Historical Events In January - 08
Monday, 18 March 2024
0482 Severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies on January - 08.
0624 Moslem army occupies Kurashitische Caravan on this day in history.
0624 On January - 08 abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle
0794 Church at Lindisfarne, England destroyed by Vikings on this day in history.
0794 On January - 08 vikings attacked Lindisfarne Island
0871 Battle at Ashdown Ethelred of Wessex beats Danish invasion army on this day in history.
0871 On this day in history battle at Ashdown: Ethelred of Wessex beats Danish invasion army
1081 On January - 08 henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25)
1100 Antipope Clement III (bc. 1029) on January - 08.
1198 On January - 08 lotario di Segni elected Pope Innocentius III
1198 On January - 08 coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies
1214 On this day in history earl Ferrand of Flanders drops ties with France
1297 On this day in history monaco gains its independence.
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 Laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73 on January - 08.
1499 Louis XII of France after papal divorce marries Anne, Duchess of Brittany to keep the duchy for the crown on January - 08.
1499 Louis XII of France after papal divorce marries Anne, Duchess of Brittany to keep duchy for the crown on this day in history.
1558 On January - 08 french troops under duke de Guise occupy Calais
1567 Jacob Vaet, Flemish composer/royal chaplain master, dies at about 37 on January - 08.
1570 Philibert de l'Orme, French architect (bc. 1510) on this day in history.
1583 On January - 08 simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist
1587 On January - 08 johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots)
1589 Ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka) on this day in history.
1598 On January - 08 genoa Italy expels Jews
1598 On this day in history jews are expelled from Genoa Italy
1598 Johan Georg, elector of Brandenburg (1571-91), dies at 72 on this day in history.
1628 On January - 08 francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier
1632 Samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist on this day in history.
1642 On January - 08 astronomer Galileo Galilei dies in Arcetri, Italy at age 77.
1642 Galileo Galilei, Italian physicist/astronomer, dies at 77 in Italy on January - 08.
1651 Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer, dies at 56 on January - 08.
1656 On this day in history oldest surviving commercial newspaper begins (Haarlem, Netherlands)
1658 On January - 08 nicolas Coustou, French sculptor (Descente de Croix)
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