January 8th
206 Notable deaths
Ruth Perry
President of liberia (1939-2017).
Born July 16th, 1939 in Grand Cape Mount County.
Died January 8th, 2017 at 77 years old in Columbus. [ref]
Nicolai Gedda
Swedish opera singer.
Born July 11th, 1925 in Stockholm.
Died January 8th, 2017 at 91 years old in Tolochenaz. [ref]
Mary Colter
American architect and designer.
Born April 4th, 1869 in Pittsburgh.
Died January 8th, 1958 at 88 years old in Santa Fe.
Kenojuak Ashevak
Inuit artist (1927–2013).
Born October 3rd, 1927 in Baffin Island.
Died January 8th, 2013 at 85 years old in Kinngait (lung cancer).
David McWilliams
Irish singer.
Born July 4th, 1945 in Belfast.
Died January 8th, 2002 at 56 years old in Ballycastle (myocardial infarction).
Rembrandt Bugatti
Italian sculptor (1884–1916).
Born October 16th, 1884 in Milan. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1916 at 31 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (asphyxia).
Otis Clay
American r&b and soul singer (1942–2016).
Born February 11th, 1942 in Waxhaw.
Died January 8th, 2016 at 73 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
Alexander Prokhorov
Soviet and russian physicist (1916-2002).
Born July 11th, 1916 in Atherton. [ref]
Died January 8th, 2002 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Lasantha Wickrematunge
Sri lankan journalist (1958-2009).
Born April 5th, 1958 in Colombo.
Died January 8th, 2009 at 50 years old in Colombo. [ref]
Perce Blackborow
British explorer.
Born April 8th, 1894 in Newport.
Died January 8th, 1949 at 54 years old in Newport.
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To die will be an awfully big adventure. Peter Pan