Historical Events In January - 08
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
0482 Severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies on this day in history.
0624 Moslem army occupies Kurashitische Caravan on this day in history.
0624 On this day in history abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle
0794 Church at Lindisfarne, England destroyed by Vikings on this day in history.
0794 Vikings attacked Lindisfarne Island on this day in history.
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 January - 08.
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 On January - 08 lotario di Segni elected Pope Innocentius III
1198 On this day in history coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies
1214 On January - 08 earl Ferrand of Flanders drops ties with France
1297 Monaco gains its independence on January - 08.
1324 Marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies on this day in history.
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 Jacob Vaet, Flemish composer/royal chaplain master, dies at about 37 on this day in history.
1570 On January - 08 philibert de l'Orme, French architect (bc. 1510)
1583 On January - 08 simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist
1587 On this day in history johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots)
1589 On January - 08 ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka)
1598 Genoa Italy expels Jews on this day in history.
1598 On January - 08 jews are expelled from Genoa Italy
1598 On January - 08 johan Georg, elector of Brandenburg (1571-91), dies at 72
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 this day in history.
1642 On January - 08 galileo Galilei, Italian physicist/astronomer, dies at 77 in Italy
1651 Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.
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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