Historical Events In January - 08

0482  On January - 08 severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies   

0624  On January - 08 moslem army occupies Kurashitische Caravan   

0624  On January - 08 abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle   

0794  On this day in history church at Lindisfarne, England destroyed by Vikings   

0794  On January - 08 vikings attacked Lindisfarne Island   

0871  On January - 08 battle at Ashdown Ethelred of Wessex beats Danish invasion army   

0871  Battle at Ashdown: Ethelred of Wessex beats Danish invasion army on this day in history.   

1081  On this day in history henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25)   

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

1198  Lotario di Segni elected Pope Innocentius III on this day in history.   

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

1214  On this day in history earl Ferrand of Flanders drops ties with France   

1297  On January - 08 monaco gains its independence.   

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  Laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73 on January - 08.   

1499  On January - 08 louis XII of France after papal divorce marries Anne, Duchess of Brittany to keep the duchy for the crown   

1499  Louis XII of France after papal divorce marries Anne, Duchess of Brittany to keep duchy for the crown on this day in history.   

1558  On January - 08 french troops under duke de Guise occupy Calais   

1567  On January - 08 jacob Vaet, Flemish composer/royal chaplain master, dies at about 37   

1570  On January - 08 philibert de l'Orme, French architect (bc. 1510)   

1583  Simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist on January - 08.   

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

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

1598  On this day in history genoa Italy expels Jews   

1598  On this day in history jews are expelled from Genoa Italy   

1598  Johan Georg, elector of Brandenburg (1571-91), dies at 72 on January - 08.   

1628  Francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier on January - 08.   

1632  Samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist on January - 08.   

1642  Astronomer Galileo Galilei dies in Arcetri, Italy at age 77 on January - 08.   

1642  On this day in history galileo Galilei, Italian physicist/astronomer, dies at 77 in Italy   

1651  On January - 08 giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer, dies at 56   

1656  Oldest surviving commercial newspaper begins (Haarlem, Netherlands) on January - 08.   

1658  On this day in history nicolas Coustou, French sculptor (Descente de Croix)   

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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 January - 08.   

1601  Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658) was born on this day in history.   

1628  On January - 08 birth of francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier   

1632  On January - 08 birth of samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist   

0482  Severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies on this day in history.   

0624  On this day in history abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle   

1100  Death of Antipope Clement III (bc. 1029) on this day in history.   

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

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

1324  Marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies on January - 08.   

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

1455  Laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73 on this day in history.