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January 8 2015

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Álvaro Peña-Rojas🇩🇪
deceased
Chilean singer songwriter · 1943–2026
Days lived
30,074
Fernand Sanz🇪🇸
deceased
racing cyclist (1881–1925) · 1881–1925
Days lived
16,019
François Mitterrand🇫🇷
deceased
politician · 1916–1996
Days lived
28,928
Galileo Galilei
deceased
Notable Trials · 1564–1642
Days lived
28,452
George Maxwell Richards
deceased
President of Trinidad and Tobago (1931-2018) · 1931–2018
Days lived
31,450
Giovanni Bonalumi🇨🇭
deceased
Swiss writer and essayist (1920-2002) · 1920–2002
Days lived
29,863
Henry Tonks🇬🇧
deceased
British artist (1862-1937) · 1862–1937
Days lived
27,302
Johann Kremer
deceased
professor of anatomy (1883-1965) · 1883–1965
Days lived
29,598
Josef Frank🇸🇪
deceased
Austrian-Swedish architect (1885–1967) · 1885–1967
Days lived
29,761
Josef Lammerz🇩🇪
deceased
musician · 1930–2014
Days lived
30,688
Joseph Schumpeter🇺🇸
deceased
Austrian political economist (1883–1950) · 1883–1950
Days lived
24,440
Kurt Schwitters🇳🇴
deceased
artist · 1887–1948
Days lived
22,116
Melvin Calvin🇺🇸
deceased
American biochemist (1911–1997) · 1911–1997
Days lived
31,322
Michael Lang🇺🇸
deceased
American concert promoter and record producer (1944-2022) · 1944–2022
Days lived
28,152
Michael Shaw🇬🇧
deceased
politician · 1920–2021
Days lived
36,616
Paul Julius Möbius🇩🇪
deceased
scientist · 1853–1907
Days lived
19,706
Paul Verlaine
deceased
Notable Trials · 1844–1896
Days lived
18,911
Prince Alfons of Bavaria🇩🇪
deceased
Member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a General of Cavalry (1862-1933) · 1862–1933
Days lived
25,916
Renate Eggebrecht🇩🇪
deceased
German musician · 1944–2023
Days lived
28,638
Richard Anschütz🇩🇪
deceased
chemist · 1852–1937
Days lived
30,984
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell🇬🇧
deceased
writer · 1857–1941
Days lived
30,635
Sebastian Englert🇩🇪
deceased
Capuchin priest, missionary to Easter Island (1888-1969) · 1888–1969
Days lived
29,271
Tryggve Gran🇳🇴
deceased
football player · 1888–1980
Days lived
33,590
Werner Klumpp🇩🇪
deceased
German politician (1928–2021) · 1928–2021
Days lived
33,660
Yakov Kivovich Syrkin🇧🇾
deceased
scientist · 1894–1974
Days lived
28,888
Zhou Enlai🇨🇳
deceased
politician · 1898–1976
Days lived
28,432

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