Famous Birthdays In January - 08

1911  Andrej Ocenas, composer was born on January - 08.   

1911  On January - 08 birth of butterfly McQueen, [Thelma], Tampa Fla, actress (Gone With the Wind)   

1912  Jose Ferrer, Santurce PR, actor/director (Blood Tide, Dune) was born on January - 08.   

1912  On this day in history birth of jose Ferrer, Santurce PR, B01051840 John Doby Kennedy, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896   

1912  Rudolf G Escher, Dutch composer (True Face of Peace) was born on January - 08.   

1913  Horace Smith, cricketer (NZ, only Test wkt off his 1st ball (Paynter)) was born on January - 08.   

1914  On January - 08 birth of charles Borromeo Mills, composer   

1915  Walker Cooper, American baseball player (d. 1991) was born on January - 08.   

1917  On January - 08 birth of peter Taylor, US writer   

1917  On January - 08 birth of stanley Prager, NYC, comedian (College Bowl)   

1920  On this day in history birth of hendrikus J Wittebold, civil servant/resistance fighter   

1921  Herta Bothe, Nazi concentration camp guard was born on January - 08.   

1922  Abbey Simon, NYC, pianist was born on this day in history.   

1923  Giorgio Tozzi, Chicago Illinois, basso was born on this day in history.   

1923  On this day in history birth of iva Michiels, [Rik Ceuppens], Flemish writer (Ksiega Alfa)   

1923  On January - 08 birth of johnny Wardle, cricketer (Yorkshire & England left-arm bowler of 50's)   

1923  Joseph Wiezenbaum, artificial intelligence pioneer was born on January - 08.   

1923  Larry Storch, NYC, comedian (F Troop, Larry Storch Show) was born on this day in history.   

1923  Joseph Weizenbaum, German-American author and computer scientist (d. 2008) was born on January - 08.   

1924  Antai Ribari, composer was born on this day in history.   

1924  Benjamin Lees, [Lysniansky], Harbin Manchuria, composer was born on this day in history.   

1924  Robert Starer, Vienna Austria, composer was born on January - 08.   

1924  Ron Moody, London England, actor (12 Chairs, Wrong is Right) was born on January - 08.   

1925  James Saunders, English chemist/playwright (Ark) was born on January - 08.   

1925  Helmuth Hubener, German activist (d. 1942) was born on this day in history.   

1926  On January - 08 birth of evelyn Lear, [Shulman], Brooklyn, NY, soprano   

1926  On this day in history birth of jani Christou, composer   

1926  Soupy Sales, [Milton Hines], NC, comedian (Soupy Sales Show) was born on this day in history.   

1926  On this day in history birth of kelucharan Mohapatra, Indian Odissi dancer (d. 2004)   

1927  On this day in history birth of charles Tomlinson, British poet and translator   

1928  Sander Vanocur, Cleve Ohio, news anchor (NBC Weekend News) was born on this day in history.   

1928  Gaston Miron, Quebec poet and editor (d. 1996) was born on January - 08.   

1929  On January - 08 birth of saeed Jaffrey, Indian actor   

1930  Doreen Wilber, US, archer (Olympic-gold-1972) was born on January - 08.   

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0482  Severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies on January - 08.   

0624  Abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle on January - 08.   

1100  Death of Antipope Clement III (bc. 1029) on this day in history.   

1107  Death of Edgar of Scotland (b. 1074) on January - 08.   

1198  On this day in history coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies   

1324  Marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies on January - 08.   

1336  Giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71 on January - 08.   

1455  On January - 08 laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73