January 8th (2012) was a Sunday. It's the 7th day of the year (8th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 358 days left to the end of the year.
January 8th Famous Deaths for 2012
» Edarem, American television host (b. 1932)
» Dave Alexander (blues musician) or Dave Alexander, American singer and pianist (b. 1938)
» Herb Clarke (weatherman) e.g Herb Clarke, American journalist (b. 1927)
» T. J. Hamblin, English haematologist and academic (b. 1943)
» John Madin, English architect, designed the Birmingham Central Library (b. 1924)
» Bernhard Schrader, German chemist and academic (b. 1931)
» Alexis Weissenberg, Bulgarian-French pianist and educator (b. 1929)
January 8th Holidays in History
» Christian Calendar of Saints or Feast Day:
» Abo of Tiflis
» Apollinaris Claudius
» Gudula
» Lawrence Giustiniani
» Lucian of Beauvais
» Our Lady of Prompt Succor (Bon Secours) (Roman Catholic Church)