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 January - 08.   

1967  Zbigniew Cybulski, Polish actor (See You Tommorrow), dies at 39 on January - 08.   

1969  On this day in history death of albert Hill, British athlete (b. 1889)   

1970  Death of Georges Guibourg, French performer (b. 1891) on this day in history.   

1971  On January - 08 adriano Lualdi, composer, dies at 85   

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  Chou En-lai, China's PM (1949-76), dies of cancer in Beijing at 78 on this day in history.   

1978  On January - 08 walter Keirnan, TV panelist (I've Got a Secret), dies at 75   

1980  Oscar Ewing, US govt official (Everybody's Business), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1981  On January - 08 matthew Beard, entertainer, dies   

1982  On this day in history gregoire Aslan, actor (Concrete Jungle), dies of 73 of a heart attack   

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 January - 08.   

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  On this day in history johnny Jordaan, [Jan van Musscher], Dutch folk singer, dies at 64   

1990  On January - 08 terry Thomas, Engl comic (Heroes), dies of Parkinson's disease at 78   

1991  Steve Clark, guitarist (Def Leppard-Hysteria), dies at 30 on this day in history.   

1992  Abderrahim Bouabid, Morroco prime secretary (1972), dies on January - 08.   

1993  Asif Nawaz, Pakistani general, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history francois Mitterrand, Pres of France (1981-95), dies of cancer at 79   

1997  On January - 08 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  Death of Fritz Thiedemann, German equestrianist (b. 1918) on this day in history.   

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

2003  Death of Ron Goodwin, British composer and conductor (b. 1925) on January - 08.   

2004  On January - 08 death of john A. Gambling, American radio talk-show host (b. 1930)   

2005  On this day in history death of campbell McComas, Australian impersonator and broadcaster (b. 1952)   

2006  On this day in history death of tony Banks, British politician (b. 1943)   

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1081  Henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1587  Johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots) was born on January - 08.   

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 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.