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

1892  Werner Wehrli, composer on January - 08.   

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

1894  Columbus World's fair in Chicago destroyed by fire on this day in history.   

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

1896  Jaromir Weinberger, Prague Czechoslovakia, composer (Bird's Opera) on January - 08.   

1897  Michael Eagan wins 1st US national amateur handball championship on this day in history.   

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  Queen Marie, of Yugoslavia on January - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

1901  On January - 08 the first American Bowling Congress tournament begins in Chicago, Illinois.   

1901  NSW score 918 all out vs South Australia in 560 minutes on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1903  On January - 08 gene Roth, [Eugene Stutenroth], SD, actor (She Demons, Spider)   

1904  On January - 08 pope Pius X banned low cut dresses in the presence of churchmen   

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

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

1907  Theodoor Verstraete, Flemish painter/etcher, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1908  Subway transit service between Brooklyn and Manhattan begins on this day in history.   

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

1909  Bruce Mitchell, cricketer (S African bat, their top run-scorer (3471)) on this day in history.   

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

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

1913  On this day in history 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  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  Johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots) was born on January - 08.   

1589  Ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka) was born on this day in history.   

1601  Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658) was born on this day in history.   

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

1632  On January - 08 birth of samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist   

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  Death of Edgar of Scotland (b. 1074) on January - 08.   

1198  On January - 08 coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies   

1324  Marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies on January - 08.   

1336  Giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71 on this day in history.   

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