Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 08

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

1864  On January - 08 victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83   

1865  Death of Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre, French general (b. 1779) on January - 08.   

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  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  On January - 08 pierre-Joseph van Beneden, paleont (life of tapeworms), dies at 84   

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 January - 08.   

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

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

1919  On this day in history peter Altenberg, writer, dies at 59   

1921  On January - 08 luis Villalba Munoz, composer, dies at 48   

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

1932  On this day in history death of eurosia Fabris, Italian Catholic (b. 1866)   

1934  On January - 08 alexandre Stavisky, French swindler, dies   

1937  On January - 08 john Felix August Korling, composer, dies at 72   

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 January - 08 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  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 January - 08.   

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 this day in history birth of ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka)   

1601  Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658) was born on this day in history.   

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

1632  On this day in history birth of samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist