January 8th
206 Notable deaths
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.
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]
Song Renqiong
Chinese politician (1909-2005).
Born July 11th, 1909 in Liuyang.
Died January 8th, 2005 at 95 years old in Beijing. [ref]
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]
Hubert Vos
Dutch painter (1855-1935).
Born February 15th, 1855 in Maastricht.
Died January 8th, 1935 at 79 years old in New York City.
Maud Powell
American violinist (1867–1920).
Born August 22nd, 1867 in LaSalle County.
Died January 8th, 1920 at 52 years old in Pennsylvania.
Arthur Cockfield, Baron Cockfield
British politician (1916-2007).
Born September 28th, 1916 in Horsham.
Died January 8th, 2007 at 90 years old in Oxford.
Tryggve Gran
Norwegian flying ace, polar explorer and author (1888–1980).
Born January 20th, 1888 in Bergen.
Died January 8th, 1980 at 91 years old in Grimstad.
Jaime Gil de Biedma
Poeta español (1929–1990).
Born November 13th, 1929 in Barcelona.
Died January 8th, 1990 at 60 years old in Barcelona (HIV).
Jacqueline Joubert
Actor and continuity announcer.
Born March 29th, 1921 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 8th, 2005 at 83 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler