January 8th
186 Notable deaths
Tony Lavelli
American basketball player (1926-1998).
Born July 11th, 1926 in Somerville.
Died January 8th, 1998 at 71 years old in Laconia (myocardial infarction).
Prince Georg Wilhelm of Hanover
Hanoverian royal.
Born March 25th, 1915 in Brunswick.
Died January 8th, 2006 at 90 years old in Munich. [ref]
Michael Shaw
British politician.
Born October 9th, 1920 in Leeds.
Died January 8th, 2021 at 100 years old [ref]
Greenleaf Whittier Pickard
American radio pioneer.
Born February 14th, 1877 in Portland.
Died January 8th, 1956 at 78 years old in Newton.
Myrtle Stedman
American actress.
Born March 3rd, 1885 in Chicago.
Died January 8th, 1938 at 52 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Emma Ihrer
German trade unionist, editor (1857–1911).
Born January 3rd, 1857 in Kłodzko. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1911 at 54 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Hans Aabech
Danish footballer (1948-2018).
Born November 1st, 1948 in Copenhagen.
Died January 8th, 2018 at 69 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Olive Ann Alcorn
American actor, model and dancer (1900-1975).
Born March 10th, 1900 in Stillwater.
Died January 8th, 1975 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (anus cancer).
John Rambo
American athletics competitor.
Born August 9th, 1943 in Atlanta.
Died January 8th, 2022 at 78 years old in Paramount.
Eva Bowring
American politician (1892-1985).
Born January 9th, 1892 in Nevada.
Died January 8th, 1985 at 92 years old in Gordon.
Deaths 111 to 120 of 186
Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz