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January 8 Birthdays in History - January 8 Deaths - January 8 Events
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January 8, 1985 Jack Osbourne, English Celebrity January 8, 1982 Gaby Hoffman, actress, Field of Dreams, Uncle Buck, Now and Then January 8, 1982 Lynndie England, American Criminal January 8, 1980 Nick Cannon, American Musician January 8, 1979 Sarah Polley, actress, Sweet Hereafter January 8, 1979 Sequoyah, chimpanzee, son of Washoe January 8, 1979 Kristanna Loken, American Actress January 8, 1978 Petra Minarova, Miss Czech Republic Universe 1997 January 8, 1978 Ian Somerhalder, American Actor January 8, 1977 Pearl Amoah, Miss Universe-Ghana 1996 January 8, 1977 Ryan Frances, actor, Trevor-Sisters January 8, 1977 Amber Benson, American Actress January 8, 1977 Elsa Benitez, Mexican Model January 8, 1976 Jenny Lewis, born in Las Vegas, Nevada, actress, Becky-Life With Lucy January 8, 1976 Brad Snyder, Ontario, shot putter 1996 Olympics January 8, 1975 Star Behl, Miss Delaware USA 1996 January 8, 1975 Vitali Yachmenev, Chelyabinsk Rus, NHL right wing for the Los Angeles Kings January 8, 1975 Tara Reid, American Actress January 8, 1974 Arjan Blaauw, Dutch soccer player, FC Groningen January 8, 1974 Brian Roberson, wide receiver for the New York Giants January 8, 1974 Martin Henderson, New Zealander Actor January 8, 1973 Sean Paul, Jamaican Musician January 8, 1972 Brandie Burton, San Bernardino California, LPGA golfer, 1993 du Maurier Ltd January 8, 1972 Devlin Murphy, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, canoe alternate for 1996 Olympics January 8, 1971 Billy Joe Hobert, NFL quarterback for the Oakland Raiders January 8, 1971 Branislav Janos, hockey forward, Team Slovakia 1998 January 8, 1971 Brenda Lee Armstrong, Albert Lea, Minnesota, Miss Minn-America 1991 January 8, 1971 Brook Mahealani Lee, Miss Universe/Miss USA, 1997-Hawaii January 8, 1971 Darren Langdon, Deere Lake, NHL left wing for the New York Rangers January 8, 1971 Jason Giambi, West Covina California, infielder for the Oakland A's January 8, 1971 Roosevelt Potts, NFL running back for the Indianapolis Colts January 8, 1971 Stephane Barin, hockey forward, Team France 1998 January 8, 1970 Jon Klemm, Calgary, NHL defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche January 8, 1970 Dave Eggers, American Writer January 8, 1969 Brian Boehringer, born in St. Louis, Missouri, pitcher, New York Yankees January 8, 1969 R Kelly, singer, I Wish I Could Fly January 8, 1968 Alexander Alexeev, NHL defenseman, Belarus, 1998 Olympics January 8, 1968 Ami Dolenz, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, General Hospital, Can't Buy Me Love January 8, 1968 Brian Johnson, born in Oakland California, catcher for the San Diego Padres January 8, 1968 Mark Duane Croghan, born in Akron, Ohio, 3k steeplechase, Olympics-5th-96 January 8, 1968 Paul Carey, U.S. baseball infielder for the Baltimore Orioles January 8, 1968 Emily Procter, American Actress January 8, 1967 Hollis Conway, born in Chicago, Illinois, high jumper, Olympics-silv/bronze-88, 92 January 8, 1967 Kent Jones, Portales, New Mexico, golfer, NM State Amateur-1990-91 January 8, 1967 Roger Rowland, born in Jacksonville, Florida, Nike golfer, 1990 Macon Open-2nd January 8, 1967 Willie Anderson, U.S., NBA guard, New York Knicks, Olympic-bronze-1988 January 8, 1967 Courtney Thorne Smith, American Actress January 8, 1966 Darryl Hall, CFL linebacker for the Calgary Stampeders January 8, 1966 Loretta Lee, [Lee Lai Chan], China, actress, Happy Ghost January 8, 1966 Gordon Ramsay, Scottish Celebrity January 8, 1965 Champaka Ramanayake, cricketer, Sri Lankan opening bowler January 8, 1965 Eric Wohlberg, Sudbury Ontario, cyclist 1996 Olympics January 8, 1965 Maria Pitillo, Matwah, New Jersey, actress, Ryan's Hope January 8, 1965 Michelle Forbes, actress, Julianna Cox-Homicide January 8, 1964 Virgil Hill, Missouri, middleweight boxer 1984 Olympics silver January 8, 1964 Ian Hart, English Actor January 8, 1963 Hiromi Kobayashi, Fukushima Japan, LPGA golfer, 1993 JAL Big Apple January 8, 1961 Shoaib Mohammad, cricketer, son of Hanif Patient and prolific batsman January 8, 1960 Jolanda Egger, Luzean Switz, playmate, June, 1983 January 8, 1959 Michael Harwood, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer January 8, 1957 Amanda Burton, Irish Actress January 8, 1956 Richard Curtis, New Zealander Writer January 8, 1955 Mike Reno, Vancouver BC Canada, rock vocalist, Loverboy January 8, 1955 Darrell Hammond, American Comedian January 8, 1954 Louis de Bernieres, British Novelist January 8, 1954 Kazuo Ishiguro, Japanese Author January 8, 1954 Catherine Crier, American Journalist January 8, 1953 Bruce Sutter, pitcher, Cubs, Cards, Braves January 8, 1953 Tom Barrett, American Politician January 8, 1952 Lauri Walters, born in San Francisco, California, actress, 8 is Enough, Harrad Experiment January 8, 1952 Norm Jarvis, Prince Albert Sask, golfer, 1984 Chilliwack January 8, 1952 Charles F. Bass, American Politician January 8, 1952 Charles Foster Bass, American Politician January 8, 1951 Gerard Leman, Belgian general January 8, 1951 John McTiernan, born in Albany, New York, actor, Predator, Die Hard, Medicine Man January 8, 1951 Paul Dresher, composer January 8, 1949 Lawrence Rowe, cricketer, prolific WI batsman, 302 vs. Eng 1974 January 8, 1949 Robert Sternberg, American Educator January 8, 1948 Gillies Mackinnon, director, Playboys January 8, 1948 Mel Pritchard, rocker January 8, 1948 Paul King, rocker, Blue Oyster Cult January 8, 1948 Max Burns, American Politician January 8, 1947 David Bowie, London, singer and actor, Major Tom, Ziggy Stardust January 8, 1947 Igor Ivanov, Leningrad, Canadian chess champion, 1981-84, 1985- January 8, 1947 Terry Sylvester, rocker, Hollies-You are the Air that I Breathe January 8, 1947 Samuel Schmid, Swiss Politician January 8, 1947 Thomas R. Cech, American Scientist January 8, 1946 Elaine Cheris, Dotham Al, fencer-epee 1996 Olympics January 8, 1946 Kathleen Noone, actress, All My Children, Party of 5, Knots Landing January 8, 1946 Robbie Kreiger, born in Los Angeles, California, guitarist, Doors-Come on Baby Light My Fire January 8, 1946 Tod Brannan, VP, Logos Network Corp January 8, 1946 Dennis Kucinich, American Politician January 8, 1946 John T. Walton, American Businessman January 8, 1945 John Peters, rock drummer, Harpers Bizarre January 8, 1945 Terry Sylvester, rocker, Hollies January 8, 1945 Dennis Moore, American Politician January 8, 1944 Terry Brooks, U.S., sci-fi author, Sword of Shannara January 8, 1943 Lee Jackson, rocker, Nice January 8, 1943 Marcus Hutson, rock vocalist, Whispers January 8, 1943 R. L. Stine, American Writer January 8, 1942 John Peterson, rocker January 8, 1942 Stephen Hawking, English physicist, Black Holes and Baby Universes January 8, 1942 Vyacheslav Dmitriyevich Zudov, U.S.S.R., cosmonaut, Soyuz 23 January 8, 1942 Bob Taft, American Politician January 8, 1942 Junichiro Koizumi, Japanese Statesman January 8, 1941 Graham Chapman, England, comedian, Monty Python's Flying Circus January 8, 1941 Robby Krieger, rocker, Doors January 8, 1941 Boris Vallejo, Peruvian Artist January 8, 1940 Anthony Gaurdine, Little Anthony and Imperials-Goin Out of My Head January 8, 1940 Cristy Lane, U.S., country/gospel singer January 8, 1940 Little Anthony [Gourdine], rocker, & Imperials January 8, 1939 Yvette Mimieux, Hollywood Cal, actr, Time Machine, Where the Boys Are January 8, 1938 Bob Eubanks, born in Flint, Michigan, TV host, Newlywed Game January 8, 1938 John Agyekum Kufuor, Ghanaian Statesman January 8, 1937 Robert Moran, composer January 8, 1937 Shirley Bassey, Cardiff Wales, singer, Goldfinger, Moonraker January 8, 1936 Ferdinand Hartzenberg, South African minister of Education, 1979-82 January 8, 1935 Nolan Miller, Burkburnett, Texas, fashion designer, Dynasty, Love Boat January 8, 1935 Elvis Presley, born in Tupelo, Mississippi, singer, Blue Suede Shoes, Hounddog January 8, 1934 Jacques Anquetil, France, Tour de France bicycle racer, 5-time winner January 8, 1934 Michael Grierson Jarrett, archaeologist January 8, 1934 Piet Dankert, Dutch politician, PvdA January 8, 1934 Roy Kinnear, Lancashire England, actor, TW3, Help!, The 3 Musketeers January 8, 1934 Alexandra Ripley, American Writer January 8, 1933 Charles Osgood, born in New York City, news anchor, CBS Weekend News January 8, 1933 Jean-Marie Straub, France, director, Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach January 8, 1931 Bill Graham, Germany, rock promoter, Fillmore January 8, 1931 May Wynn, [Donna Lee Hickey], New York City, actress, Caine Mutiny, Noah's Ark January 8, 1930 Doreen Wilber, U.S., archer, Olympics gold 1972 January 8, 1930 Faith Ringgold, American Artist January 8, 1929 Gerry Spence, American Lawyer January 8, 1929 Bobby Bowden, American Coach January 8, 1928 Sander Vanocur, born in Cleveland, Ohio, news anchor, NBC Weekend News January 8, 1928 M. Russell Ballard, American Clergyman January 8, 1927 Jim Elliot, American Clergyman January 8, 1926 Evelyn Lear, [Shulman], born in Brooklyn, New York, soprano January 8, 1926 Jani Christou, composer January 8, 1926 Soupy Sales, [Milton Hines], North Carolina, comedian, Soupy Sales Show January 8, 1925 James Saunders, English chemist/playwright, Ark January 8, 1924 Antai Ribari, composer January 8, 1924 Benjamin Lees, [Lysniansky], Harbin Manchuria, composer January 8, 1924 Robert Starer, Vienna Austria, composer January 8, 1924 Ron Moody, born in London, England, actor, 12 Chairs, Wrong is Right January 8, 1923 Giorgio Tozzi, born in Chicago, Illinois, basso January 8, 1923 Iva Michiels, [Rik Ceuppens], Flemish writer, Ksiega Alfa January 8, 1923 Johnny Wardle, cricketer, Yorkshire and England left-arm bowler of 50's January 8, 1923 Joseph Wiezenbaum, artificial intelligence pioneer January 8, 1923 Larry Storch, New York City, comedian, F Troop, Larry Storch Show January 8, 1923 Joseph Weizenbaum, American Educator January 8, 1923 Jack Kilby, American Scientist January 8, 1922 Abbey Simon, New York City, pianist January 8, 1920 Hendrikus J Wittebold, civil servant/resistance fighter January 8, 1917 Peter Taylor, U.S. writer January 8, 1917 Stanley Prager, New York City, comedian, College Bowl January 8, 1917 Walter Lord, American Author January 8, 1917 Rodney Robert Porter, British Scientist January 8, 1914 Charles Borromeo Mills, composer January 8, 1914 William Allen Egan, American Politician January 8, 1913 Horace Smith, cricketer, NZ, only Test wkt off his 1st ball, Paynter, January 8, 1912 Rudolf G Escher, Dutch composer, True Face of Peace January 8, 1911 Andrej Ocenas, composer January 8, 1911 Butterfly McQueen, [Thelma], born in Tampa, Florida, actress, Gone With the Wind January 8, 1911 Lee J. Cobb, American Actor January 8, 1910 Richard Cromwell, [LeRoy Melvin Radabaugh], born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Jezebel January 8, 1910 Gus Hall, American Businessman January 8, 1909 Bruce Mitchell, cricketer, South African bat, their top run-scorer, 3471, January 8, 1909 Jose Ferrer, Santurce PR, oscar winning actor, Cyrano de Bergerac January 8, 1908 , Fearless, Mary Nadia Wadia, actress January 8, 1908 William Hartnell, born in London, England, actor, Agitator, Jackpot January 8, 1907 Lord Caradon, British Diplomat January 8, 1906 Jacob C van Marken, Dutch peanut butter maker, Calve-Delft January 8, 1906 Jan A H J S Bruins Slot, Dutch founder illegal Trouw/MP, ARP January 8, 1906 Serge Poliakoff, Russian/French painter/guitarist January 8, 1905 Carl Gustav Hempel, German Logical Positivist philosopher January 8, 1905 Giacinto Scelsi, composer January 8, 1904 Peter Arno, New York City, cartoonist, New Yorker January 8, 1904 Cedric Belfrage, American Sociologist January 8, 1903 Gene Roth, [Eugene Stutenroth], South Dakota, actor, She Demons, Spider January 8, 1902 Alexander Gray, Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, actor, This is Music January 8, 1902 Carl R[ansom] Rogers, U.S., psychologist, Client-Centered Therapy January 8, 1902 Georgy M Malenkov, Stalin's successor as head of CPSU, PM, 1953-55 January 8, 1902 Gret Palucca, German dancer/choreography, Silent Song January 8, 1902 Carl Rogers, American Psychologist January 8, 1901 Edmond Vandercammen, French/Belgian writer, L'amour responsable January 8, 1901 Mark Oliphant, Australian Scientist January 8, 1900 Queen Marie, of Yugoslavia January 8, 1899 Solomon WRD Bandaranaike, premier of Ceylon, 1956-59 January 8, 1896 Jaromir Weinberger, Prague Czechoslovakia, composer, Bird's Opera January 8, 1896 Manuel Rojas Sepulveda, Chile, writer, Men of the South January 8, 1892 Werner Wehrli, composer January 8, 1891 Bronislava Nijinska, ballet choreographer January 8, 1891 Storm Jameson, English novelist, The Green Man, Cousin Honore January 8, 1891 Walter Bothe, Germany, subatomic particle physicist, Nobel 1954 January 8, 1891 Ellen Wilkinson, English Politician January 8, 1891 Walther Bothe, German Physicist January 8, 1890 Sandor Rado, Hungarian/US psycho analyst January 8, 1889 Paul Hartmann, Furth Germany, actor, Haunted Castle January 8, 1889 Hervey Allen, American Author January 8, 1888 Matt Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor, Coquette, Deluge January 8, 1888 Richard Courant, German/U.S. mathematician, What is mathematics? January 8, 1886 Noble Drew Ali, [Timothy Drew], North Carolina, prophet, Moorish Science Temple January 8, 1885 John Curtin, Victoria, Australian PM, Labor, 1941-45 January 8, 1885 A. J. Muste, American Activist January 8, 1883 Josue Teofilo Wilkes, composer January 8, 1873 Lucien Capet, composer January 8, 1870 Miguel Primo de Rivera Orbaneja, dictator of Spain, 1923-30 January 8, 1869 Joseph Franklin Rutherford, American Clergyman January 8, 1868 Frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity January 8, 1867 Emily Green Balch, U.S., sociologist/feminist/pacifist, Nobel 1946 January 8, 1864 Camille Claudel, French Artist January 8, 1863 Paul Scheerbart, [Bruno Kufer], German writer, The Seasnake January 8, 1862 Frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher/founder, Doubleday and Co January 8, 1860 Nancy Jones, U.S. black missionary in Africa January 8, 1855 Edgar Saltus, American Writer January 8, 1851 Gerard Leman, Belgian count/general January 8, 1846 Albert Cahen, composer January 8, 1846 William Wallace Gilchrist, composer January 8, 1846 William Robertson Smith, Scottish Scientist January 8, 1836 Fannie M Jackson, pioneer and educator, 1st U.S. Black woman college grad January 8, 1836 Lawrence Alma Tadema, Dutch/British painter/husband of Laura Epps January 8, 1835 Henry James Byron, English Dramatist January 8, 1830 Gouverneur Kemble Warren, Major Gen Union volunteers, died in 1882 January 8, 1830 Hans von Bulow, Dresden, pianist/virtuoso conductor/musical writer January 8, 1829 Henry Timrod, American Poet January 8, 1824 Per August Olander, composer January 8, 1824 William Wilkie Collins, English novelist, Woman in White January 8, 1824 Wilkie Collins, English Novelist January 8, 1823 Alfred Russel Wallace, British zoologist/co-discoverer, evolution January 8, 1822 Alfredo Carlo Piatti, composer January 8, 1821 James Longstreet, Confederate general, 1st Corps, ANV January 8, 1818 John H. Reagan, American Politician January 8, 1817 John Selden Roane, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1867 January 8, 1815 George Webb Morell, Major General Union volunteers, died in 1883 January 8, 1815 Lawrence Pike Graham, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1905 January 8, 1814 Johannes Kneppelhout, [Klikspaan], Dutch humorist January 8, 1814 Thomas Green, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1864 January 8, 1812 Sigismond Fortune Francois Thalberg, composer January 8, 1812 William Henry Holmes, composer January 8, 1810 Robert Schumann, Zwickau Germ, composer, Neue Zeitschrift fuer Musik January 8, 1792 Lowell Mason, Medfield Massachusetts, organist/composer, Zebulo January 8, 1791 Jacob Collamer, Sen-Vt January 8, 1788 Erik Drake, composer January 8, 1787 Johann Ludwig Bohner, composer January 8, 1786 Nicholas Biddle, made 2nd bank of U.S. 1st effective central bank January 8, 1779 John White, composer January 8, 1777 Filippo Traetta, Italy, composer/musicologist January 8, 1767 Abraham de Veer, Dutch governor-general of Suriname, 1822-28 January 8, 1720 Jonathan Mayhew, American Clergyman January 8, 1668 Jean Gilles, composer January 8, 1658 Nicolas Coustou, French sculptor, Descente de Croix January 8, 1632 Samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist January 8, 1628 Francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier January 8, 1589 Ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer, Dubravka January 8, 1587 Johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer, discovered sunspots January 8, 1583 Simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist January 8, 1542 Mary Queen of Scots, Scottish Royalty January 8, 1081 Henry V, Roman German king/emperor, 1098/1111-25 |