Historical Events In January - 08

0482  Severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies on January - 08.   

0624  On this day in history moslem army occupies Kurashitische Caravan   

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

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

0794  Vikings attacked Lindisfarne Island on January - 08.   

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

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

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

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

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

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

1214  On this day in history earl Ferrand of Flanders drops ties with France   

1297  Monaco gains its independence on this day in history.   

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

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

1455  On this day in history laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73   

1499  On January - 08 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 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1598  On January - 08 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 January - 08.   

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

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

1642  Astronomer Galileo Galilei dies in Arcetri, Italy at age 77 on January - 08.   

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 January - 08.   

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

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

1583  On this day in history 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  Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658) was born on January - 08.   

1628  On this day in history 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  Abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle on January - 08.   

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

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

1455  On this day in history laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73