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Deaths on the 8th of January in history

Deaths
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08 Jan 0307 Emperor Hui of Jin (b. 259)
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08 Jan 0482 Severinus of Noricum, Italian saint (b. 410)
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08 Jan 0624 Abu Sufjan ibn Harb: Kurashite chief, dies in battle
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08 Jan 1107 Edgar, King of Scotland (b. 1074)
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08 Jan 1198 Coelestinus III [Giacinto Bobo]: Pope (1191-98)
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08 Jan 1198 Pope Celestine III (b. 1106)
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08 Jan 1324 Marco Polo: Venetian explorer / gov of Nanking
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08 Jan 1336 Giotto di Bondone: Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71
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08 Jan 1337 Giotto, Italian painter and architect, designed Scrovegni Chapel and Giotto's Campanile (b. 1266)
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08 Jan 1455 Laurentius Justitianus [Lorenzo Giustiniani]: Saint, dies at 73
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08 Jan 1456 Lawrence Giustiniani, Italian bishop and saint (b. 1381)
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08 Jan 1464 Thomas Ebendorfer, Austrian historian and academic (b. 1385)
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08 Jan 1557 Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (b. 1522)
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08 Jan 1567 Jacob Vaet: Flemish Composer / royal chaplain master, dies at about 37
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08 Jan 1570 Philibert de l'Orme, French architect, designed the Château d'Anet (b. 1510)
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08 Jan 1598 Johan Georg: Elector of Brandenburg (1571-91), dies at 72
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08 Jan 1598 John George, Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1525)
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08 Jan 1642 Galileo Galilei, Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (b. 1564)
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08 Jan 1651 Giovanni Battista Gagliano: Composer, dies at 56
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08 Jan 1664 Moses Amyraut, French physician and theologian (b. 1596)
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08 Jan 1696 Michael de Ronghe: Composer, dies at 75
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08 Jan 1707 John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair, Scottish politician, Scottish Secretary of State (b. 1648)
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08 Jan 1711 Philips van Almonde: Zealand Lieutenant Admiral, dies at 66
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08 Jan 1713 Arcangelo Corelli, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1653)
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08 Jan 1775 John Baskerville, English printer and type designer (b. 1706)
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08 Jan 1789 Jack Broughton, English boxer (b. 1703)
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08 Jan 1790 John Stinstra: Dutch baptist vicar, dies at 81
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08 Jan 1794 Justus Möser, German lawyer and jurist (b. 1720)
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08 Jan 1808 Messenger: Horse that sired many great trotters
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08 Jan 1811 Friedrich Nicolai: Writer
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08 Jan 1811 Samuel Story: Dutch rear Admiral (Battle of Kamperduin), dies at 58
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08 Jan 1815 Edward Pakenham, Irish general and politician (b. 1778)
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08 Jan 1819 Christian Gottlob Saupe: Composer, dies at 55
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08 Jan 1825 Eli Whitney, American inventor, invented the cotton gin (b. 1765)
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08 Jan 1831 Franz Vinzenz Krommer: Composer, dies at 71
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08 Jan 1842 Pierre: Earl the Cambronne, French General (Waterloo, Elba), dies at 71
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08 Jan 1853 Mihály Bertalanits, Slovene-Hungarian poet and educator (b. 1788)
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08 Jan 1854 William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, English field marshal and politician, Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance (b. 1768)
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08 Jan 1858 Friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt: Composer, dies at 48
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08 Jan 1859 Antoine GB Schayes: Belgian Historian / archaeologist, dies at 50
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08 Jan 1864 Victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen: Composer, dies at 83
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08 Jan 1865 Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence (b. 1779)
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08 Jan 1874 Charles Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French historian and archaeologist (b. 1814)
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08 Jan 1878 Nikolay Nekrasov, Russian poet and critic (b. 1821)
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08 Jan 1880 Emperor Norton, English-American businessman (b. 1811)
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08 Jan 1883 Miska Magyarics, Slovene-Hungarian poet (b. 1825)
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08 Jan 1891 Fredrik Pacius: Composer, dies at 81
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08 Jan 1892 John Heykamp: Old-Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 67
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08 Jan 1894 Pierre-Joseph van Beneden: Paleont (life of tapeworms), dies at 84
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08 Jan 1896 Paul Verlaine, French poet and educator (b. 1844)
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08 Jan 1896 William Rainey Marshall, American banker and politician, 5th Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825)
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08 Jan 1901 John Barry, Irish soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1873)
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08 Jan 1907 Theodoor Verstraete: Flemish Painter / etcher, dies at 57
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08 Jan 1912 Friedrich Schrempf, German journalist and politician (b. 1858)
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08 Jan 1916 Ada Rehan, Irish-American actress (b. 1860)
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08 Jan 1916 Rembrandt Bugatti, Italian sculptor (b. 1884)
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08 Jan 1918 Michael Hertz: Composer, dies at 73
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08 Jan 1918 Ellis H. Roberts, American journalist and politician, 20th Treasurer of the United States (b. 1827)
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08 Jan 1918 Johannes Pääsuke, Estonian photographer and director (b. 1892)
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08 Jan 1919 Peter Altenberg: Writer, dies at 59
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08 Jan 1921 Luis Villalba Munoz: Composer, dies at 48
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08 Jan 1922 Charles R Young: Colonel, dies at 58 in Lagos, Nigeria
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08 Jan 1925 Fernand Sanz, Spanish-French cyclist (b. 1881)
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08 Jan 1925 George Bellows, American painter. (b. 1882)
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08 Jan 1926 Emile Paladilhe: Composer, dies at 81
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08 Jan 1928 Dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu: Composer, dies at 61
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08 Jan 1932 Eurosia Fabris, Italian philanthropist (b. 1866)
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08 Jan 1934 Alexandre Stavisky, Ukrainian-French financier (b. 1886)
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08 Jan 1934 Andrei Bely, Russian author, poet, and critic (b. 1880)
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08 Jan 1937 John Felix August Korling: Composer, dies at 72
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08 Jan 1938 Johnny Gruelle, American author and illustrator (b. 1880)
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08 Jan 1941 Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, English general (b. 1857)
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08 Jan 1942 Arvo Hannikainen: Composer, dies at 44
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08 Jan 1942 Joseph Franklin Rutherford, American lawyer and religious leader (b. 1869)
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08 Jan 1943 Andres Larka, Estonian general and politician, 1st Estonian Minister of War (b. 1879)
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08 Jan 1943 Richard Hillary, Australian pilot and author (b. 1919)
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08 Jan 1944 William Kissam Vanderbilt II, American businessman (b. 1878)
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08 Jan 1945 Jac[obus] P Thijsse: Dutch biologist (Omgang met planten), dies at 79
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08 Jan 1945 Karl Ernst Krafft, Swiss astrologer and author (b. 1900)
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08 Jan 1948 Richard Tauber, Austrian tenor and actor (b. 1891)
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08 Jan 1948 Kurt Schwitters, German painter and graphic designer (b. 1887)
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08 Jan 1950 Joseph A Schumpeter: Aus / US economist / Minister of Finance, dies at 66
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08 Jan 1950 Joseph Issac Shneerson: Jewish Lubavitch Chabal leader
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08 Jan 1950 Joseph Schumpeter, Czech-American economist and academic (b. 1883)
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08 Jan 1952 Antonia Maury, American astronomer (b. 1866)
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08 Jan 1953 Heinrich Kaspar Schmid: Composer, dies at 78
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08 Jan 1953 Hugh Binney, English admiral and politician, 16th Governor of Tasmania (b. 1883)
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08 Jan 1956 Jim Elliot, American missionary and martyr (b. 1928)
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08 Jan 1958 Paul Pilgrim, American runner (b. 1883)
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08 Jan 1958 John Duff, Canadian race car driver (b. 1895)
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08 Jan 1958 Mary Colter, American architect, designed the Desert View Watchtower (b. 1869)
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08 Jan 1961 Schoolboy Rowe, American baseball player and coach (b. 1910)
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08 Jan 1961 Yaşar Doğu, Turkish wrestler (b. 1913)
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08 Jan 1963 Stark Young: US writer (So Red the Rose), dies at 81
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08 Jan 1963 Bimal Roy, Indian director and producer (b. 1909)
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08 Jan 1963 Kay Sage, American painter and poet (b. 1898)
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08 Jan 1964 Arnoldus JC Krafft: Theologist (Atlas of the Netherlands Antilles), dies at 71
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08 Jan 1964 Julius Raab: Austrian chancellor (1953-61), dies at 72
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08 Jan 1965 Aloys-Henri-Gerard Fornerod: Composer, dies at 74
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08 Jan 1967 Zbigniew Cybulski, Polish actor (b. 1927)
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08 Jan 1969 Elmar Kaljot, Estonian footballer and coach (b. 1901)
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08 Jan 1969 Albert Hill, English runner and coach (b. 1889)
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08 Jan 1970 Georges Guibourg, French actor, singer, and playwright (b. 1891)
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08 Jan 1970 Jani Christou, Egyptian-Greek composer (b. 1926)
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08 Jan 1971 Adriano Lualdi: Composer, dies at 85
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08 Jan 1972 Kenneth Patchen, American poet and author (b. 1911)
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08 Jan 1975 Anthony Warde: Actor (Big Punch, Buck Rogers), dies at 66
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08 Jan 1975 Gertrude Olmsted: Actress (Cobra, Torrent), dies at 70
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08 Jan 1975 John Dierkes: Actor (Red Badge of Courage), dies at 69
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08 Jan 1975 Louis J H C A de Bourbon: Dutch writer / Poet (Gypsy Blood), dies at 66
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08 Jan 1975 Richard Tucker, American tenor and actor (b. 1913)
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08 Jan 1975 John Gregson, English actor (b. 1919)
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08 Jan 1976 Robert Forgan, Scottish-English physician and politician (b. 1891)
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08 Jan 1976 Zhou Enlai, Chinese politician, 1st Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1898)
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08 Jan 1979 Sara Carter, American singer-songwriter and harp player (Carter Family) (b. 1898)
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08 Jan 1980 John Mauchly, American physicist and academic (b. 1907)
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08 Jan 1981 Woody Chamblis: Actor (Mr Lathrop-Gunsmoke), dies at 66
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08 Jan 1981 Matthew Beard, American actor and singer (b. 1925)
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08 Jan 1982 Gregoire Aslan: Actor (Concrete Jungle), dies at 73 of a heart attack
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08 Jan 1982 Grégoire Aslan, Swiss-English actor and screenwriter (b. 1908)
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08 Jan 1983 Gale Page: Actress (4 Daughters, Knute Rockney), dies of cancer at 72
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08 Jan 1983 Lois Wilson: Actress (Alice-Aldrich Family), dies at 88
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08 Jan 1983 Tom McCall, American journalist and politician 30th Governor of Oregon (b. 1913)
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08 Jan 1983 Ron Frazer, Australian actor (b. 1924)
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08 Jan 1983 Gerhard Barkhorn, German pilot (b. 1919)
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08 Jan 1983 Hüseyin Alp, Turkish basketball player and actor (b. 1935)
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08 Jan 1984 Eerik Kumari, Estonian ornithologist and academic (b. 1912)
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08 Jan 1986 Yaroslav Seifert: Czech Poet (Nobel 1984), dies at 84
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08 Jan 1986 Pierre Fournier, French cellist and educator (b. 1906)
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08 Jan 1987 Peter Adams: Actor (Alternative, Blowing Hot & Cold), dies at 69
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08 Jan 1988 Frank Pace, Jr.: US Secretary of Army (1950-53), dies at 76
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08 Jan 1989 Johnny Jordaan [Jan van Musscher]: Dutch folk singer, dies at 64
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08 Jan 1989 Ken McMillan: Actor (Malone, Concrete Beat), dies of heart attack at 56
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08 Jan 1989 Kenneth McMillan: Actor (Our Family Honor, Malone), dies at 67
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08 Jan 1990 Terry-Thomas, English actor, singer, and screenwriter (b. 1911)
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08 Jan 1990 Bernard Krigstein, American illustrator (b. 1919)
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08 Jan 1991 Steve Clark, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Def Leppard) (b. 1960)
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08 Jan 1992 Abderrahim Bouabid: Morroco prime secretary (1972)
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08 Jan 1992 Johnny [Jan] Meijer: Dutch King of accordians (Body & Soul)
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08 Jan 1992 Menachim Begin: Israeli Prime Minister, dies at 78 of a heart attack
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08 Jan 1992 Reta Shaw, American actress and singer (b. 1912)
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08 Jan 1993 Asif Nawaz: Pakistani General
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08 Jan 1993 Hakija Turajlic: Bosnian Vice Premier, murdered
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08 Jan 1993 Theo Bruins: Dutch pianist / Composer (Syncope), dies at 63
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08 Jan 1994 Edward Duke: Actor (Decadence, Silver Bears), dies of cancer at 40
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08 Jan 1994 Jay Blackton: US conductor / arranger (Oklahoma!), dies at 84
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08 Jan 1994 Lady Caithness: Wife of British undersecretary, commits suicide
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08 Jan 1994 Sri Chandrashekhara Saraswathi: Guru of Kanchi, dies at 99
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08 Jan 1994 Harvey Haddix, American baseball player and coach (b. 1925)
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08 Jan 1994 Pat Buttram, American actor and singer (b. 1915)
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08 Jan 1995 Carlos Monzon [El Macho]: Arg MW boxing champ (1970-77), dies at 52
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08 Jan 1995 Joyce McCartan: Peace campaigner, dies at 68
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08 Jan 1995 Carlos Monzón, Argentinian boxer and actor (b. 1942)
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08 Jan 1996 Francois Mitterrand: President of France (1981-95), dies of cancer at 79
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08 Jan 1996 William Mac Lance "Tiny" McCloud: Musician / songwriter, dies at 52
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08 Jan 1996 Howard Taubman, American author and critic (b. 1907)
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08 Jan 1996 François Mitterrand, French sergeant and politician, 21st President of France (b. 1916)
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08 Jan 1996 John Hargreaves, Australian actor (b. 1945)
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08 Jan 1996 Metin Göktepe, Turkish photographer and journalist (b. 1968)
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08 Jan 1997 Carole Carr: Singer / actress (Down Among the Z Men), dies at 68
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08 Jan 1997 Jesse White: Actor (Maytag repairman), dies at 77
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08 Jan 1997 Joseph George Handy Hendleman: Musician, dies at 76
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08 Jan 1997 Phyllis Hartnoll: Writer / editor, dies at 90
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08 Jan 1997 Ronald William Eastman: Cinematogrpaher, dies at 60
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08 Jan 1997 Melvin Calvin, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)
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08 Jan 1998 Walter Diemer: Inventor (bubble gum 1928), dies of heart failure at 93
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08 Jan 1998 Michael Tippett, English composer and conductor (b. 1905)
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08 Jan 2000 Fritz Thiedemann, German horse rider (b. 1918)
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08 Jan 2002 Dave Thomas, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Wendy's (b. 1932)
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08 Jan 2002 Alexander Prokhorov, Australian-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916)
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08 Jan 2003 Ron Goodwin, English composer and conductor (b. 1925)
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08 Jan 2004 John A. Gambling, American radio host (b. 1930)
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08 Jan 2004 Charles Brown, American actor (b. 1946)
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08 Jan 2005 Michel Thomas, Polish-American linguist and academic (b. 1914)
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08 Jan 2005 Warren Spears, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1954)
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08 Jan 2005 Campbell McComas, Australian comedian and actor (b. 1952)
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08 Jan 2005 Aksella Luts, Estonian filmmaker and actress (b. 1905)
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08 Jan 2006 Tony Banks, Baron Stratford, Irish broadcaster and politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics (b. 1943)
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08 Jan 2007 Iwao Takamoto, American animator, director, and producer (b. 1925)
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08 Jan 2007 David Ervine, Irish politician (b. 1953)
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08 Jan 2007 Yvonne De Carlo, Canadian-American actress and singer (b. 1922)
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08 Jan 2007 Arthur Cockfield, Baron Cockfield, English politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (b. 1916)
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08 Jan 2007 Jane Bolin, American lawyer and judge (b. 1908)
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08 Jan 2008 George Moore, Australian jockey and trainer (b. 1923)
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08 Jan 2009 Lasantha Wickrematunge, Sri Lankan journalist and lawyer (b. 1958)
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08 Jan 2009 Richard John Neuhaus, Canadian-American priest and author (b. 1936)
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08 Jan 2009 Don Galloway, American actor (b. 1937)
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08 Jan 2010 Monica Maughan, Australian actress (b. 1933)
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08 Jan 2010 Tony Halme, Finnish wrestler, actor, and politician (b. 1963)
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08 Jan 2011 Thorbjørn Svenssen, Norwegian footballer (b. 1924)
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08 Jan 2011 John Roll, American soldier, lawyer, and judge (b. 1947)
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08 Jan 2011 Jiří Dienstbier, Czech journalist and politician (b. 1937)
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08 Jan 2012 Alexis Weissenberg, Bulgarian-French pianist and educator (b. 1929)
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08 Jan 2012 Bernhard Schrader, German chemist and academic (b. 1931)
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08 Jan 2012 John Madin, English architect, designed the Birmingham Central Library (b. 1924)
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08 Jan 2012 T. J. Hamblin, English haematologist and academic (b. 1943)
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08 Jan 2012 Dave Alexander, American singer and pianist (b. 1938)
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08 Jan 2012 Edarem, American television host (b. 1932)
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08 Jan 2013 Ten Most Wanted, American race horse (b. 2000)
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08 Jan 2013 Alasdair Milne, Indian-English director and producer (b. 1930)
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08 Jan 2013 Jeanne Manford, American educator and activist, co-founded PFLAG (b. 1920)
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08 Jan 2013 Kenojuak Ashevak, Canadian sculptor and illustrator (b. 1927)
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08 Jan 2013 Tandyn Almer, American songwriter and producer (b. 1942)
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08 Jan 2014 Antonino P. Roman, Filipino lawyer and politician (b. 1939)
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08 Jan 2014 Armen Mazmanyan, Armenian actor and director (b. 1960)
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08 Jan 2014 Josef Lammerz, German organist and composer (b. 1930)
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08 Jan 2014 Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher, Dutch-Australian swimmer (b. 1925)
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08 Jan 2014 Madeline Gins, American poet and architect (b. 1941)
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08 Jan 2014 André Gernez, French physician (b. 1923)
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08 Jan 2014 Vicente T. Blaz, American general and politician (b. 1928)
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08 Jan 2015 Leif Rantala, Finnish-Swedish linguist and academic (b. 1947)
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08 Jan 2015 Richard Meade, English horse rider (b. 1938)
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08 Jan 2015 Curtis Lee, American singer-songwriter (b. 1939)
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08 Jan 2015 Patsy Garrett, American actress and singer (b. 1921)
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08 Jan 2015 Kep Enderby, Australian lawyer, judge, and politician, 23rd Attorney-General for Australia (b. 1926)
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08 Jan 2015 Andraé Crouch, American singer-songwriter, producer, and pastor (b. 1942)
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