Historical Events In January - 08

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

0624  On January - 08 moslem army occupies Kurashitische Caravan   

0624  Abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle on January - 08.   

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

0794  On January - 08 vikings attacked Lindisfarne Island   

0871  Battle at Ashdown Ethelred of Wessex beats Danish invasion army on January - 08.   

0871  On this day in history battle at Ashdown: Ethelred of Wessex beats Danish invasion army   

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 January - 08 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 this day in history.   

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

1336  Giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71 on January - 08.   

1455  Laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73 on January - 08.   

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

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

1558  French troops under duke de Guise occupy Calais on this day in history.   

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  On January - 08 genoa Italy expels Jews   

1598  Jews are expelled from Genoa Italy on January - 08.   

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

1628  On this day in history francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier   

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

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

1642  Galileo Galilei, Italian physicist/astronomer, dies at 77 in Italy on this day in history.   

1651  Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1656  On January - 08 oldest surviving commercial newspaper begins (Haarlem, Netherlands)   

1658  Nicolas Coustou, French sculptor (Descente de Croix) on this day in history.   

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1081  Henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25) was born on January - 08.   

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  Johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots) was born on this day in history.   

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

1601  Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658) was born on January - 08.   

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

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

0482  On January - 08 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  Death of Edgar of Scotland (b. 1074) on January - 08.   

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

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

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