Page 5: Historical Events In January - 08

1891  Bronislava Nijinska, ballet choreographer on this day in history.   

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

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

1892  On January - 08 werner Wehrli, composer   

1892  On this day in history john Heykamp, old-catholic archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 67   

1894  Columbus World's fair in Chicago destroyed by fire on January - 08.   

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

1896  On this day in history 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  Billy Bates, cricketer (656 runs & 50 wkts in 15 Tests for Eng), dies on January - 08.   

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

1901  The first American Bowling Congress tournament begins in Chicago, Illinois on this day in history.   

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

1901  Edmond Vandercammen, French/Belgian writer (L'amour responsable) on January - 08.   

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

1902  Alexander Gray, Wrightsville Pa, actor (This is Music) on January - 08.   

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

1906  Jan A H J S Bruins Slot, Dutch founder illegal Trouw/MP (ARP) on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history theodoor Verstraete, Flemish painter/etcher, dies at 57   

1908  On January - 08 subway transit service between Brooklyn and Manhattan begins.   

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

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

1912  The birth of Jose Ferrer, American actor on this day in history.   

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

1913  Frank Chance becomes Yankee manager on this day in history.   

1916  World War I: Allied forces withdraw from Gallipoli on January - 08.   

1917  On January - 08 austria-Hungarian troops conquer Forlani Italy   

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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 January - 08.   

1587  On January - 08 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 January - 08.   

1632  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1100  On January - 08 death of antipope Clement III (bc. 1029)   

1107  On this day in history death of edgar of Scotland (b. 1074)   

1198  Coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies 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 January - 08 laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73