Famous Deaths for 8th January 2022

1100 – Antipope Clement III, Italian archbishop, dies at about 71
1891 – Fredrik Pacius, composer, dies at 81
1950 – Joseph A Schumpeter, Aus/US economist/Minister of Finance, dies at 66
1952 – Antonia Maury, discoverer (supergiant, giant and dwarf stars), dies
1989 – Kenneth McMillan, American actor (Malone, Concrete Beat), dies of liver disease at 56
1992 – Johnny Meijer, Dutch accordionist known as the King of Accordions (Body and Soul), dies at 79
1995 – Carlos Monzon [El Macho], Argentine medium weight boxing champ (1970-77), dies at 52
2000 – Fritz Thiedemann, German equestrianist (b. 1918)
2015 – Virginia “Patsy” Garrett, American singer and actress (Nanny and the Professor, Fred Waring’s Pleasure Time), dies at 93
2020 – Edd Byrnes, American actor (77 Sunset Strip, Jack the Ripper), dies at 87

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