Page 8: Historical Events In January - 08

1958  Bobby Fisher wins the U.S. Chess Championship at age 14 on this day in history.   

1958  Cuban revolutionary forces capture Havana on January - 08.   

1959  Charles de Gaulle inaugurated as President of France on January - 08.   

1959  On this day in history charles de Gaulle inaugurated as President of France's 5th Republic   

1959  Charles de Gaulle inaugurated as pres of France's 5th Republic on this day in history.   

1961  Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Yvor Winters on this day in history.   

1961  On January - 08 british police arrest Canadian George Lonsdale and four others for spying at the Royal Navy base in Portland.   

1962  Dutch express train crashes into slow commuter train, 91 die (Netherlands) on this day in history.   

1962  On January - 08 golfer Jack Nicklaus, 21, first pro appearance, he came in 50th   

1962  On January - 08 dutch express train crashes into slow commuter train, 93 die (Neth)   

1963  "Mona Lisa," on loan, unveiled in America's National Gallery of Art on this day in history.   

1963  On January - 08 stark Young, US writer (So Red the Rose), dies at 81   

1964  European Parliament accept Mansholt Plan on this day in history.   

1964  President Lyndon B Johnson declares "War on Poverty" on this day in history.   

1964  On January - 08 arnoldus JC Krafft, theologist (Atlas of Neth Antilles), dies at 71   

1965  NBC TV debuts the weekly rock 'n roll TV dance show Hullabaloo on January - 08.   

1965  Star of India returned to American Museum of Natural History on January - 08.   

1965  Aloys-Henri-Gerard Fornerod, composer, dies at 74 on January - 08.   

1966  Beatles' "Rubber Soul," album goes #1 & stays #1 for 6 weeks on January - 08.   

1966  On this day in history beatles' "We Can Work It Out," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 3 weeks   

1966  On January - 08 georges Pompidou appointed French premier   

1966  On January - 08 who & the Kinks perform on the last "Shindig" TV show on ABC   

1967  On this day in history zbigniew Cybulski, Polish actor (See You Tommorrow), dies at 39   

1968  Jacques Cousteau's first undersea special on US network TV on this day in history.   

1971  On January - 08 29 pilot whales beach themselves & die at San Clemente Island CA   

1971  Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota established on January - 08.   

1971  On this day in history adriano Lualdi, composer, dies at 85   

1972  Kenneth Patchen, US writer (See You in the Morning), dies at 60 on January - 08.   

1973  Greg Chappell's best Test bowling, 5-61 vs Pakistan at SCG on January - 08.   

1973  On January - 08 secret peace talks between US & North Vietnam resumed near Paris   

1973  On January - 08 uSSR launches Luna 21 for Moon landing   

1974  Gold hits record $126.50 an ounce in London on January - 08.   

1974  On this day in history loch Ness Monster photographed?   

1974  On this day in history silver hits record $3.40 an ounce in New York   

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

1601  On January - 08 birth of baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658)   

1628  Francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier was born on January - 08.   

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  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  On January - 08 death of edgar of Scotland (b. 1074)   

1198  Coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies on January - 08.   

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

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