Historical Events In January - 08

1891  On this day in history bronislava Nijinska, ballet choreographer   

1891  On this day in history fredrik Pacius, composer, dies at 81   

1892  A hundred workers die in a mine explosion in McAlister, Oklahoma on this day in history.   

1892  On January - 08 werner Wehrli, composer   

1892  On January - 08 john Heykamp, old-catholic archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 67   

1894  Columbus World's fair in Chicago destroyed by fire on this day in history.   

1894  On January - 08 pierre-Joseph van Beneden, paleont (life of tapeworms), dies at 84   

1896  Jaromir Weinberger, Prague Czechoslovakia, composer (Bird's Opera) on this day in history.   

1897  On January - 08 michael Eagan wins 1st US national amateur handball championship   

1899  Solomon WRD Bandaranaike, premier of Ceylon (1956-59) on January - 08.   

1900  The Boers attack the British in Ladysmith, South Africa, but the British hold fast on this day in history.   

1900  Queen Marie, of Yugoslavia on January - 08.   

1900  On this day in history billy Bates, cricketer (656 runs & 50 wkts in 15 Tests for Eng), dies   

1901  On this day in history new South Wales score 918 all out vs South Australia in 560 minutes   

1901  On this day in history the first American Bowling Congress tournament begins in Chicago, Illinois.   

1901  NSW score 918 all out vs South Australia in 560 minutes on this day in history.   

1901  On January - 08 edmond Vandercammen, French/Belgian writer (L'amour responsable)   

1902  On this day in history 1st National Bowling Championship held (Chicago, Ill)   

1902  On January - 08 alexander Gray, Wrightsville Pa, actor (This is Music)   

1903  Gene Roth, [Eugene Stutenroth], SD, actor (She Demons, Spider) on this day in history.   

1904  Pope Pius X banned low cut dresses in the presence of churchmen on January - 08.   

1904  On this day in history peter Arno, NYC, cartoonist (New Yorker)   

1905  Carl Gustav Hempel, German Logical Positivist philosopher on this day in history.   

1906  A landslide in Haverstraw, New York, caused by the excavation of clay along the Hudson River, kills 20 people on this day in history.   

1906  Jan A H J S Bruins Slot, Dutch founder illegal Trouw/MP (ARP) on this day in history.   

1907  Theodoor Verstraete, Flemish painter/etcher, dies at 57 on January - 08.   

1908  Subway transit service between Brooklyn and Manhattan begins on January - 08.   

1908  On January - 08 (Fearless) Mary Nadia Wadia, actress   

1909  On January - 08 bruce Mitchell, cricketer (S African bat, their top run-scorer (3471))   

1912  The birth of Jose Ferrer, American actor on this day in history.   

1912  The African National Congress is founded on January - 08.   

1913  Frank Chance becomes Yankee manager on January - 08.   

1916  World War I: Allied forces withdraw from Gallipoli on this day in history.   

1917  Austria-Hungarian troops conquer Forlani Italy on January - 08.   

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

1556  On this day in history birth of uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623)   

1583  Simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist was born on this day in history.   

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

1589  On January - 08 birth of ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka)   

1601  Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

0482  On January - 08 severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies   

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

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

1107  On January - 08 death of edgar of Scotland (b. 1074)   

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

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

1336  On this day in history giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71   

1455  Laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73 on January - 08.