Birthdays occurring on January, 8

1979

Sarah Polley was born on January 8, 1979 Canadian actress, b.1979 They've got only one guy who comes back from the dead. We've got millions. More quotations from Sarah Polley

Deaths occurring on January, 8

1642

Galileo Galilei died on January 8, 1642 Italian natural philosopher, astronomer and mathematician who made fundamental contributions to the development of the scientific method and to the sciences of motion, astronomy and strength of materials. 1564-1642 You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him discover it in himself. More quotations from Galileo Galilei

1896

Paul Verlaine died on January 8, 1896 French poet, 1844-1896 Music before all else, and for that choose the irregular, which is vaguer and melts better into the air... More quotations from Paul Verlaine

1941

Sir Robert Baden-Powell died on January 8, 1941 British army officer, founder of the Boy Scouts, 1857-1941 In all of this, it is the spirit that matters. Our Scout law and Promise, when we really put them into practice, take away all occasion for wars and strife among nations. More quotations from Sir Robert Baden-Powell