Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 08

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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1081  Henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25) was born on this day in history.   

1556  On this day in history birth of uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623)   

1583  Simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist was born on January - 08.   

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  On January - 08 birth of baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658)   

1628  On this day in history birth of francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier   

1632  On January - 08 birth of samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist