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Celebrities
are mortals like us. They too have to face death like us. They have
to pass through the same sad route of death. They have contributed
much for our society in the fields of politics, science, literature,
peace, arts, etc. As a humble gesture we are honoring them by presenting
this list of celebrity deaths.
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Death
- Great People who died on :
January 8
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Birth-date
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Death-date
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Galileo Galilei
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Italian scientist
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2/15/1564
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1/ 8/ 1642
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Paul Verlaine
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French writer
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3/30/1844
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1/ 8/ 1896
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Sherlock Holmes
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Consulting Detective
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1/6/1854
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Oprah Winfrey
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Talk show host
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1/29/1954
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Robert Baden
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English military
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2/22/1857
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1/ 8/ 1941
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Joseph Schumpeter
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US economist
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2/8/1883
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1/ 8/ 1950
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Francois Mitterand
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French president
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10/26/1916
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1/ 8/ 1996
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Reta Shaw
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Actress
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9/13/1912
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1/ 8/1982
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Kenneth McMillan
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Actor
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7/2/1932
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1/8/ 1989
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Terry-Thomas
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British comic
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7/14/1911
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1/8/ 1990
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William F. Walsh
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American politician
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07/11/1912
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01/08/2011
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Art Clokey
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Animator
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10/12/1921
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01/08/2010
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