Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 08
Friday, 09 May 2025
1859 On this day in history antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50
1864 On this day in history victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83
1865 Death of Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre, French general (b. 1779) on this day in history.
1874 On this day in history death of charles Etienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French writer and historian (b. 1814)
1880 On January - 08 [Joshua] Norton I, Emperor of US/Protector of Mexico, dies at 60
1891 Fredrik Pacius, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.
1892 On this day in history john Heykamp, old-catholic archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 67
1894 Pierre-Joseph van Beneden, paleont (life of tapeworms), dies at 84 on January - 08.
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 Death of John Barry, Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross (b. 1873) on this day in history.
1907 Theodoor Verstraete, Flemish painter/etcher, dies at 57 on January - 08.
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 Peter Altenberg, writer, dies at 59 on January - 08.
1921 On January - 08 luis Villalba Munoz, composer, dies at 48
1922 On January - 08 charles R Young, colonel, dies at 58, in Lagos Nigeria
1926 Emile Paladilhe, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.
1928 On January - 08 dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu, composer, dies at 61
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 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 Robert Baden-Powell, founder (Boy Scout movement), dies at 83 on this day in history.
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 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 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 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 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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