Page 4: Historical Events In January - 08

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

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

1853  On January - 08 1st US bronze equestrian statue (of Andrew Jackson) unveiled, Wash   

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 this day in history dr John A Veatch discovers borax, Tuscan Springs, Calif   

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

1858  On this day in history friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer, dies at 48   

1859  Antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50 on January - 08.   

1860  On January - 08 nancy Jones, US black missionary in Africa   

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

1863  American Civil War: Second Battle of Springfield on January - 08.   

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

1867  Legislation gives suffrage to DC blacks, despite President Johnson's veto on January - 08.   

1867  Legislation gives suffrage to DC blacks, despite Pres Johnson's veto on January - 08.   

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

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

1870  On January - 08 uS mint at Carson City NV begins issuing coins   

1870  On January - 08 uS mint at Carson City, Nevada begins issuing coins   

1870  Miguel Primo de Rivera Orbaneja, dictator of Spain (1923-30) on this day in history.   

1873  On January - 08 lucien Capet, composer   

1877  On January - 08 crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle with the United States Cavalry at Wolf Mountain (Montana Territory).   

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

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

1883  On January - 08 josue Teofilo Wilkes, composer   

1884  On January - 08 chrome tanning process for leather patented by Augustus Schultz   

1885  On this day in history john Curtin, Victoria, Australian PM (Labor, 1941-45)   

1886  On January - 08 noble Drew Ali, [Timothy Drew], NC, prophet (Moorish Science Temple)   

1888  On this day in history matt Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor (Coquette, Deluge)   

1889  Dr Herman Hollerith receives first US patent for a tabulating machine (1st Computer) on January - 08.   

1889  On January - 08 1st Computer patented   

1889  Paul Hartmann, Furth Germany, actor (Haunted Castle) on January - 08.   

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

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

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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  On January - 08 birth of simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist   

1587  On January - 08 birth of johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots)   

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

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  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  Death of Antipope Clement III (bc. 1029) on January - 08.   

1107  Death of Edgar of Scotland (b. 1074) on January - 08.   

1198  On this day in history coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies   

1324  On January - 08 marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies   

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

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