Historical Events In January - 08
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
0482 On January - 08 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 January - 08.
0794 Church at Lindisfarne, England destroyed by Vikings on this day in history.
0794 Vikings attacked Lindisfarne Island on January - 08.
0871 Battle at Ashdown Ethelred of Wessex beats Danish invasion army on January - 08.
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 this day in history.
1100 Antipope Clement III (bc. 1029) on January - 08.
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 Earl Ferrand of Flanders drops ties with France on January - 08.
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 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 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 Philibert de l'Orme, French architect (bc. 1510) on this day in history.
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 January - 08.
1598 Jews are expelled from Genoa Italy on this day in history.
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 January - 08.
1632 On this day in history samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist
1642 Astronomer Galileo Galilei dies in Arcetri, Italy at age 77 on this day in history.
1642 On this day in history galileo Galilei, Italian physicist/astronomer, dies at 77 in Italy
1651 Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer, dies at 56 on January - 08.
1656 On this day in history oldest surviving commercial newspaper begins (Haarlem, Netherlands)
1658 Nicolas Coustou, French sculptor (Descente de Croix) on January - 08.
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