Historical Events In January - 08

1938  On this day in history bradman scores 107 for South Australia vs Queensland (1st innings)  

1938  Bradman scores 107 for South Australia v Qld (1st innings) on this day in history.  

1940  On this day in history great Britain begins the rationing of meat, butter, and sugar to help the war effort during WWII.  

1940  On January - 08 britain's 1st WW II rationing (bacon, butter & sugar)  

1941  British Air Marshal Richard Peirse resigns on January - 08.  

1941  Federal Minister Ian Mackenzie announces that the RCMP will be registering all Japanese Canadians in British Columbia; a national security matter under the War Measures Act. They are later moved inland to detention camps on this day in history.  

1941  On this day in history robert Baden-Powell, founder (Boy Scout movement), dies at 83  

1942  On this day in history the birth of Stephen Hawking, English physicist/mathematician  

1942  On this day in history arvo Hannikainen, composer, dies at 44  

1945  On January - 08 "Youth for Christ" organizes  

1945  On January - 08 jac[obus] P Thijsse, Dutch biologist (Omgang met planten), dies at 79  

1947  General George Marshall becomes Secretary of State on January - 08.  

1947  The birth of David Bowie, English rock singer and film actor on January - 08.  

1947  Toronto Maple Leaf rookie Howie Meeker scores 5 goals in a game on this day in history.  

1947  Gen George Marshall becomes Sect of State on this day in history.  

1948  A.G.L. 'Andy' McNaughton 1887-1966 appointed permanent delegate to United Nations, and Canada's representative on UN Security Council on this day in history.  

1948  Queen Wilhelmina signs death sentence against Ans van Dijk for treason on January - 08.  

1948  Kurt Schwitters, writer, dies at 60 on January - 08.  

1949  "Make Mine Manhattan" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 429 perfs on January - 08.  

1950  George Rowe, cricketer (15 wckts in 4 Tests for S Af 1895-1902), dies on this day in history.  

1951  On this day in history thought extinct since 1615, a Cahow is rediscovered in Bermuda  

1952  On January - 08 jordan adopts constitution  

1952  On January - 08 antonia Maury, discoverer (supergiant, giant & dwarf stars), dies  

1953  On January - 08 rené Mayer forms French government  

1953  On January - 08 indians bar night games with Browns (who refuse to share TV receipts)  

1953  On this day in history heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer, dies at 78  

1954  On January - 08 elvis Presley pays $4 to a Memphis studio & records his first two songs, "Casual Love" & "I'll Never Stand in Your Way"  

1954  On this day in history first Alberta crude oil reaches Ontario through pipeline from Edmonton.  

1954  President Dwight Eisenhower proposes that convicted Communists lose their U.S. citizenship on January - 08.  

1954  On this day in history elvis Presley pays $4 to a Memphis studio & records his 1st two songs, "Casual Love" & "I'll Never Stand in Your Way"  

1955  Furman sets NCAA basketball single-game scoring record with 154 pt on January - 08.  

1956  Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Conrad Aiken on January - 08.  

1956  On January - 08 elvis Presley's "Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog," single goes to #1 & stays #1 for a record 11 weeks (for a single)  

1957  On this day in history jackie Robinson announces that he is retiring from baseball.  

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1081  On January - 08 birth of henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25)  

1556  On January - 08 birth of uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623)  

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

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 January - 08.  

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

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

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

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

1336  On January - 08 giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71  

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