Historical Events In January - 08

1800  Wild Boy of Aveyron discovered in southern France on January - 08.   

1806  Cape colony becomes English colony on January - 08.   

1806  Lewis & Clark find skeleton of 105' blue whale in Oregon on this day in history.   

1808  Messenger, horse that sired many great trotters, dies on January - 08.   

1811  On January - 08 louisiana slave revolt by Charles Deslondes at German Coast   

1811  On January - 08 friedrich Nicolai, writer, dies   

1812  Sigismond Fortune Francois Thalberg, composer on January - 08.   

1814  On January - 08 johannes Kneppelhout, [Klikspaan], Dutch humorist   

1815  Andrew Jackson's troops defeat the British at Chalmette in the Battle of New Orleans on January - 08.   

1815  Battle of New Orleans-War of 1812 ended 12/24/1814 but nobody knew on January - 08.   

1815  George Webb Morell, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883 on January - 08.   

1815  Edward Pakenham, Engl general (Battle of New Orleans), dies in battle on January - 08.   

1817  On January - 08 john Selden Roane, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1867   

1819  Christian Gottlob Saupe, composer, dies at 55 on January - 08.   

1821  James Longstreet, Confederate general (1st Corps, ANV) on this day in history.   

1822  On January - 08 alfredo Carlo Piatti, composer   

1823  On January - 08 the birth of Alfred Russel Wallace, British zoologist   

1823  On January - 08 alfred Russel Wallace, British zoologist/co-discoverer (evolution)   

1824  Per August Olander, composer on January - 08.   

1830  Dutch King Willem I fires him displeasing parliament members on January - 08.   

1830  On January - 08 gouverneur Kemble Warren, Major Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1882   

1831  On this day in history franz Vinzenz Krommer, composer, dies at 71   

1833  Boston Academy of Music, first US music school, established on this day in history.   

1833  On this day in history boston Academy of Music, 1st US music school, established   

1835  The United States national debt is 0 for the first and only time on this day in history.   

1836  Fannie M Jackson, pioneer & educator, 1st US Black woman college grad on this day in history.   

1838  Edward Theller 1804-1859 fires on Fort Malden from vessel 'Anne', while Thomas Sutherland occupies Bois Blanc Island; US sympathizers of rebels called Hunter's Lodges on this day in history.   

1838  On January - 08 rebellion at Amherstburg, Ontario breaks out   

1838  On this day in history the first telegraph message sent using dots & dashes, New Jersey   

1838  1st telegraph message sent using dots & dashes (NJ) on January - 08.   

1842  On January - 08 dutch King Willem II charters Technical College Delft   

1842  On January - 08 pierre, earl the Cambronne, Fren general (Waterloo, Elba), dies at 71   

1846  Albert Cahen, composer on January - 08.   

1847  On January - 08 battle of San Gabriel (Navy, Marines, Army defeat Mexicans in CA)   

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1081  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist   

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

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

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  On January - 08 birth of samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist   

0482  On this day in history severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies   

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  On this day in history coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies   

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