Famous Deaths In January - 08

1963  On this day in history stark Young, US writer (So Red the Rose), dies at 81   

1964  Arnoldus JC Krafft, theologist (Atlas of Neth Antilles), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history aloys-Henri-Gerard Fornerod, composer, dies at 74   

1967  Zbigniew Cybulski, Polish actor (See You Tommorrow), dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1969  Death of Albert Hill, British athlete (b. 1889) on January - 08.   

1970  On this day in history death of georges Guibourg, French performer (b. 1891)   

1971  On this day in history adriano Lualdi, composer, dies at 85   

1972  Kenneth Patchen, US writer (See You in the Morning), dies at 60 on January - 08.   

1975  Anthony Warde, actor (Big Punch, Buck Rogers), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1976  Chou En-lai, China's PM (1949-76), dies of cancer in Beijing at 78 on January - 08.   

1978  On this day in history walter Keirnan, TV panelist (I've Got a Secret), dies at 75   

1980  On January - 08 oscar Ewing, US govt official (Everybody's Business), dies at 90   

1981  Matthew Beard, entertainer, dies on this day in history.   

1982  Gregoire Aslan, actor (Concrete Jungle), dies of 73 of a heart attack on this day in history.   

1983  Gale Page, actress (4 Daughters, Knute Rockney), dies of cancer at 72 on January - 08.   

1986  Yaroslav Seifert, Czech poet (Nobel 1984), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1987  On this day in history p G Joshi, cricketer (12 Tests for India 1951-60, ct 18 stp 9), dies   

1988  On this day in history frank Pace Jr, US Secretary of Army (1950-53), dies at 76   

1989  Johnny Jordaan, [Jan van Musscher], Dutch folk singer, dies at 64 on January - 08.   

1990  Terry Thomas, Engl comic (Heroes), dies of Parkinson's disease at 78 on January - 08.   

1991  Steve Clark, guitarist (Def Leppard-Hysteria), dies at 30 on January - 08.   

1992  Abderrahim Bouabid, Morroco prime secretary (1972), dies on January - 08.   

1993  Asif Nawaz, Pakistani general, dies on January - 08.   

1994  Edward Duke, actor (Decadence, Silver Bears), dies of cancer at 40 on this day in history.   

1995  Carlos Monzon, [El Macho], Arg medium weight boxing champ (1970-77), dies at 52 on January - 08.   

1996  Francois Mitterrand, Pres of France (1981-95), dies of cancer at 79 on this day in history.   

1997  Carole Carr, singer/actress (Down Among the Z Men), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1998  On January - 08 michael Tippett, English composer/conductor (Child of our Time) dies at 93   

2000  Death of Fritz Thiedemann, German equestrianist (b. 1918) on January - 08.   

2002  On January - 08 death of alexander Prochorow, Nobel Prize in Physics laureate (b. 1916)   

2003  Death of Ron Goodwin, British composer and conductor (b. 1925) on this day in history.   

2004  On this day in history death of john A. Gambling, American radio talk-show host (b. 1930)   

2005  Death of Campbell McComas, Australian impersonator and broadcaster (b. 1952) on this day in history.   

2006  Death of Tony Banks, British politician (b. 1943) on January - 08.   

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1081  Henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25) was born on this day in history.   

1556  On this day in history birth of uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623)   

1583  On January - 08 birth of simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist   

1587  On January - 08 birth of johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots)   

1589  Ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka) was born on January - 08.   

1601  Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658) was born on this day in history.   

1628  Francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier was born on this day in history.   

1632  Samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist was born on January - 08.