Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 08

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

1864  On January - 08 victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83   

1865  Death of Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre, French general (b. 1779) on January - 08.   

1874  Death of Charles Etienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French writer and historian (b. 1814) on January - 08.   

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

1891  Fredrik Pacius, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1892  John Heykamp, old-catholic archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 67 on January - 08.   

1894  Pierre-Joseph van Beneden, paleont (life of tapeworms), dies at 84 on January - 08.   

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

1900  On January - 08 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 January - 08 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 this day in history michael Hertz, composer, dies at 73   

1919  On January - 08 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 this day in history.   

1926  On January - 08 emile Paladilhe, composer, dies at 81   

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

1932  On this day in history death of eurosia Fabris, Italian Catholic (b. 1866)   

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

1937  John Felix August Korling, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

1941  Robert Baden-Powell, founder (Boy Scout movement), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1942  Arvo Hannikainen, composer, dies at 44 on January - 08.   

1943  Death of Richard Hillary, Australian Spitfire pilot and author (b. 1919) on this day in history.   

1944  On January - 08 death of william Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878)   

1945  Jac[obus] P Thijsse, Dutch biologist (Omgang met planten), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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  On January - 08 antonia Maury, discoverer (supergiant, giant & dwarf stars), dies   

1953  Heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1956  Death of Jim Elliot, American Christian missionary (b. 1928) on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history 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 January - 08.   

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 this day in history birth of johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots)   

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

1601  On this day in history birth of baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658)   

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 this day in history.