Quote Authors Who Died on December 8th

Antonio Carlos Jobim

Brazilian Musician

Jan 25, 1927 - Dec 8, 1994

David Brudnoy

American Entertainer

Jun 5, 1940 - Dec 8, 2004

Dimebag Darrell

American Musician

Aug 20, 1966 - Dec 8, 2004

Douglas Tompkins

American Businessman

Mar 20, 1943 - Dec 8, 2015

Ernst Engel

German Economist

Mar 26, 1821 - Dec 8, 1896

George Boole

Irish Mathematician

Nov 2, 1815 - Dec 8, 1864

Gertrude Jekyll

British Celebrity

Nov 29, 1843 - Dec 8, 1932

Golda Meir

Israeli Leader

May 3, 1898 - Dec 8, 1978

Henry Laurens

American Politician

Mar 6, 1724 - Dec 8, 1792

Henry Reed

English Writer

Feb 22, 1914 - Dec 8, 1986

Herbert Spencer

English Philosopher

Apr 27, 1820 - Dec 8, 1903

John Cornforth

Australian Scientist

Sep 7, 1917 - Dec 8, 2013

John Glenn

American Astronaut

Jul 18, 1921 - Dec 8, 2016

John Joly

Irish Scientist

Nov 1, 1857 - Dec 8, 1933

John Lennon

English Musician

Oct 9, 1940 - Dec 8, 1980

John Trudell

American Author

Feb 15, 1946 - Dec 8, 2015

Marty Robbins

American Musician

Sep 26, 1925 - Dec 8, 1982

Max Bill

Swiss Architect

Dec 22, 1908 - Dec 8, 1994

Sarah Doudney

English Novelist

Jan 15, 1841 - Dec 8, 1926

Sydney J. Harris

American Journalist

Sep 14, 1917 - Dec 8, 1986

Thomas de Quincey

English Author

Aug 15, 1785 - Dec 8, 1859