Born on January 8

BORN ON THIS DAY

Born 1935 · Music

The King of Rock and Roll

Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking

Born 1942 · Science & Invention

Black holes, A Brief History of Time

Born 1947 · Music

Ziggy Stardust, musical chameleon

DIED ON THIS DAY

Died 1324 · Exploration

Venetian explorer of the Silk Road

Galileo Galilei

Galileo Galilei

Died 1642 · Science & Invention

Father of modern observational astronomy

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