Famous Deaths In January - 08

1963  Stark Young, US writer (So Red the Rose), dies at 81 on January - 08.  

1964  On January - 08 arnoldus JC Krafft, theologist (Atlas of Neth Antilles), dies at 71  

1965  On this day in history aloys-Henri-Gerard Fornerod, composer, dies at 74  

1967  Zbigniew Cybulski, Polish actor (See You Tommorrow), dies at 39 on January - 08.  

1969  On this day in history death of albert Hill, British athlete (b. 1889)  

1970  On January - 08 death of georges Guibourg, French performer (b. 1891)  

1971  Adriano Lualdi, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

1972  On January - 08 kenneth Patchen, US writer (See You in the Morning), dies at 60  

1975  Anthony Warde, actor (Big Punch, Buck Rogers), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1976  On this day in history chou En-lai, China's PM (1949-76), dies of cancer in Beijing at 78  

1978  On this day in history walter Keirnan, TV panelist (I've Got a Secret), dies at 75  

1980  Oscar Ewing, US govt official (Everybody's Business), dies at 90 on this day in history.  

1981  On this day in history matthew Beard, entertainer, dies  

1982  On January - 08 gregoire Aslan, actor (Concrete Jungle), dies of 73 of a heart attack  

1983  On this day in history gale Page, actress (4 Daughters, Knute Rockney), dies of cancer at 72  

1986  On January - 08 yaroslav Seifert, Czech poet (Nobel 1984), dies at 84  

1987  P G Joshi, cricketer (12 Tests for India 1951-60, ct 18 stp 9), dies on January - 08.  

1988  On this day in history frank Pace Jr, US Secretary of Army (1950-53), dies at 76  

1989  On January - 08 johnny Jordaan, [Jan van Musscher], Dutch folk singer, dies at 64  

1990  Terry Thomas, Engl comic (Heroes), dies of Parkinson's disease at 78 on January - 08.  

1991  Steve Clark, guitarist (Def Leppard-Hysteria), dies at 30 on January - 08.  

1992  On this day in history abderrahim Bouabid, Morroco prime secretary (1972), dies  

1993  On January - 08 asif Nawaz, Pakistani general, dies  

1994  Edward Duke, actor (Decadence, Silver Bears), dies of cancer at 40 on January - 08.  

1995  Carlos Monzon, [El Macho], Arg medium weight boxing champ (1970-77), dies at 52 on this day in history.  

1996  On this day in history francois Mitterrand, Pres of France (1981-95), dies of cancer at 79  

1997  On this day in history carole Carr, singer/actress (Down Among the Z Men), dies at 68  

1998  On January - 08 michael Tippett, English composer/conductor (Child of our Time) dies at 93  

2000  Death of Fritz Thiedemann, German equestrianist (b. 1918) on this day in history.  

2002  On this day in history death of alexander Prochorow, Nobel Prize in Physics laureate (b. 1916)  

2003  Death of Ron Goodwin, British composer and conductor (b. 1925) on this day in history.  

2004  Death of John A. Gambling, American radio talk-show host (b. 1930) on January - 08.  

2005  Death of Campbell McComas, Australian impersonator and broadcaster (b. 1952) on January - 08.  

2006  Death of Tony Banks, British politician (b. 1943) on January - 08.  

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1081  On January - 08 birth of henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25)  

1556  Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623) was born on January - 08.  

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

1587  On this day in history birth of johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots)  

1589  Ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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