Historical Events In January - 08
Saturday, 27 April 2024
0482 On this day in history severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies
0624 Moslem army occupies Kurashitische Caravan on this day in history.
0624 Abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle on this day in history.
0794 On this day in history church at Lindisfarne, England destroyed by Vikings
0794 Vikings attacked Lindisfarne Island on this day in history.
0871 Battle at Ashdown Ethelred of Wessex beats Danish invasion army on this day in history.
0871 Battle at Ashdown: Ethelred of Wessex beats Danish invasion army on January - 08.
1081 Henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25) on January - 08.
1100 Antipope Clement III (bc. 1029) on January - 08.
1198 Lotario di Segni elected Pope Innocentius III on this day in history.
1198 On this day in history coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies
1214 Earl Ferrand of Flanders drops ties with France on January - 08.
1297 Monaco gains its independence on January - 08.
1324 On this day in history marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies
1336 Giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71 on this day in history.
1455 On this day in history laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73
1499 On this day in history louis XII of France after papal divorce marries Anne, Duchess of Brittany to keep the duchy for the crown
1499 On January - 08 louis XII of France after papal divorce marries Anne, Duchess of Brittany to keep duchy for the crown
1558 French troops under duke de Guise occupy Calais on this day in history.
1567 On this day in history jacob Vaet, Flemish composer/royal chaplain master, dies at about 37
1570 On this day in history philibert de l'Orme, French architect (bc. 1510)
1583 On January - 08 simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist
1587 On January - 08 johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots)
1589 Ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka) on January - 08.
1598 On January - 08 genoa Italy expels Jews
1598 On January - 08 jews are expelled from Genoa Italy
1598 Johan Georg, elector of Brandenburg (1571-91), dies at 72 on this day in history.
1628 Francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier on this day in history.
1632 On January - 08 samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist
1642 Astronomer Galileo Galilei dies in Arcetri, Italy at age 77 on January - 08.
1642 On January - 08 galileo Galilei, Italian physicist/astronomer, dies at 77 in Italy
1651 Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer, dies at 56 on January - 08.
1656 Oldest surviving commercial newspaper begins (Haarlem, Netherlands) on this day in history.
1658 On January - 08 nicolas Coustou, French sculptor (Descente de Croix)
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