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January 8th
245 Notable deaths
Wesley Ruggles
American film director (1889-1972).
Born June 11th, 1889 in Los Angeles.
Died January 8th, 1972 at 82 years old in Santa Monica.
Sir Edmund Backhouse, 2nd Baronet
Quaker, sinologist (1873–1944).
Born October 20th, 1873 in Darlington.
Died January 8th, 1944 at 70 years old in Beijing.
Peter Altenberg
Austrian writer and poet (1859–1919).
Born March 9th, 1859 in Vienna.
Died January 8th, 1919 at 59 years old in Vienna.
Dave Halliday
Scottish footballer and manager (1901-1970).
Born December 11th, 1901 in Dumfries.
Died January 8th, 1970 at 68 years old in Dumfries.
Josef Frank
Austrian-swedish architect (1885–1967).
Born July 15th, 1885 in Baden.
Died January 8th, 1967 at 81 years old in Stockholm, Oscar Parish.
Tadeusz Kutrzeba
Polish general (1886–1947).
Born April 15th, 1886 in Kraków.
Died January 8th, 1947 at 60 years old in London (cancer).
Ursula Hirschmann
German activist (1913-1991).
Born September 2nd, 1913 in Berlin.
Died January 8th, 1991 at 77 years old in Rome.
Pierre Fournier
French cellist (1906–1986).
Born June 24th, 1906 in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1986 at 79 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Juan Carlos García
Honduran footballer (1988-2018).
Died January 8th, 2018 at 29 years old in Tegucigalpa (leukemia). [ref]
Steve Carver
American film director and producer (1945–2021).
Born April 5th, 1945 in Brooklyn.
Died January 8th, 2021 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction, COVID-19). [ref]
André François-Poncet
French diplomat (1887-1978).
Born June 13th, 1887 in Provins.
Died January 8th, 1978 at 90 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Alexandre Stavisky
French financier and embezzler whose actions created a political scandal that became known as the stavisky affair (1886-1934).
Born November 20th, 1886.
Died January 8th, 1934 at 47 years old in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc.
Charles-Edward Amory Winslow
American bacteriologist (1877-1957).
Born February 4th, 1877 in Boston.
Died January 8th, 1957 at 79 years old in New Haven.
Prince Alfons of Bavaria
Member of the bavarian royal house of wittelsbach and a general of cavalry (1862-1933).
Born January 24th, 1862 in Munich. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1933 at 70 years old in Munich.
Boris Barnet
Soviet film director, screenwriter (1902-1965).
Born June 18th, 1902 in Moscow.
Died January 8th, 1965 at 62 years old in Riga (hanging to death).
Fredrik Pacius
German composer resided in finland (1809-1891).
Born March 13th, 1809 in Hamburg.
Died January 8th, 1891 at 81 years old in Helsinki.
Song Renqiong
Chinese general (1909－2005).
Born July 11th, 1909 in Liuyang.
Died January 8th, 2005 at 95 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Oleg Grabar
French-born american art historian (1929–2011).
Born November 3rd, 1929 in Strasbourg.
Died January 8th, 2011 at 81 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Hubert Vos
Dutch painter (1855-1935).
Born February 15th, 1855 in Maastricht.
Died January 8th, 1935 at 79 years old in New York City.
Maud Powell
American violinist (1867–1920).
Born August 22nd, 1867 in LaSalle County.
Died January 8th, 1920 at 52 years old in Pennsylvania.
Adolf Heinrich von Arnim-Boitzenburg
German politician (1803-1868).
Born April 10th, 1803 in Berlin.
Died January 8th, 1868 at 64 years old in Schloss Boitzenburg.
Arthur Cockfield, Baron Cockfield
British politician (1916-2007).
Born September 28th, 1916 in Horsham.
Died January 8th, 2007 at 90 years old in Oxford.
Tryggve Gran
Norwegian flying ace, polar explorer and author (1888–1980).
Born January 20th, 1888 in Bergen.
Died January 8th, 1980 at 91 years old in Grimstad.
Jaime Gil de Biedma
Poeta español (1929–1990).
Born November 13th, 1929 in Barcelona.
Died January 8th, 1990 at 60 years old in Barcelona (HIV).
Charles David Allis
American molecular biologist.
Born March 22nd, 1951 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died January 8th, 2023 at 71 years old in Seattle.
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They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy