deaths
August 8, 1974
Elisabeth Abegg, German anti-Nazi resistance fighter (born 1882)
Elisabeth Abegg
Luise Wilhelmine Elisabeth Abegg was a German educator and resistance fighter against Nazism. She provided shelter to around 80 Jews during the Holocaust and was consequently recognised as Righteous Among the Nations.
August 8
August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 145 days remain until the end of the year.