Historical Events In January - 08

1917  On this day in history canadian actress Mary Pickford, born Gladys Smith in Toronto, stars in a new silent film, Pride of the Clan   

1918  On January - 08 mississippi becomes first state to ratify 18th amendment (prohibition)   

1918  On this day in history mississippi becomes first state to ratify the 8th amendment (prohibition). What were they thinking???   

1918  On January - 08 president Wilson outlines his 14 points for peace after WWI   

1918  On this day in history president Wilson outlines his4 points for peace after WWI   

1918  On January - 08 mississippi becomes 1st state to ratify 18th amendment (prohibition)   

1918  Michael Hertz, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history peter Altenberg, writer, dies at 59   

1921  On January - 08 luis Villalba Munoz, composer, dies at 48   

1922  On January - 08 charles R Young, colonel, dies at 58, in Lagos Nigeria   

1923  Larry Storch, comedian, actor F Troop was born on this day in history.   

1923  Typography strike in Amsterdam on January - 08.   

1923  On January - 08 larry Storch, comedian, actor: F Troop was born   

1925  1st all-female US state supreme court appointed, Texas on January - 08.   

1926  Abdul-Aziz ibn Sa'ud becomes king of Hejaz; renames it Saudi Arabia on January - 08.   

1926  On this day in history emile Paladilhe, composer, dies at 81   

1928  On this day in history dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu, composer, dies at 61   

1929  On January - 08 the first telephone connection between Netherlands & West-Indies   

1929  1st telephone connection between Netherlands & West-Indies on January - 08.   

1930  On January - 08 belgium Princess Marie-José marries Italian's crown prince Umberto   

1930  Belgium Princess Marie-Jose marries Italian's crown prince Umberto on this day in history.   

1931  On January - 08 phila Quakers set then NHL record of 15 straight loses   

1932  On this day in history ratification of present San Francisco City Charter   

1932  Ratification of present SF City Charter on this day in history.   

1934  Jaap Speyers "Bluejackets" premieres in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

1934  On January - 08 alexandre Stavisky, French swindler, dies   

1935  On January - 08 citizen are jailed for failing to salute in Strazsund, Germany.   

1935  Spectrophotometer patented, AC Hardy on this day in history.   

1935  On January - 08 the birth of Elvis Presley, American rock singer   

1937  -50ºF (-45.6ºC), San Jacinto NV (state record) on this day in history.   

1937  Shirley Bassey, singer James Bond themes Goldfinger, Diamond’s Are Forever was born on January - 08.   

1937  On this day in history -50°F (-45.6°C), San Jacinto, Nevada (state record)   

1937  On this day in history john Felix August Korling, composer, dies at 72   

1937  On January - 08 shirley Bassey, singer: James Bond themes: Goldfinger, Diamond’s Are Forever was born   

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

1587  Johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots) was born on January - 08.   

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 January - 08 birth of francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier   

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

0482  On this day in history severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies   

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

1100  Death of Antipope Clement III (bc. 1029) on January - 08.   

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

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

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

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

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