Category: This Day In History January 08

1975: Ella Grasso became the first woman Governor voted into office in the U.S.

Famous Births

Elvis Presley, born 1935

1923: Larry Storch - American actor.

1924: Edwin Perkins - Inventor of Kool-Aid.

1937: Shirley Bassey - Welsh singer.

1942: Yvette Mimieux - American actress.

Famous Deaths

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This Day In History - January 08

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Catherine (Aragón) of Aragón 15 Dec 1485 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Madrid, Spain - 08 Jan 1536

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Emily Balch 08 Jan 1867 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 09 Jan 1961

José Bénazéraf 08 Jul 1922 Casablanca, Grand Casablanca, Maroc - 01 Dec 2012

C

Adèle (Capet) de France abt 1009 France - 08 Jan 1079

John Carroll 08 Jan 1735 Upper Marlborough, Prince George's, Province of Maryland - 03 Dec 1815

John Curtin 08 Jan 1885 Creswick, Colony of Victoria - 05 Jul 1945

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Ami Dolenz 1960s

Frank Doubleday 08 Jan 1862 Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States - 30 Jan 1934

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José Ferrer 08 Jan 1912 San Juan, Puerto Rico - 26 Jan 1992

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Galilæo (Galilæi) de' Galilei 15 Feb 1564 Pisa, Duchy of Florence - 08 Jan 1642

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Stephen Hawking 08 Jan 1942 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom - 14 Mar 2018

Rose (Hovick) Lee 08 Jan 1911 Seattle, King, Washington, United States - 26 Apr 1970

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David (Jones) Bowie 08 Jan 1947 Brixton, London, England - 10 Jan 2016

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James Longstreet 08 Jan 1821 Edgefield District, South Carolina, United States - 02 Jan 1904

M

Margaret (Middleton) De Carlo 01 Sep 1922 West Point Grey, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - 08 Jan 2007

Yvette Mimieux 08 Jan 1942 Los Angeles, California, United States - 18 Jan 2022

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Edwin Perkins 08 Jan 1889 Lewis, Cass, Iowa, United States - 03 Jul 1961

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Robert (Powell) Baden-Powell 22 Feb 1857 6 Stanhope Street, Paddington, London, England - 08 Jan 1941

Elvis Presley 08 Jan 1935 Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi, United States - 16 Aug 1977

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Ellen Semple 08 Jan 1863 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States - 08 May 1932

Reta Shaw 13 Sep 1912 South Paris, Paris, Oxford, Maine, United States - 08 Jan 1982

Lawrence Storch 08 Jan 1923 New York City, New York, United States - 08 Jul 2022

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Lucy (Thwenge) Thweng 24 Mar 1279 Kilton Castle, Cleveland, Yorkshire, England - 08 Jan 1347

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Eli Whitney 08 Dec 1765 Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay - 08 Jan 1825

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Henry (Zuckerman) Henry 09 Dec 1930 New York City, New York, United States - 08 Jan 2020

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