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January 8th
186 Notable deaths
Baba Sali
Moroccan rabbi..
Born September 26th, 1889 in Rissani.
Died January 8th, 1984 at 94 years old in Netivot.
Johann Kremer
Professor of anatomy (1883-1965).
Born December 26th, 1883 in Stolberg, Stelberg.
Died January 8th, 1965 at 81 years old in Münster. [ref]
Nicolai Gedda
Swedish opera singer.
Born July 11th, 1925 in Stockholm.
Died January 8th, 2017 at 91 years old in Tolochenaz. [ref]
Otis Clay
American r&b and soul singer.
Born February 11th, 1942 in Waxhaw.
Died January 8th, 2016 at 73 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
Kay Sage
American surrealist artist and poet (1898-1963).
Born June 25th, 1898 in Watervliet. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1963 at 64 years old in Woodbury (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Kenojuak Ashevak
Inuit artist.
Born October 3rd, 1927 in Baffin Island.
Died January 8th, 2013 at 85 years old in Kinngait (lung cancer).
Mary Colter
American architect and designer.
Born April 4th, 1869 in Pittsburgh.
Died January 8th, 1958 at 88 years old in Santa Fe.
Richard John Neuhaus
Canadian-american christian writer.
Born May 14th, 1936 in Pembroke.
Died January 8th, 2009 at 72 years old in Manhattan (cancer). [ref]
Alexander Prokhorov
Soviet and russian physicist (1916-2002).
Born July 11th, 1916 in Atherton. [ref]
Died January 8th, 2002 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Richard Tucker
American opera singer (1913-1975).
Born August 28th, 1913 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1975 at 61 years old in Kalamazoo (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 51 to 60 of 186
Though death be poor, it ends a mortal woe. William Shakespeare