Historical Events Happened In January - 08

1848  On this day in history austrian soldiers kill 10 students, Pavia  Share it »

1853  The first US bronze equestrian statue (of Andrew Jackson) unveiled, Washington on this day in history.  Share it »

1853  On this day in history 1st US bronze equestrian statue (of Andrew Jackson) unveiled, Wash  Share it »

1856  On this day in history dr John A Veatch discovers borax, Tuscan Springs CA  Share it »

1856  Dr. John Veatch discovers Borax (hydrated sodium borate), still popular as a hand and laundry cleaner in the 1950s and 1960s on this day in history.  Share it »

1856  Dr John A Veatch discovers borax, Tuscan Springs, Calif on this day in history.  Share it »

1857  Dion Boucicauly's "Poor of NY," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  Share it »

1858  Friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.  Share it »

1859  Antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50 on this day in history.  Share it »

1860  Nancy Jones, US black missionary in Africa on this day in history.  Share it »

1862  Frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher/founder (Doubleday & Co) on this day in history.  Share it »

1863  On this day in history american Civil War: Second Battle of Springfield  Share it »

1864  Victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  Share it »

1867  On this day in history legislation gives suffrage to DC blacks, despite President Johnson's veto  Share it »

1867  On this day in history legislation gives suffrage to DC blacks, despite Pres Johnson's veto  Share it »

1867  On this day in history emily Green Balch, US, sociologist/feminist/pacifist (Nobel 1946)  Share it »

1868  Frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity on this day in history.  Share it »

1870  On this day in history uS mint at Carson City NV begins issuing coins  Share it »

1870  US mint at Carson City, Nevada begins issuing coins on this day in history.  Share it »

1870  On this day in history miguel Primo de Rivera Orbaneja, dictator of Spain (1923-30)  Share it »

1873  On this day in history lucien Capet, composer  Share it »

1877  Crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle with the United States Cavalry at Wolf Mountain (Montana Territory) on this day in history.  Share it »

1878  On this day in history secret meeting of King Leopold II's agent & Henry Morton Stanley  Share it »

1880  On this day in history [Joshua] Norton I, Emperor of US/Protector of Mexico, dies at 60  Share it »

1883  Josue Teofilo Wilkes, composer on this day in history.  Share it »

1884  Chrome tanning process for leather patented by Augustus Schultz on this day in history.  Share it »

1885  John Curtin, Victoria, Australian PM (Labor, 1941-45) on this day in history.  Share it »

1886  Noble Drew Ali, [Timothy Drew], NC, prophet (Moorish Science Temple) on this day in history.  Share it »

1888  Matt Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor (Coquette, Deluge) on this day in history.  Share it »

1889  Dr Herman Hollerith receives first US patent for a tabulating machine (1st Computer) on this day in history.  Share it »

1889  On this day in history 1st Computer patented  Share it »

1889  On this day in history paul Hartmann, Furth Germany, actor (Haunted Castle)  Share it »

1890  On this day in history sandor Rado, Hungarian/US psycho analyst  Share it »

1891  On this day in history the birth of Walther Bothe, German physicist  Share it »

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1081  On this day in history birth of henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25)  Share it »

1556  Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1583  Simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1587  On this day in history birth of johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots)  Share it »

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

1601  On this day in history birth of baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658)  Share it »

1628  On this day in history birth of francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier  Share it »

1632  On this day in history birth of samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist  Share it »

0482  Severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies on this day in history.  Share it »

0624  Abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle on this day in history.  Share it »

1100  Death of Antipope Clement III (bc. 1029) on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1198  Coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies on this day in history.  Share it »

1324  Marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies on this day in history.  Share it »

1336  On this day in history giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71  Share it »

1455  On this day in history laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73  Share it »