Page 5: Historical Events In January - 08

1891  On January - 08 bronislava Nijinska, ballet choreographer   

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  Werner Wehrli, composer on January - 08.   

1892  John Heykamp, old-catholic archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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 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  On January - 08 billy Bates, cricketer (656 runs & 50 wkts in 15 Tests for Eng), dies   

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 January - 08.   

1901  On January - 08 nSW score 918 all out vs South Australia in 560 minutes   

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

1902  On this day in history 1st National Bowling Championship held (Chicago, Ill)   

1902  On this day in history alexander Gray, Wrightsville Pa, actor (This is Music)   

1903  Gene Roth, [Eugene Stutenroth], SD, actor (She Demons, Spider) on this day in history.   

1904  Pope Pius X banned low cut dresses in the presence of churchmen on January - 08.   

1904  Peter Arno, NYC, cartoonist (New Yorker) on this day in history.   

1905  On January - 08 carl Gustav Hempel, German Logical Positivist philosopher   

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

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

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

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

1908  (Fearless) Mary Nadia Wadia, actress on this day in history.   

1909  Bruce Mitchell, cricketer (S African bat, their top run-scorer (3471)) on January - 08.   

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

1912  On January - 08 the African National Congress is founded.   

1913  On January - 08 frank Chance becomes Yankee manager   

1916  World War I: Allied forces withdraw from Gallipoli on this day in history.   

1917  Austria-Hungarian troops conquer Forlani Italy on January - 08.   

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1081  Henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25) was born on this day in history.   

1556  On January - 08 birth of uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623)   

1583  On January - 08 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  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 this day in history.   

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  Marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies on this day in history.   

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

1455  Laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73 on January - 08.