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 January - 08.   

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

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

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

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

1919  Peter Altenberg, writer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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  On this day in history alexandre Stavisky, French swindler, dies   

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

1938  On this day in history 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  On this day in history arvo Hannikainen, composer, dies at 44   

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  On January - 08 jac[obus] P Thijsse, Dutch biologist (Omgang met planten), dies at 79   

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 January - 08.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1556  On January - 08 birth of uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623)   

1583  On January - 08 birth of simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist   

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  Francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier was born on January - 08.   

1632  Samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist was born on January - 08.