Historical Events In January - 08

0482  Severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies on this day in history.   

0624  Moslem army occupies Kurashitische Caravan on January - 08.   

0624  Abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle on January - 08.   

0794  On this day in history church at Lindisfarne, England destroyed by Vikings   

0794  On this day in history vikings attacked Lindisfarne Island   

0871  On this day in history battle at Ashdown Ethelred of Wessex beats Danish invasion army   

0871  Battle at Ashdown: Ethelred of Wessex beats Danish invasion army on this day in history.   

1081  Henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25) on January - 08.   

1100  Antipope Clement III (bc. 1029) on this day in history.   

1198  On January - 08 lotario di Segni elected Pope Innocentius III   

1198  Coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies on this day in history.   

1214  Earl Ferrand of Flanders drops ties with France on January - 08.   

1297  On this day in history monaco gains its independence.   

1324  On January - 08 marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies   

1336  On January - 08 giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71   

1455  On January - 08 laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73   

1499  On this day in history louis XII of France after papal divorce marries Anne, Duchess of Brittany to keep the duchy for the crown   

1499  Louis XII of France after papal divorce marries Anne, Duchess of Brittany to keep duchy for the crown on January - 08.   

1558  On January - 08 french troops under duke de Guise occupy Calais   

1567  Jacob Vaet, Flemish composer/royal chaplain master, dies at about 37 on January - 08.   

1570  On this day in history philibert de l'Orme, French architect (bc. 1510)   

1583  On this day in history simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist   

1587  On this day in history johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots)   

1589  Ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka) on January - 08.   

1598  On this day in history genoa Italy expels Jews   

1598  Jews are expelled from Genoa Italy on this day in history.   

1598  On this day in history johan Georg, elector of Brandenburg (1571-91), dies at 72   

1628  Francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier on this day in history.   

1632  On this day in history samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist   

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 this day in history.   

1651  Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1656  Oldest surviving commercial newspaper begins (Haarlem, Netherlands) on this day in history.   

1658  Nicolas Coustou, French sculptor (Descente de Croix) on this day in history.   

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1081  Henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25) was born on this day in history.   

1556  Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623) was born on January - 08.   

1583  On January - 08 birth of simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist   

1587  On this day in history birth of johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots)   

1589  Ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka) was born on January - 08.   

1601  On this day in history birth of baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658)   

1628  On this day in history birth of francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier   

1632  On this day in history birth of samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist   

0482  On this day in history severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies   

0624  Abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle on January - 08.   

1100  On January - 08 death of antipope Clement III (bc. 1029)   

1107  Death of Edgar of Scotland (b. 1074) on this day in history.   

1198  On January - 08 coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies   

1324  On this day in history marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies   

1336  On January - 08 giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71   

1455  On January - 08 laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73