Historical Events In January - 08

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

0624  On this day in history moslem army occupies Kurashitische Caravan   

0624  Abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle on this day in history.   

0794  On January - 08 church at Lindisfarne, England destroyed by Vikings   

0794  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1081  On this day in history henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25)   

1100  On this day in history antipope Clement III (bc. 1029)   

1198  Lotario di Segni elected Pope Innocentius III on this day in history.   

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

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

1297  On January - 08 monaco gains its independence.   

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

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  On this day in history french troops under duke de Guise occupy Calais   

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

1570  Philibert de l'Orme, French architect (bc. 1510) on January - 08.   

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  Johan Georg, elector of Brandenburg (1571-91), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

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

1642  On this day in history astronomer Galileo Galilei dies in Arcetri, Italy at age 77.   

1642  On this day in history galileo Galilei, Italian physicist/astronomer, dies at 77 in Italy   

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

1587  On January - 08 birth of johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots)   

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

1632  On January - 08 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  On January - 08 death of antipope Clement III (bc. 1029)   

1107  Death of Edgar of Scotland (b. 1074) on January - 08.   

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

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 this day in history.