January 8th
186 Notable deaths
Josef Skupa
Czech theatre director and manager and puppeteer.
Born January 16th, 1892 in Strakonice. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1957 at 64 years old in Prague (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Piero De Bernardi
Screenwriter.
Born April 12th, 1926 in Prato. [ref]
Died January 8th, 2010 at 83 years old in Milan. [ref]
Piet Steenkamp
Dutch politician and university professor (1925-2016).
Born March 8th, 1925 in Uithoorn. [ref]
Died January 8th, 2016 at 90 years old in Eindhoven. [ref]
Emma Gad
Danish writer, editor.
Born January 21st, 1852 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1921 at 68 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Fernand Sanz
Racing cyclist.
Born February 28th, 1881 in Madrid.
Died January 8th, 1925 at 43 years old in Pau.
Fritz Thiedemann
German equestrian.
Born March 3rd, 1918 in Weddingstedt.
Died January 8th, 2000 at 81 years old in Heide.
Titus Zeman
Slovak salesian and roman catholic priest.
Born January 4th, 1915 in Vajnory. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1969 at 54 years old in Bratislava (organ dysfunction).
Carl Christian Mez
German botanist (1866-1944).
Born March 24th, 1866 in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1944 at 77 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Nikolay Okhlopkov
Actor, theatre director.
Born May 15th, 1900 in Irkutsk. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1967 at 66 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Volodymyr Sosyura
Ukrainian poet (1898-1965).
Born January 6th, 1898 in Debaltseve.
Died January 8th, 1965 at 67 years old in Kyiv.
Deaths 141 to 150 of 186
A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live. Lao Tzu