Historical Events In January - 08

1917  On January - 08 canadian actress Mary Pickford, born Gladys Smith in Toronto, stars in a new silent film, Pride of the Clan   

1918  On January - 08 mississippi becomes first state to ratify 18th amendment (prohibition)   

1918  On this day in history mississippi becomes first state to ratify the 8th amendment (prohibition). What were they thinking???   

1918  On January - 08 president Wilson outlines his 14 points for peace after WWI   

1918  On this day in history president Wilson outlines his4 points for peace after WWI   

1918  Mississippi becomes 1st state to ratify 18th amendment (prohibition) on January - 08.   

1918  Michael Hertz, composer, dies at 73 on January - 08.   

1919  Peter Altenberg, writer, dies at 59 on January - 08.   

1921  Luis Villalba Munoz, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1922  Charles R Young, colonel, dies at 58, in Lagos Nigeria on this day in history.   

1923  On January - 08 larry Storch, comedian, actor F Troop was born   

1923  On this day in history typography strike in Amsterdam   

1923  On January - 08 larry Storch, comedian, actor: F Troop was born   

1925  1st all-female US state supreme court appointed, Texas on this day in history.   

1926  On January - 08 abdul-Aziz ibn Sa'ud becomes king of Hejaz; renames it Saudi Arabia   

1926  Emile Paladilhe, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1928  Dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu, composer, dies at 61 on January - 08.   

1929  The first telephone connection between Netherlands & West-Indies on this day in history.   

1929  1st telephone connection between Netherlands & West-Indies on this day in history.   

1930  On January - 08 belgium Princess Marie-José marries Italian's crown prince Umberto   

1930  On January - 08 belgium Princess Marie-Jose marries Italian's crown prince Umberto   

1931  On this day in history phila Quakers set then NHL record of 15 straight loses   

1932  On January - 08 ratification of present San Francisco City Charter   

1932  Ratification of present SF City Charter on this day in history.   

1934  On January - 08 jaap Speyers "Bluejackets" premieres in Amsterdam   

1934  Alexandre Stavisky, French swindler, dies on this day in history.   

1935  On January - 08 citizen are jailed for failing to salute in Strazsund, Germany.   

1935  On this day in history spectrophotometer patented, AC Hardy   

1935  The birth of Elvis Presley, American rock singer on this day in history.   

1937  -50ºF (-45.6ºC), San Jacinto NV (state record) on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history shirley Bassey, singer James Bond themes Goldfinger, Diamond’s Are Forever was born   

1937  -50°F (-45.6°C), San Jacinto, Nevada (state record) on January - 08.   

1937  On January - 08 john Felix August Korling, composer, dies at 72   

1937  Shirley Bassey, singer: James Bond themes: Goldfinger, Diamond’s Are Forever was born on January - 08.   

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

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

1583  Simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist was born on January - 08.   

1587  Johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots) was born on January - 08.   

1589  On this day in history birth of ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka)   

1601  Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658) was born on January - 08.   

1628  Francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier was born on January - 08.   

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  On this day in history 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 January - 08.   

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

1324  Marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies on January - 08.   

1336  Giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71 on January - 08.   

1455  Laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73 on this day in history.