Born:
Robert Schumann, Zwickau Germ, composer, Neue Zeitschrift fuer Musik
More Notable Birthdays on January 8:
1947 - David Bowie, born in London, England, singer and actor, Major Tom, Ziggy Stardust, also known as David Robert Hayward-Jones
1942 - Stephen Hawking, English physicist, Black Holes and Baby Universes
1935 - Elvis Presley, born in Tupelo, Mississippi, singer, Blue Suede Shoes, Hounddog
1933 - Charles Osgood, born in New York City, news anchor, CBS Weekend News
1902 - Carl Rogers, American Psychologist