August 8 Deaths

Famous people who died on August 8th

Olivia Newton-John

Olivia Newton-John (1948 - 2022)

English-Australian singer and actress

Glen Campbell

Glen Campbell (1936 - 2017)

American singer, musician, and actor

Karen Black

Karen Black (1939 - 2013)

American actress

Louise Brooks

Louise Brooks (1906 - 1985)

American actress and dancer

Barbara Bel Geddes

Barbara Bel Geddes (1922 - 2005)

American actress and author

Michael Wittmann

Michael Wittmann (1914 - 1944)

German soldier

Fay Wray

Fay Wray (1907 - 2004)

Canadian-American actress

Shirley Jackson

Shirley Jackson (1916 - 1965)

American author

Maureen Reagan

Maureen Reagan (1941 - 2001)

American activist

Cannonball Adderley

Cannonball Adderley (1928 - 1975)

American saxophonist and bandleader

Patricia Neal

Patricia Neal (1926 - 2010)

American actress

Baldur von Schirach

Baldur von Schirach (1907 - 1974)

German Nazi leader

John H. Johnson

John H. Johnson (1918 - 2005)

American businessman

Bobby Bowden

Bobby Bowden (1929 - 2021)

American football player and coach

Erwin von Witzleben

Erwin von Witzleben (1881 - 1944)

German field marshal

James Irwin

James Irwin (1930 - 1991)

American astronaut

Jacob Burckhardt

Jacob Burckhardt (1818 - 1897)

Swiss historian

Barbara Cook

Barbara Cook (1927 - 2017)

Singer, actress

Lamont Dozier

Lamont Dozier (1941 - 2022)

American singer, producer, arranger, and songwriter

Julissa Gomez

Julissa Gomez (1972 - 1991)

American gymnast

Jess Barker

Jess Barker (1912 - 2000)

American actor