Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 08

1859  Antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1864  Victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83 on January - 08.   

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  On this day in history [Joshua] Norton I, Emperor of US/Protector of Mexico, dies at 60   

1891  On January - 08 fredrik Pacius, composer, dies at 81   

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

1894  On this day in history 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  On this day in history billy Bates, cricketer (656 runs & 50 wkts in 15 Tests for Eng), dies   

1901  Death of John Barry, Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross (b. 1873) on this day in history.   

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

1916  On this day in history death of ada Rehan, Irish-born American actress (b. 1860)   

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 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  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  On January - 08 alexandre Stavisky, French swindler, dies   

1937  On this day in history 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  On this day in history robert Baden-Powell, founder (Boy Scout movement), dies at 83   

1942  Arvo Hannikainen, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history 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  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 January - 08.   

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

1953  Heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1956  Death of Jim Elliot, American Christian missionary (b. 1928) on this day in history.   

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  Simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist was born on this day in history.   

1587  On January - 08 birth of johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots)   

1589  Ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka) was born on January - 08.   

1601  On this day in history birth of baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658)   

1628  Francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier was born on January - 08.   

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