Famous Deaths In January - 08

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

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

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 January - 08.   

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

1891  Fredrik Pacius, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1892  On January - 08 john Heykamp, old-catholic archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 67   

1894  Pierre-Joseph van Beneden, paleont (life of tapeworms), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1896  On January - 08 death of william Rainey Marshall, Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825)   

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

1916  Death of Ada Rehan, Irish-born American actress (b. 1860) on this day in history.   

1918  Michael Hertz, composer, dies at 73 on January - 08.   

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  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  Dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu, composer, dies at 61 on January - 08.   

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

1934  Alexandre Stavisky, French swindler, dies on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history 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 January - 08 robert Baden-Powell, founder (Boy Scout movement), dies at 83   

1942  On January - 08 arvo Hannikainen, composer, dies at 44   

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 January - 08.   

1948  Kurt Schwitters, writer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1950  On January - 08 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  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  On January - 08 birth of henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25)   

1556  Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623) was born on this day in history.   

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  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  On this day in history birth of francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier   

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