Famous Deaths In January - 08
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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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