Famous Deaths In January - 08

1859  On this day in history antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50   

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  On January - 08 death of charles Etienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French writer and historian (b. 1814)   

1880  [Joshua] Norton I, Emperor of US/Protector of Mexico, dies at 60 on January - 08.   

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

1892  On January - 08 john Heykamp, old-catholic archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 67   

1894  Pierre-Joseph van Beneden, paleont (life of tapeworms), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history death of william Rainey Marshall, Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825)   

1900  On January - 08 billy Bates, cricketer (656 runs & 50 wkts in 15 Tests for Eng), dies   

1901  On this day in history 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 January - 08.   

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

1919  Peter Altenberg, writer, dies at 59 on January - 08.   

1921  On January - 08 luis Villalba Munoz, composer, dies at 48   

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

1926  Emile Paladilhe, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu, composer, dies at 61   

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

1934  On January - 08 alexandre Stavisky, French swindler, dies   

1937  John Felix August Korling, composer, dies at 72 on January - 08.   

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

1941  On this day in history robert Baden-Powell, founder (Boy Scout movement), dies at 83   

1942  On January - 08 arvo Hannikainen, composer, dies at 44   

1943  Death of Richard Hillary, Australian Spitfire pilot and author (b. 1919) on January - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

1948  Kurt Schwitters, writer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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 January - 08 heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer, dies at 78   

1956  On January - 08 death of jim Elliot, American Christian missionary (b. 1928)   

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 January - 08.   

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

1583  Simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist was born on January - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1628  On January - 08 birth of francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier   

1632  On this day in history birth of samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist