Historical Events In January - 08
Friday, 26 July 2024
0482 Severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies on January - 08.
0624 Moslem army occupies Kurashitische Caravan on January - 08.
0624 Abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle on January - 08.
0794 On January - 08 church at Lindisfarne, England destroyed by Vikings
0794 On January - 08 vikings attacked Lindisfarne Island
0871 On January - 08 battle at Ashdown Ethelred of Wessex beats Danish invasion army
0871 Battle at Ashdown: Ethelred of Wessex beats Danish invasion army on January - 08.
1081 On this day in history henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25)
1100 Antipope Clement III (bc. 1029) on this day in history.
1198 Lotario di Segni elected Pope Innocentius III on this day in history.
1198 On January - 08 coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies
1214 Earl Ferrand of Flanders drops ties with France on this day in history.
1297 On January - 08 monaco gains its independence.
1324 Marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies on January - 08.
1336 On this day in history giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71
1455 On this day in history laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73
1499 Louis XII of France after papal divorce marries Anne, Duchess of Brittany to keep the duchy for the crown on January - 08.
1499 Louis XII of France after papal divorce marries Anne, Duchess of Brittany to keep duchy for the crown on January - 08.
1558 French troops under duke de Guise occupy Calais on this day in history.
1567 On January - 08 jacob Vaet, Flemish composer/royal chaplain master, dies at about 37
1570 On January - 08 philibert de l'Orme, French architect (bc. 1510)
1583 Simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist on this day in history.
1587 On this day in history johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots)
1589 Ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka) on this day in history.
1598 On this day in history genoa Italy expels Jews
1598 Jews are expelled from Genoa Italy on this day in history.
1598 On January - 08 johan Georg, elector of Brandenburg (1571-91), dies at 72
1628 On this day in history francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier
1632 Samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist on January - 08.
1642 On January - 08 astronomer Galileo Galilei dies in Arcetri, Italy at age 77.
1642 Galileo Galilei, Italian physicist/astronomer, dies at 77 in Italy on January - 08.
1651 Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer, dies at 56 on January - 08.
1656 Oldest surviving commercial newspaper begins (Haarlem, Netherlands) on January - 08.
1658 Nicolas Coustou, French sculptor (Descente de Croix) on January - 08.
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