Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 08
Thursday, 03 July 2025
1859 Antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50 on this day in history.
1864 On January - 08 victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83
1865 On this day in history 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 January - 08.
1880 [Joshua] Norton I, Emperor of US/Protector of Mexico, dies at 60 on January - 08.
1891 On January - 08 fredrik Pacius, composer, dies at 81
1892 On January - 08 john Heykamp, old-catholic archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 67
1894 On January - 08 pierre-Joseph van Beneden, paleont (life of tapeworms), dies at 84
1896 Death of William Rainey Marshall, Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825) on this day in history.
1900 On this day in history billy Bates, cricketer (656 runs & 50 wkts in 15 Tests for Eng), dies
1901 Death of John Barry, Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross (b. 1873) on this day in history.
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 Michael Hertz, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.
1919 On January - 08 peter Altenberg, writer, dies at 59
1921 Luis Villalba Munoz, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.
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 January - 08.
1932 On January - 08 death of eurosia Fabris, Italian Catholic (b. 1866)
1934 Alexandre Stavisky, French swindler, dies on this day in history.
1937 On this day in history john Felix August Korling, composer, dies at 72
1938 Death of Johnny Gruelle, Creator of Raggedy Ann and Andy (b. 1880) on this day in history.
1941 On January - 08 robert Baden-Powell, founder (Boy Scout movement), dies at 83
1942 On this day in history arvo Hannikainen, composer, dies at 44
1943 On this day in history 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 January - 08.
1945 On January - 08 jac[obus] P Thijsse, Dutch biologist (Omgang met planten), dies at 79
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 this day in history.
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 On this day in history death of jim Elliot, American Christian missionary (b. 1928)
1958 On this day in history death of paul Pilgrim, American athlete (b. 1883)
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