January 8th
186 Notable deaths
Richard Meade
Welsh olympic equestrian.
Born December 4th, 1938 in Chepstow.
Died January 8th, 2015 at 76 years old in West Littleton. [ref]
André François-Poncet
French diplomat (1887-1978).
Born June 13th, 1887 in Provins. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1978 at 90 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Boris Barnet
Soviet film director, screenwriter.
Born June 18th, 1902 in Moscow. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1965 at 62 years old in Riga (hanging). [ref]
Jaime Gil de Biedma
Poeta español.
Born November 13th, 1929 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1990 at 60 years old in Barcelona (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
Alexandre Stavisky
French financier and embezzler whose actions created a political scandal that became known as the stavisky affair (1886-1934).
Born November 20th, 1886 in Slobodcka. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1934 at 47 years old in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc. [ref]
Song Renqiong
Chinese politician (1909-2005).
Born July 11th, 1909 in Liuyang.
Died January 8th, 2005 at 95 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Arthur Cockfield, Baron Cockfield
British politician (1916-2007).
Born September 28th, 1916 in Horsham.
Died January 8th, 2007 at 90 years old in Oxford.
Prince Alfons of Bavaria
Member of the bavarian royal house of wittelsbach and a general of cavalry (1862-1933).
Born January 24th, 1862 in Munich. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1933 at 70 years old in Munich.
Maud Powell
American violinist (1867–1920).
Born August 22nd, 1867 in LaSalle County.
Died January 8th, 1920 at 52 years old in Pennsylvania.
Oleg Grabar
French-born american art historian (1929–2011).
Born November 3rd, 1929 in Strasbourg.
Died January 8th, 2011 at 81 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 186
A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day. Emily Dickinson