Historical Events In January - 08

1848  On January - 08 austrian soldiers kill 10 students, Pavia   

1853  On January - 08 the first US bronze equestrian statue (of Andrew Jackson) unveiled, Washington   

1853  1st US bronze equestrian statue (of Andrew Jackson) unveiled, Wash on this day in history.   

1856  On January - 08 dr John A Veatch discovers borax, Tuscan Springs CA   

1856  On January - 08 dr. John Veatch discovers Borax (hydrated sodium borate), still popular as a hand and laundry cleaner in the 1950s and 1960s.   

1856  On January - 08 dr John A Veatch discovers borax, Tuscan Springs, Calif   

1857  On January - 08 dion Boucicauly's "Poor of NY," premieres in NYC   

1858  On January - 08 friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer, dies at 48   

1859  On January - 08 antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50   

1860  Nancy Jones, US black missionary in Africa on January - 08.   

1862  Frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher/founder (Doubleday & Co) on January - 08.   

1863  On January - 08 american Civil War: Second Battle of Springfield   

1864  On January - 08 victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83   

1867  On January - 08 legislation gives suffrage to DC blacks, despite President Johnson's veto   

1867  Legislation gives suffrage to DC blacks, despite Pres Johnson's veto on this day in history.   

1867  Emily Green Balch, US, sociologist/feminist/pacifist (Nobel 1946) on January - 08.   

1868  On this day in history frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity   

1870  US mint at Carson City NV begins issuing coins on this day in history.   

1870  On this day in history uS mint at Carson City, Nevada begins issuing coins   

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

1873  On this day in history lucien Capet, composer   

1877  On this day in history crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle with the United States Cavalry at Wolf Mountain (Montana Territory).   

1878  Secret meeting of King Leopold II's agent & Henry Morton Stanley on this day in history.   

1880  [Joshua] Norton I, Emperor of US/Protector of Mexico, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1883  Josue Teofilo Wilkes, composer on January - 08.   

1884  Chrome tanning process for leather patented by Augustus Schultz on January - 08.   

1885  John Curtin, Victoria, Australian PM (Labor, 1941-45) on January - 08.   

1886  On this day in history noble Drew Ali, [Timothy Drew], NC, prophet (Moorish Science Temple)   

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

1889  On January - 08 dr Herman Hollerith receives first US patent for a tabulating machine (1st Computer)   

1889  1st Computer patented on this day in history.   

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

1890  Sandor Rado, Hungarian/US psycho analyst on January - 08.   

1891  The birth of Walther Bothe, German physicist on January - 08.   

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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 January - 08.   

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

1587  Johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots) was born on this day in history.   

1589  On this day in history birth of ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka)   

1601  Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658) was born on January - 08.   

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

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  On January - 08 abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle   

1100  On January - 08 death of antipope Clement III (bc. 1029)   

1107  On January - 08 death of edgar of Scotland (b. 1074)   

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

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

1336  Giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71 on January - 08.   

1455  On January - 08 laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73