Historical Events In January - 08

1848  Austrian soldiers kill 10 students, Pavia on January - 08.   

1853  The first US bronze equestrian statue (of Andrew Jackson) unveiled, Washington on January - 08.   

1853  On January - 08 1st US bronze equestrian statue (of Andrew Jackson) unveiled, Wash   

1856  Dr John A Veatch discovers borax, Tuscan Springs CA on this day in history.   

1856  Dr. John Veatch discovers Borax (hydrated sodium borate), still popular as a hand and laundry cleaner in the 1950s and 1960s on this day in history.   

1856  On January - 08 dr John A Veatch discovers borax, Tuscan Springs, Calif   

1857  Dion Boucicauly's "Poor of NY," premieres in NYC on January - 08.   

1858  On this day in history friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer, dies at 48   

1859  Antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50 on January - 08.   

1860  Nancy Jones, US black missionary in Africa on January - 08.   

1862  On January - 08 frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher/founder (Doubleday & Co)   

1863  American Civil War: Second Battle of Springfield on this day in history.   

1864  On January - 08 victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83   

1867  Legislation gives suffrage to DC blacks, despite President Johnson's veto on this day in history.   

1867  On this day in history legislation gives suffrage to DC blacks, despite Pres Johnson's veto   

1867  On this day in history emily Green Balch, US, sociologist/feminist/pacifist (Nobel 1946)   

1868  Frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity on this day in history.   

1870  US mint at Carson City NV begins issuing coins on January - 08.   

1870  US mint at Carson City, Nevada begins issuing coins on this day in history.   

1870  On January - 08 miguel Primo de Rivera Orbaneja, dictator of Spain (1923-30)   

1873  On January - 08 lucien Capet, composer   

1877  Crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle with the United States Cavalry at Wolf Mountain (Montana Territory) on January - 08.   

1878  Secret meeting of King Leopold II's agent & Henry Morton Stanley on this day in history.   

1880  [Joshua] Norton I, Emperor of US/Protector of Mexico, dies at 60 on January - 08.   

1883  Josue Teofilo Wilkes, composer on January - 08.   

1884  On this day in history chrome tanning process for leather patented by Augustus Schultz   

1885  On this day in history john Curtin, Victoria, Australian PM (Labor, 1941-45)   

1886  On this day in history noble Drew Ali, [Timothy Drew], NC, prophet (Moorish Science Temple)   

1888  Matt Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor (Coquette, Deluge) on this day in history.   

1889  Dr Herman Hollerith receives first US patent for a tabulating machine (1st Computer) on January - 08.   

1889  1st Computer patented on January - 08.   

1889  Paul Hartmann, Furth Germany, actor (Haunted Castle) on January - 08.   

1890  Sandor Rado, Hungarian/US psycho analyst on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history the birth of Walther Bothe, German physicist   

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1081  On January - 08 birth of henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25)   

1556  On January - 08 birth of uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623)   

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  On this day in history birth of ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka)   

1601  On January - 08 birth of baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658)   

1628  On January - 08 birth of francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier   

1632  Samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist was born on January - 08.   

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

0624  On January - 08 abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle   

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

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

1198  Coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies on January - 08.   

1324  Marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies on this day in history.   

1336  Giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71 on this day in history.   

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