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January 8th
186 Notable deaths
Peter Sarstedt
English singer-songwriter and instrumentalist.
Born December 10th, 1941 in New Delhi.
Died January 8th, 2017 at 75 years old in Sussex (progressive supranuclear palsy).
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
One of the founding fathers of iranian islamic revolution, ex president and key politician (1934-2017).
Born August 25th, 1934 in Bahreman, Nuq District.
Died January 8th, 2017 at 82 years old in Tehran, Tajrish (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jim Elliot
Martyred christian missionary to ecuador.
Born October 8th, 1927 in Portland.
Died January 8th, 1956 at 28 years old in Ecuador.
Mike Henry
American football player and actor (1936-2021).
Born August 15th, 1936 in Los Angeles.
Died January 8th, 2021 at 84 years old in Burbank. [ref]
Michael Lang
American concert promoter and record producer (1944-2022).
Born December 11th, 1944 in Brooklyn.
Died January 8th, 2022 at 77 years old in New York City (non-Hodgkin lymphoma). [ref]
Andraé Crouch
American gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, record producer and pastor (1942-2015).
Born July 1st, 1942 in San Francisco.
Died January 8th, 2015 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Carlos Monzón
Argentine boxer (1942-1995).
Born August 7th, 1942 in Santa Fe.
Died January 8th, 1995 at 52 years old in Santa Rosa de Calchines (traffic collision).
Surya Sen
Indian revolutionary (1894-1934).
Born March 22nd, 1894 in Chattogram.
Died January 8th, 1934 at 39 years old in Chattogram (hanging).
Donnelly Rhodes
Canadian actor.
Born December 4th, 1937 in Winnipeg.
Died January 8th, 2018 at 80 years old in Maple Ridge (liver cancer). [ref]
Kurt Schwitters
German artist (1887-1948).
Born June 20th, 1887 in Hanover. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1948 at 60 years old in Kendal. [ref]
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe