Page 5: Historical Events In January - 08

1891  Bronislava Nijinska, ballet choreographer on January - 08.   

1891  On this day in history fredrik Pacius, composer, dies at 81   

1892  On January - 08 a hundred workers die in a mine explosion in McAlister, Oklahoma.   

1892  On this day in history werner Wehrli, composer   

1892  On January - 08 john Heykamp, old-catholic archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 67   

1894  On January - 08 columbus World's fair in Chicago destroyed by fire   

1894  Pierre-Joseph van Beneden, paleont (life of tapeworms), dies at 84 on January - 08.   

1896  On January - 08 jaromir Weinberger, Prague Czechoslovakia, composer (Bird's Opera)   

1897  On this day in history michael Eagan wins 1st US national amateur handball championship   

1899  On January - 08 solomon WRD Bandaranaike, premier of Ceylon (1956-59)   

1900  On January - 08 the Boers attack the British in Ladysmith, South Africa, but the British hold fast.   

1900  On January - 08 queen Marie, of Yugoslavia   

1900  On this day in history billy Bates, cricketer (656 runs & 50 wkts in 15 Tests for Eng), dies   

1901  On this day in history new South Wales score 918 all out vs South Australia in 560 minutes   

1901  On this day in history the first American Bowling Congress tournament begins in Chicago, Illinois.   

1901  NSW score 918 all out vs South Australia in 560 minutes on January - 08.   

1901  On this day in history edmond Vandercammen, French/Belgian writer (L'amour responsable)   

1902  1st National Bowling Championship held (Chicago, Ill) on January - 08.   

1902  Alexander Gray, Wrightsville Pa, actor (This is Music) on this day in history.   

1903  Gene Roth, [Eugene Stutenroth], SD, actor (She Demons, Spider) on January - 08.   

1904  Pope Pius X banned low cut dresses in the presence of churchmen on this day in history.   

1904  On this day in history peter Arno, NYC, cartoonist (New Yorker)   

1905  Carl Gustav Hempel, German Logical Positivist philosopher on January - 08.   

1906  A landslide in Haverstraw, New York, caused by the excavation of clay along the Hudson River, kills 20 people on January - 08.   

1906  Jan A H J S Bruins Slot, Dutch founder illegal Trouw/MP (ARP) on January - 08.   

1907  Theodoor Verstraete, Flemish painter/etcher, dies at 57 on January - 08.   

1908  Subway transit service between Brooklyn and Manhattan begins on January - 08.   

1908  On January - 08 (Fearless) Mary Nadia Wadia, actress   

1909  On this day in history bruce Mitchell, cricketer (S African bat, their top run-scorer (3471))   

1912  On January - 08 the birth of Jose Ferrer, American actor   

1912  The African National Congress is founded on this day in history.   

1913  Frank Chance becomes Yankee manager on January - 08.   

1916  On January - 08 world War I: Allied forces withdraw from Gallipoli.   

1917  Austria-Hungarian troops conquer Forlani Italy on this day in history.   

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

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

1583  Simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist was born on this day in history.   

1587  On this day in history birth of johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots)   

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 January - 08.   

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

0624  On January - 08 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  Coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies on January - 08.   

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