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On this day January 8...
- 1944 - Joseph Jastrow, a Polish-American psychologist, known for his optical illusion, the Boomerang Illusion provided in most magic sets, died.
- 1945 - John Fisher was born.
- 2004 - British close-up magician and inventor Jack Avis passed away.
- 2006 - Creator of the Ghost Count, Alex Elmsley died.