Historical Events In January - 08

1848  On January - 08 austrian soldiers kill 10 students, Pavia   

1853  On January - 08 the first US bronze equestrian statue (of Andrew Jackson) unveiled, Washington   

1853  On January - 08 1st US bronze equestrian statue (of Andrew Jackson) unveiled, Wash   

1856  On this day in history dr John A Veatch discovers borax, Tuscan Springs CA   

1856  On January - 08 dr. John Veatch discovers Borax (hydrated sodium borate), still popular as a hand and laundry cleaner in the 1950s and 1960s.   

1856  Dr John A Veatch discovers borax, Tuscan Springs, Calif on this day in history.   

1857  Dion Boucicauly's "Poor of NY," premieres in NYC on January - 08.   

1858  Friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer, dies at 48 on January - 08.   

1859  Antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50 on January - 08.   

1860  Nancy Jones, US black missionary in Africa on this day in history.   

1862  On January - 08 frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher/founder (Doubleday & Co)   

1863  On this day in history american Civil War: Second Battle of Springfield   

1864  Victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1867  Legislation gives suffrage to DC blacks, despite President Johnson's veto on this day in history.   

1867  On this day in history legislation gives suffrage to DC blacks, despite Pres Johnson's veto   

1867  On January - 08 emily Green Balch, US, sociologist/feminist/pacifist (Nobel 1946)   

1868  On January - 08 frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity   

1870  US mint at Carson City NV begins issuing coins on January - 08.   

1870  On January - 08 uS mint at Carson City, Nevada begins issuing coins   

1870  Miguel Primo de Rivera Orbaneja, dictator of Spain (1923-30) on this day in history.   

1873  Lucien Capet, composer on this day in history.   

1877  On this day in history crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle with the United States Cavalry at Wolf Mountain (Montana Territory).   

1878  On this day in history secret meeting of King Leopold II's agent & Henry Morton Stanley   

1880  On this day in history [Joshua] Norton I, Emperor of US/Protector of Mexico, dies at 60   

1883  Josue Teofilo Wilkes, composer on this day in history.   

1884  On this day in history chrome tanning process for leather patented by Augustus Schultz   

1885  John Curtin, Victoria, Australian PM (Labor, 1941-45) on this day in history.   

1886  Noble Drew Ali, [Timothy Drew], NC, prophet (Moorish Science Temple) on this day in history.   

1888  On January - 08 matt Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor (Coquette, Deluge)   

1889  On this day in history dr Herman Hollerith receives first US patent for a tabulating machine (1st Computer)   

1889  On this day in history 1st Computer patented   

1889  On January - 08 paul Hartmann, Furth Germany, actor (Haunted Castle)   

1890  On January - 08 sandor Rado, Hungarian/US psycho analyst   

1891  The birth of Walther Bothe, German physicist 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  Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623) was born on this day in history.   

1583  On this day in history birth of simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist   

1587  Johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots) was born on this day in history.   

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

1601  On this day in history birth of baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658)   

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

1632  Samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist was born on this day in history.   

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

0624  On this day in history abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle   

1100  On this day in history 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 January - 08 giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71   

1455  On January - 08 laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73