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  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 this day in history.   

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

1892  On this day in history john Heykamp, old-catholic archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 67   

1894  Pierre-Joseph van Beneden, paleont (life of tapeworms), dies at 84 on January - 08.   

1896  Death of William Rainey Marshall, Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825) on January - 08.   

1900  On January - 08 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  Death of Ada Rehan, Irish-born American actress (b. 1860) on January - 08.   

1918  On this day in history michael Hertz, composer, dies at 73   

1919  Peter Altenberg, writer, dies at 59 on January - 08.   

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

1922  On January - 08 charles R Young, colonel, dies at 58, in Lagos Nigeria   

1926  On this day in history emile Paladilhe, composer, dies at 81   

1928  On this day in history dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu, composer, dies at 61   

1932  Death of Eurosia Fabris, Italian Catholic (b. 1866) on January - 08.   

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

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

1938  On this day in history 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 January - 08.   

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

1944  On January - 08 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 January - 08.   

1948  On this day in history 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  Antonia Maury, discoverer (supergiant, giant & dwarf stars), dies on January - 08.   

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 January - 08.   

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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 January - 08.   

1583  On this day in history birth of simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist   

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 this day in history.   

1601  Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658) was born on January - 08.   

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 this day in history.