19 notable people died on January 8, including Melvin Calvin, Paul Verlaine, Giuliano Dati.
21st Century
1 deathIG
Israel Getzler
historianhistorian of Eastern Europe
German-Israeli historian of modern age, historian of eastern europe and author
20th Century
8 deaths
Melvin Calvin
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1961)
Julius Raab
engineerpolitician
Austrian chancellor and politician (1891-1964)
Eugene W. Hilgard
botanical collectorchemist
German-American geologist (1833-1916)
Rauf Yekta
composermusician
Turkish musicologist (1871–1935)
Louise Briggs
Esperantistplaywright
British Esperantist
Bohdan Lachert
architectuniversity teacher
Polish architect (1900–1987)
MC
Marthe Cnockaert
nursespy
Belgian nurse and British spy (1892-1966)
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Karl Adamek
association football coachassociation football player
Football player (1910–2000)
19th Century
5 deaths
Paul Verlaine
essayistlibrettist
French poet (1844-1896)
Alexis Caswell
astronomerbiographer
American scientist (1799–1877)
Ferdo Livadić
composer
Croatian composer (1799–1879)
MV
Mateo Vidal
politicianwriter
Argentinian politician
MM
Magdalena Dávalos y Maldonado
artistscholar
Ecuadorian scholar (1725–1806)
18th Century
1 death
King of Kartli (1700–1762)
17th Century
1 death
Giovanni Camillo Glorioso
astronomermathematician
Italian mathematician and astronomer
16th Century
1 death
Giuliano Dati
Catholic bishoppoet
Poet from Italy
13th Century
1 deathHN
Haakon III of Norway
monarch
King of Norway
10th Century
1 death
Japanese waka poet
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