Historical Events In January - 08
Tuesday, 28 November 2023
0482 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
0794 Church at Lindisfarne, England destroyed by Vikings on January - 08.
0794 On January - 08 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 Henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25) on this day in history.
1100 On January - 08 antipope Clement III (bc. 1029)
1198 Lotario di Segni elected Pope Innocentius III on this day in history.
1198 On this day in history coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies
1214 On this day in history earl Ferrand of Flanders drops ties with France
1297 Monaco gains its independence on January - 08.
1324 On January - 08 marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies
1336 Giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71 on this day in history.
1455 Laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73 on this day in history.
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 January - 08.
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 this day in history philibert de l'Orme, French architect (bc. 1510)
1583 On January - 08 simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist
1587 Johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots) on this day in history.
1589 Ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka) on January - 08.
1598 Genoa Italy expels Jews on January - 08.
1598 On January - 08 jews are expelled from Genoa Italy
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 On this day in history samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist
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 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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