Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 08
Friday, 23 May 2025
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 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 this day in history.
1891 Fredrik Pacius, composer, dies at 81 on January - 08.
1892 On this day in history 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 Billy Bates, cricketer (656 runs & 50 wkts in 15 Tests for Eng), dies on this day in history.
1901 On this day in history 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 January - 08.
1918 Michael Hertz, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.
1919 Peter Altenberg, writer, dies at 59 on January - 08.
1921 On January - 08 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 On January - 08 death of eurosia Fabris, Italian Catholic (b. 1866)
1934 Alexandre Stavisky, French swindler, dies on January - 08.
1937 On January - 08 john Felix August Korling, composer, dies at 72
1938 Death of Johnny Gruelle, Creator of Raggedy Ann and Andy (b. 1880) on January - 08.
1941 Robert Baden-Powell, founder (Boy Scout movement), dies at 83 on January - 08.
1942 On this day in history 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 January - 08.
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 January - 08.
1956 Death of Jim Elliot, American Christian missionary (b. 1928) on January - 08.
1958 Death of Paul Pilgrim, American athlete (b. 1883) on this day in history.
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