Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 08

1859  Antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1864  Victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83 on January - 08.   

1865  Death of Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre, French general (b. 1779) on this day in history.   

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  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  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 January - 08.   

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

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

1921  On this day in history luis Villalba Munoz, composer, dies at 48   

1922  On this day in history charles R Young, colonel, dies at 58, in Lagos Nigeria   

1926  Emile Paladilhe, composer, dies at 81 on January - 08.   

1928  Dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu, composer, dies at 61 on January - 08.   

1932  Death of Eurosia Fabris, Italian Catholic (b. 1866) on this day in history.   

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

1937  On January - 08 john Felix August Korling, composer, dies at 72   

1938  On this day in history 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  Arvo Hannikainen, composer, dies at 44 on January - 08.   

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

1944  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1956  On January - 08 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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1081  On January - 08 birth of henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25)   

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 January - 08 birth of ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka)   

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

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.