January 8th
206 Notable deaths
Mortimer von Kessel
German general (1893-1981).
Born May 25th, 1893 in Choszczno.
Died January 8th, 1981 at 87 years old in Goslar.
Elson Becerra
Colombian footballer (1978-2006).
Born April 26th, 1978 in Cartagena de Indias.
Died January 8th, 2006 at 27 years old in Cartagena de Indias. [ref]
Astrid Roemer
Surinamese author.
Born April 27th, 1947 in Paramaribo. [ref]
Died January 8th, 2026 at 78 years old in Paramaribo. [ref]
Thorbjørn Svenssen
Norwegian association football player (1924-2011).
Born April 22nd, 1924 in Sandefjord.
Died January 8th, 2011 at 86 years old in Sandefjord. [ref]
Albert Hill
Athletics competitor.
Born March 24th, 1889 in Tooting.
Died January 8th, 1969 at 79 years old in London.
Hans Aabech
Danish footballer (1948-2018).
Born November 1st, 1948 in Copenhagen.
Died January 8th, 2018 at 69 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Pierre Jean Jouve
French novelist and poet (1887–1976).
Born October 11th, 1887 in Arras. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1976 at 88 years old in Paris. [ref]
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]
Françoise Choay
French historian (1925–2025).
Born March 29th, 1925 in Paris.
Died January 8th, 2025 at 99 years old in Paris. [ref]
Pietro Gori
Italian lawyer, journalist, intellectual and anarchist poet.
Born August 14th, 1865 in Messina. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1911 at 45 years old in Portoferraio. [ref]
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