Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 08

1859  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1874  On this day in history death of charles Etienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French writer and historian (b. 1814)   

1880  [Joshua] Norton I, Emperor of US/Protector of Mexico, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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  Pierre-Joseph van Beneden, paleont (life of tapeworms), dies at 84 on January - 08.   

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 January - 08 death of john Barry, Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross (b. 1873)   

1907  On this day in history theodoor Verstraete, Flemish painter/etcher, dies at 57   

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

1918  On January - 08 michael Hertz, composer, dies at 73   

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

1921  On this day in history luis Villalba Munoz, composer, dies at 48   

1922  On this day in history charles R Young, colonel, dies at 58, in Lagos Nigeria   

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

1928  On January - 08 dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu, composer, dies at 61   

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

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

1937  John Felix August Korling, composer, dies at 72 on January - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1952  Antonia Maury, discoverer (supergiant, giant & dwarf stars), dies on this day in history.   

1953  Heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer, dies at 78 on January - 08.   

1956  Death of Jim Elliot, American Christian missionary (b. 1928) on January - 08.   

1958  Death of Paul Pilgrim, American athlete (b. 1883) on this day in history.   

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1081  Henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25) was born on January - 08.   

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  Johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots) was born on January - 08.   

1589  On January - 08 birth of ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka)   

1601  On January - 08 birth of baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658)   

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

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