Historical Events In January - 08

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

0624  Moslem army occupies Kurashitische Caravan on January - 08.   

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 this day in history vikings attacked Lindisfarne Island   

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

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

1081  On January - 08 henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25)   

1100  Antipope Clement III (bc. 1029) on January - 08.   

1198  On January - 08 lotario di Segni elected Pope Innocentius III   

1198  Coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies on January - 08.   

1214  On January - 08 earl Ferrand of Flanders drops ties with France   

1297  Monaco gains its independence on January - 08.   

1324  On this day in history marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies   

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

1455  On January - 08 laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73   

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

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 this day in history 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 January - 08 johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots)   

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

1598  Genoa Italy expels Jews on this day in history.   

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

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  Samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist on this day in history.   

1642  On this day in history astronomer Galileo Galilei dies in Arcetri, Italy at age 77.   

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

1651  On this day in history giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer, dies at 56   

1656  Oldest surviving commercial newspaper begins (Haarlem, Netherlands) on this day in history.   

1658  Nicolas Coustou, French sculptor (Descente de Croix) on January - 08.   

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

1556  On January - 08 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 January - 08.   

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 January - 08.   

1628  Francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier was born on this day in history.   

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

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

0624  On January - 08 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 this day in history.   

1198  Coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies on January - 08.   

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

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