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January 8th
245 Notable deaths
Rembrandt Bugatti
Italian sculptor (1884–1916).
Born October 16th, 1884 in Milan. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1916 at 31 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (asphyxia).
Tony Banks, Baron Stratford
British politician (1942-2006).
Born April 8th, 1943 in Belfast.
Died January 8th, 2006 at 62 years old in Fort Myers (stroke). [ref]
Otis Clay
American r&b and soul singer (1942–2016).
Born February 11th, 1942 in Waxhaw.
Died January 8th, 2016 at 73 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
Alexander Prokhorov
Soviet and russian physicist (1916-2002).
Born July 11th, 1916 in Atherton.
Died January 8th, 2002 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Lasantha Wickrematunge
Sri lankan journalist (1958-2009).
Born April 5th, 1958 in Colombo.
Died January 8th, 2009 at 50 years old in Colombo. [ref]
Perce Blackborow
British explorer (1894–1949).
Born April 8th, 1894 in Newport.
Died January 8th, 1949 at 54 years old in Newport.
Richard Tucker
American opera singer (1913-1975).
Born August 28th, 1913 in Brooklyn.
Died January 8th, 1975 at 61 years old in Kalamazoo (myocardial infarction).
Zacharie Noah
Cameroonian footballer (1937-2017).
Born February 2nd, 1937 in Yaoundé.
Died January 8th, 2017 at 79 years old in Yaoundé. [ref]
George Maxwell Richards
President of trinidad and tobago (1931-2018).
Born December 1st, 1931 in San Fernando.
Died January 8th, 2018 at 86 years old in Port of Spain (heart failure). [ref]
Grégoire Aslan
Swiss-armenian actor and musician.
Born March 28th, 1908 in Constantinople.
Died January 8th, 1982 at 73 years old in Breage (myocardial infarction).
Zbigniew Cybulski
Polish actor (1927-1967).
Born November 3rd, 1927 in Kniazhe.
Died January 8th, 1967 at 39 years old in Wrocław (railway accident).
Anna Mae Hays
United states army general (1920–2018).
Born February 16th, 1920 in Buffalo.
Died January 8th, 2018 at 97 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Alexis Weissenberg
Bulgarian musician (1929–2012).
Born July 26th, 1929 in Sofia.
Died January 8th, 2012 at 82 years old in Lugano.
Andrew Jennings
British journalist (1943-2022).
Born September 3rd, 1943 in Kirkcaldy.
Died January 8th, 2022 at 78 years old in Carlisle. [ref]
Gale Page
American actress (1913-1983).
Born July 23rd, 1913 in Spokane.
Died January 8th, 1983 at 69 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
Joseph Jastrow
American psychologist (1863-1944).
Born January 30th, 1863 in Warsaw.
Died January 8th, 1944 at 80 years old in Stockbridge.
Alexander Kotov
Soviet chess player (1913–1981).
Born August 12th, 1913 in Tula.
Died January 8th, 1981 at 67 years old in Moscow.
Katharine Whitehorn
British writer (1928–2021).
Born March 2nd, 1928 in Hendon.
Died January 8th, 2021 at 92 years old in London. [ref]
Julius Raab
Austrian chancellor and politician (1891-1964).
Born November 29th, 1891 in St. Pölten.
Died January 8th, 1964 at 72 years old in Vienna.
Kaj Munk
Danish playwright (1898–1944).
Born January 13th, 1898 in Maribo.
Died January 8th, 1944 at 45 years old in Silkeborg (gunshot wound).
Charles Edward Merriam
American political scientist (1874-1953).
Born November 15th, 1874 in Hopkinton.
Died January 8th, 1953 at 78 years old in Rockville.
Marilyn Bergman
American composer, songwriter and author (1929–2022).
Born November 10th, 1929 in Brooklyn.
Died January 8th, 2022 at 92 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Fabio Cudicini
Italian footballer (1935–2025).
Born October 20th, 1935 in Trieste.
Died January 8th, 2025 at 89 years old in Rome. [ref]
Henry Tonks
British artist (1862-1937).
Born April 9th, 1862 in Birmingham.
Died January 8th, 1937 at 74 years old in London.
David Darling
American musician.
Born March 3rd, 1941 in Elkhart.
Died January 8th, 2021 at 79 years old in Goshen. [ref]
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan