Died on this Day

Anniversary Date: Jan-08

Died on This Day (Jan-08)

Person Person Description Age Anniv
Bohdan Shershun Bohdan Shershun Bohdan Mykolayovych Shershun is a Ukrainian football defender. Ukrainian footballer 42 1
  Mduduzi Fuzwayo Mduduzi Fuzwayo is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Matabeleland Tuskers in the 2016–17 Logan Cup on 17 May 2017. Zimbabwean cricketer 36 2
Amanda Asay Amanda Asay Amanda Karlene Asay was a Canadian baseball and ice hockey player. Canadian baseball player 33 3
Eve Branson Eve Branson Evette Huntley Branson was a British philanthropist, child welfare advocate, and the mother of Richard Branson. British philanthropist, mother of Richard 96 4
Buck Henry Buck Henry Buck Henry was an American actor, screenwriter, and director. American actor 89 5
Larry Langford Larry Langford Larry Paul Langford was an American politician who had a one-term tenure as the mayor of the city of Birmingham, Alabama. Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama 72 6
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani ?æfsænd???'ni?] born Akbar Hashemi Bahramani, 25 August 1934 – 8 January 2017) was an Iranian politician, writer, and one of the founding fathers of the Islamic Republic who was the fourth president of Iran from 1989 to 1997. President of Iran 82 8
Maria Teresa de Filippis Maria Teresa de Filippis Maria Teresa de Filippis was an Italian racing driver, and the first woman to race in Formula One. Italian racing driver 89 9
Andrae Crouch Andrae Crouch Andraé Edward Crouch /'??ndre?/ was an American gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, record producer and pastor. American gospel singer 72 10
Art Clokey Art Clokey Arthur "Art" Clokey was an American pioneer in the popularization of stop-motion clay animation, best known as the creator of the character Gumby and the original voice of Gumby's sidekick, Pokey. American animator 88 15
Carlos Monzon Carlos Monzon Carlos Roque Monzón , nicknamed Escopeta , was an Argentine professional boxer who held the undisputed world middleweight championship for 7 years. Boxer 52 30
Terry Thomas Terry Thomas Terry-Thomas was an English character actor and comedian who became internationally known through his films during the 1950s and 1960s. English comic actor 78 35
Eva Bowring Eva Bowring Eva Bowring was a U.S. Senator from Nebraska. Bowring was born in Nevada, Missouri. American politician 92 40
Louis P. Lochner Louis P. Lochner Ludwig "Louis" Paul Lochner was an American political activist, journalist, and author. American journalist 87 50
Joseph Schumpeter Joseph Schumpeter Joseph Alois Schumpeter was an Austrian-born political economist. Austrian economist 66 75
George Bellows George Bellows George Wesley Bellows was an American realist painter, known for his bold depictions of urban life in New York City. American artist 42 100
Billy Bates Billy Bates Willie Bates , known as Billy Bates, was an English cricketer. English Test and County cricketer 44 125
Duke Eugen of Württemberg Duke Eugen of Württemberg Duke Eugen of Württemberg was a German prince. Duke of Wurttemberg 54 150
Eli Whitney Eli Whitney Eli Whitney Jr. was an American inventor, widely known for inventing the cotton gin, one of the key inventions of the Industrial Revolution that shaped the economy of the Antebellum South. American inventor 59 200
John Baskerville John Baskerville John Baskerville was an English businessman, in areas including japanning and papier-mâché, but he is best remembered as a printer and type designer. British businessman 68 250