January 8th
186 Notable deaths
Anthony Dawson
British actor (1916-1992).
Born October 18th, 1916 in Edinburgh.
Died January 8th, 1992 at 75 years old in Sussex (cancer).
George Bellows
American painter (1882-1925).
Born August 12th, 1882 in Columbus. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1925 at 42 years old in New York City (peritonitis). [ref]
Dion Fortune
British occultist and author.
Born December 6th, 1890 in Llandudno.
Died January 8th, 1946 at 55 years old in London (leukemia).
German Moreno
Filipino actor (1933-2016).
Born October 4th, 1933 in Manila.
Died January 8th, 2016 at 82 years old in Quezon City (stroke).
Charles Eastman
Native american physician and scouting pioneer.
Born February 19th, 1858 in Redwood Falls.
Died January 8th, 1939 at 80 years old in Detroit.
Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz
Spanish infanta (1936-2020).
Born July 30th, 1936 in Cannes.
Died January 8th, 2020 at 83 years old in Madrid (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Iwao Takamoto
American animator (1925-2007).
Born April 29th, 1925 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died January 8th, 2007 at 81 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Roll
United states federal judge.
Born February 8th, 1947 in Pittsburgh.
Died January 8th, 2011 at 63 years old in Tucson (2011 Tucson shooting). [ref]
Michel Thomas
American linguist and language teacher.
Born February 3rd, 1914 in Łódź.
Died January 8th, 2005 at 90 years old in New York City.
Roberto Dinamite
Brazilian footballer, politician.
Born April 13th, 1954 in Duque de Caxias.
Died January 8th, 2023 at 68 years old in Rio de Janeiro (colorectal cancer). [ref]
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Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau