Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 08

1859  On this day in history antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50   

1864  Victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1865  Death of Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre, French general (b. 1779) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1892  John Heykamp, old-catholic archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 67 on January - 08.   

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  Death of John Barry, Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross (b. 1873) on January - 08.   

1907  Theodoor Verstraete, Flemish painter/etcher, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1916  On January - 08 death of ada Rehan, Irish-born American actress (b. 1860)   

1918  Michael Hertz, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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 January - 08.   

1926  Emile Paladilhe, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1928  Dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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

1934  Alexandre Stavisky, French swindler, dies on January - 08.   

1937  John Felix August Korling, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

1941  On January - 08 robert Baden-Powell, founder (Boy Scout movement), dies at 83   

1942  Arvo Hannikainen, composer, dies at 44 on January - 08.   

1943  Death of Richard Hillary, Australian Spitfire pilot and author (b. 1919) on this day in history.   

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 January - 08.   

1952  On this day in history antonia Maury, discoverer (supergiant, giant & dwarf stars), dies   

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  Death of Paul Pilgrim, American athlete (b. 1883) on this day in history.   

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1081  On this day in history birth of henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25)   

1556  Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623) was born on this day in history.   

1583  On January - 08 birth of simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist   

1587  Johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots) was born on this day in history.   

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 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