Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 08

1859  Antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50 on January - 08.   

1864  Victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1865  On January - 08 death of aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre, French general (b. 1779)   

1874  Death of Charles Etienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French writer and historian (b. 1814) on this day in history.   

1880  [Joshua] Norton I, Emperor of US/Protector of Mexico, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history fredrik Pacius, composer, dies at 81   

1892  John Heykamp, old-catholic archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1894  On this day in history pierre-Joseph van Beneden, paleont (life of tapeworms), dies at 84   

1896  Death of William Rainey Marshall, Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825) on January - 08.   

1900  On this day in history billy Bates, cricketer (656 runs & 50 wkts in 15 Tests for Eng), dies   

1901  On January - 08 death of john Barry, Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross (b. 1873)   

1907  On this day in history theodoor Verstraete, Flemish painter/etcher, dies at 57   

1916  Death of Ada Rehan, Irish-born American actress (b. 1860) on this day in history.   

1918  On January - 08 michael Hertz, composer, dies at 73   

1919  On this day in history peter Altenberg, writer, dies at 59   

1921  Luis Villalba Munoz, composer, dies at 48 on January - 08.   

1922  Charles R Young, colonel, dies at 58, in Lagos Nigeria on January - 08.   

1926  On this day in history emile Paladilhe, composer, dies at 81   

1928  Dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1932  Death of Eurosia Fabris, Italian Catholic (b. 1866) on January - 08.   

1934  Alexandre Stavisky, French swindler, dies on January - 08.   

1937  On this day in history john Felix August Korling, composer, dies at 72   

1938  On January - 08 death of johnny Gruelle, Creator of Raggedy Ann and Andy (b. 1880)   

1941  On January - 08 robert Baden-Powell, founder (Boy Scout movement), dies at 83   

1942  Arvo Hannikainen, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1943  On January - 08 death of richard Hillary, Australian Spitfire pilot and author (b. 1919)   

1944  Death of William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878) on this day in history.   

1945  Jac[obus] P Thijsse, Dutch biologist (Omgang met planten), dies at 79 on January - 08.   

1948  On this day in history kurt Schwitters, writer, dies at 60   

1950  George Rowe, cricketer (15 wckts in 4 Tests for S Af 1895-1902), dies on January - 08.   

1952  Antonia Maury, discoverer (supergiant, giant & dwarf stars), dies on January - 08.   

1953  On this day in history heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer, dies at 78   

1956  Death of Jim Elliot, American Christian missionary (b. 1928) on January - 08.   

1958  On January - 08 death of paul Pilgrim, American athlete (b. 1883)   

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

1556  Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623) was born on January - 08.   

1583  Simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist was born on this day in history.   

1587  Johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots) was born on January - 08.   

1589  On this day in history birth of ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka)   

1601  Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658) was born on January - 08.   

1628  On this day in history birth of francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier   

1632  Samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist was born on this day in history.