, boxing manager and philanthropist

2015
Scottish-Canadian feminist author, poet and activist  Catherine Macleod

Catherine Macleod

Scottish-Canadian feminist author, poet and activist

2021
American film actor and producer Harold Lloyd

Harold Lloyd

American film actor and producer

1971
Mexican association football player and manager Tomás Boy

Tomás Boy

Mexican association football player and manager

2022
Swedish-French actor Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow

Swedish-French actor

2020
American musician Ron "Pigpen" McKernan

Ron "Pigpen" McKernan

American musician

1973
Chinese silent film actress Ruan Lingyu

Ruan Lingyu

Chinese silent film actress

1935
Professor of mass communications D. Shelton A. Gunaratne

D. Shelton A. Gunaratne

Professor of mass communications

2019
American dancer and actress  Yuriko Kikuchi

Yuriko Kikuchi

American dancer and actress

2022
British soldier who fought throughout World War II armed with a longbow, arrows, and a Scottish broadsword Jack Churchill

Jack Churchill

British soldier who fought throughout World War II armed with a longbow, arrows, and a Scottish broadsword

1996
Pakistani diplomat Zulfiqar Ali Khan

Zulfiqar Ali Khan

Pakistani diplomat

2005
English singer, actor and financial journalist Adam Faith

Adam Faith

English singer, actor and financial journalist

2003
American musician Billy Eckstine

Billy Eckstine

American musician

1993
American film director George Stevens

George Stevens

American film director

1975
Austrian conductor Michael Gielen

Michael Gielen

Austrian conductor

2019
American trumpeter, cornetist and composer Ron Miles

Ron Miles

American trumpeter, cornetist and composer

2022
American football player Ray Nitschke

Ray Nitschke

American football player

1998
French singer and actor Marcel Amont

Marcel Amont

French singer and actor

2023
American film and television actor Charles Coleman

Charles Coleman

American film and television actor

1951
writer Nina Wilcox Putnam

Nina Wilcox Putnam

writer

1962
United States Marine Corps officer Jack Lummus

Jack Lummus

United States Marine Corps officer

1945
Swiss lawyer  Dominique Warluzel

Dominique Warluzel

Swiss lawyer

2022
American baseball player and coach  Norm Sherry

Norm Sherry

American baseball player and coach

2021
American science fiction writer Kate Wilhelm

Kate Wilhelm

American science fiction writer

2018
American costume designer Walter Plunkett

Walter Plunkett

American costume designer

1982
American actor Edward Andrews

Edward Andrews

American actor

1985
Italian writer Alfonso Gatto

Alfonso Gatto

Italian writer

1976
American musician Grandpa Elliott

Grandpa Elliott

American musician

2022
Member of the United States Cabinet Togo D. West, Jr.

Togo D. West, Jr.

Member of the United States Cabinet

2018
American architect Gyo Obata

Gyo Obata

American architect

2022
American actor Henry Hull

Henry Hull

American actor

1977
serving as the Governor of Karnataka and the Governor of Kerala  H. R. Bhardwaj

H. R. Bhardwaj

serving as the Governor of Karnataka and the Governor of Kerala

2020
American racing driver, born April 19, 1955 David Rogers

David Rogers

American racing driver, born April 19, 1955

2020
Philippine actor  Bernardo Bernardo

Bernardo Bernardo

Philippine actor

2018

M. V. Rao

2016
American football player and coach John W. Hollister

John W. Hollister

American football player and coach

1950
British sociologist David Martin

David Martin

British sociologist

2019
American academic  Leo Marx

Leo Marx

American academic

2022
American film director Leon Gast

Leon Gast

American film director

2021
Dutch comedian Wim Sonneveld

Wim Sonneveld

Dutch comedian

1974
Chilean poet and composer Mauricio Rosenmann Taub

Mauricio Rosenmann Taub

Chilean poet and composer

2021
Norwegian resistance member Knut Haukelid

Knut Haukelid

Norwegian resistance member

1994
Catholic bishop Fernando Carlos Maletti

Fernando Carlos Maletti

Catholic bishop

2022
American actress, comedian, game show panelist, and announcer Peggy Cass

Peggy Cass

American actress, comedian, game show panelist, and announcer

1999
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