In context
- When
- Sunday, December 8 20242 years ago
- Category
- DeathA notable person who died on this day.
- Era
- 21st century · 2020s
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
- Person
- Clarke Reed
Who they were
Clarke Reed, American businessman and politician (born 1928)
Why this date
Clarke Reed appears on our December 8 calendar for 2024 as a death entry.
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“Clarke Reed”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/event/clarke-reed-2024-december-8, accessed October 28, 2026.
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Questions about this entry
When did Clarke Reed happen?
December 8 2024 — 2 years ago, on a Sunday.
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