Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 08

1859  On January - 08 antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50   

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  On this day in history 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  Fredrik Pacius, composer, dies at 81 on January - 08.   

1892  John Heykamp, old-catholic archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1894  Pierre-Joseph van Beneden, paleont (life of tapeworms), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history death of william Rainey Marshall, Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825)   

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  On January - 08 death of ada Rehan, Irish-born American actress (b. 1860)   

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

1919  On January - 08 peter Altenberg, writer, dies at 59   

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

1922  Charles R Young, colonel, dies at 58, in Lagos Nigeria on this day in history.   

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

1928  On January - 08 dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu, composer, dies at 61   

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

1934  Alexandre Stavisky, French swindler, dies on this day in history.   

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

1938  On January - 08 death of johnny Gruelle, Creator of Raggedy Ann and Andy (b. 1880)   

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  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 this day in history.   

1948  On January - 08 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 this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer, dies at 78   

1956  On January - 08 death of jim Elliot, American Christian missionary (b. 1928)   

1958  On January - 08 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  Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623) was born on this day in history.   

1583  On this day in history birth of simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist   

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 this day in history birth of baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658)   

1628  On January - 08 birth of francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier   

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