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 January - 08 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 this day in history.   

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

1894  On this day in history pierre-Joseph van Beneden, paleont (life of tapeworms), dies at 84   

1896  On January - 08 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 January - 08.   

1901  On this day in history death of john Barry, Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross (b. 1873)   

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

1916  Death of Ada Rehan, Irish-born American actress (b. 1860) on January - 08.   

1918  Michael Hertz, composer, dies at 73 on January - 08.   

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

1921  Luis Villalba Munoz, composer, dies at 48 on January - 08.   

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

1926  On January - 08 emile Paladilhe, composer, dies at 81   

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

1932  On January - 08 death of eurosia Fabris, Italian Catholic (b. 1866)   

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

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

1938  Death of Johnny Gruelle, Creator of Raggedy Ann and Andy (b. 1880) on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history robert Baden-Powell, founder (Boy Scout movement), dies at 83   

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  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  Kurt Schwitters, writer, dies at 60 on January - 08.   

1950  On this day in history george Rowe, cricketer (15 wckts in 4 Tests for S Af 1895-1902), dies   

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

1953  On January - 08 heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer, dies at 78   

1956  On this day in history 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  On January - 08 birth of henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25)   

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 this day in history.   

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 January - 08.   

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 January - 08.   

1632  Samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist was born on this day in history.