January 8th
186 Notable deaths
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]
Ruth Perry
President of liberia (1939-2017).
Born July 16th, 1939 in Grand Cape Mount County.
Died January 8th, 2017 at 77 years old in Columbus. [ref]
David McWilliams
Irish singer.
Born July 4th, 1945 in Belfast.
Died January 8th, 2002 at 56 years old in Ballycastle (myocardial infarction).
Rembrandt Bugatti
Italian sculptor (1884-1916).
Born October 16th, 1884 in Milan. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1916 at 31 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (asphyxia). [ref]
Lasantha Wickrematunge
Sri lankan journalist (1958-2009).
Born April 5th, 1958 in Colombo.
Died January 8th, 2009 at 50 years old in Colombo. [ref]
Zacharie Noah
Cameroonian footballer (1937-2017).
Born February 2nd, 1937 in Yaoundé.
Died January 8th, 2017 at 79 years old in Yaoundé. [ref]
Perce Blackborow
British explorer.
Born April 8th, 1894 in Newport.
Died January 8th, 1949 at 54 years old in Newport.
Katharine Whitehorn
British writer.
Born March 2nd, 1928 in Hendon.
Died January 8th, 2021 at 92 years old in London. [ref]
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.
Born August 12th, 1913 in Tula.
Died January 8th, 1981 at 67 years old in Moscow.
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We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. Chuck Palahniuk