Famous Deaths In January - 08

1963  On January - 08 stark Young, US writer (So Red the Rose), dies at 81   

1964  Arnoldus JC Krafft, theologist (Atlas of Neth Antilles), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1965  Aloys-Henri-Gerard Fornerod, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1967  On January - 08 zbigniew Cybulski, Polish actor (See You Tommorrow), dies at 39   

1969  Death of Albert Hill, British athlete (b. 1889) on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history death of georges Guibourg, French performer (b. 1891)   

1971  Adriano Lualdi, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history kenneth Patchen, US writer (See You in the Morning), dies at 60   

1975  Anthony Warde, actor (Big Punch, Buck Rogers), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history chou En-lai, China's PM (1949-76), dies of cancer in Beijing at 78   

1978  Walter Keirnan, TV panelist (I've Got a Secret), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history oscar Ewing, US govt official (Everybody's Business), dies at 90   

1981  On January - 08 matthew Beard, entertainer, dies   

1982  Gregoire Aslan, actor (Concrete Jungle), dies of 73 of a heart attack on this day in history.   

1983  Gale Page, actress (4 Daughters, Knute Rockney), dies of cancer at 72 on this day in history.   

1986  Yaroslav Seifert, Czech poet (Nobel 1984), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1987  P G Joshi, cricketer (12 Tests for India 1951-60, ct 18 stp 9), dies on January - 08.   

1988  Frank Pace Jr, US Secretary of Army (1950-53), dies at 76 on January - 08.   

1989  Johnny Jordaan, [Jan van Musscher], Dutch folk singer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1990  Terry Thomas, Engl comic (Heroes), dies of Parkinson's disease at 78 on this day in history.   

1991  Steve Clark, guitarist (Def Leppard-Hysteria), dies at 30 on January - 08.   

1992  Abderrahim Bouabid, Morroco prime secretary (1972), dies on this day in history.   

1993  On this day in history asif Nawaz, Pakistani general, dies   

1994  Edward Duke, actor (Decadence, Silver Bears), dies of cancer at 40 on this day in history.   

1995  On January - 08 carlos Monzon, [El Macho], Arg medium weight boxing champ (1970-77), dies at 52   

1996  On January - 08 francois Mitterrand, Pres of France (1981-95), dies of cancer at 79   

1997  On this day in history carole Carr, singer/actress (Down Among the Z Men), dies at 68   

1998  Michael Tippett, English composer/conductor (Child of our Time) dies at 93 on January - 08.   

2000  On this day in history death of fritz Thiedemann, German equestrianist (b. 1918)   

2002  On this day in history death of alexander Prochorow, Nobel Prize in Physics laureate (b. 1916)   

2003  On this day in history death of ron Goodwin, British composer and conductor (b. 1925)   

2004  Death of John A. Gambling, American radio talk-show host (b. 1930) on January - 08.   

2005  On January - 08 death of campbell McComas, Australian impersonator and broadcaster (b. 1952)   

2006  Death of Tony Banks, British politician (b. 1943) on this day in history.   

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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  Simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist was born on January - 08.   

1587  Johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots) was born on this day in history.   

1589  On January - 08 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 this day in history 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.