Historical Events In January - 08
Thursday, 21 January 2021
0482 Severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies on January - 08.
0624 On January - 08 moslem army occupies Kurashitische Caravan
0624 On January - 08 abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle
0794 Church at Lindisfarne, England destroyed by Vikings on this day in history.
0794 On January - 08 vikings attacked Lindisfarne Island
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 this day in history.
1081 On this day in history henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25)
1100 On this day in history 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 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 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 French troops under duke de Guise occupy Calais on January - 08.
1567 On this day in history jacob Vaet, Flemish composer/royal chaplain master, dies at about 37
1570 On January - 08 philibert de l'Orme, French architect (bc. 1510)
1583 On this day in history simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist
1587 Johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots) on January - 08.
1589 On January - 08 ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka)
1598 On this day in history genoa Italy expels Jews
1598 Jews are expelled from Genoa Italy on January - 08.
1598 On this day in history johan Georg, elector of Brandenburg (1571-91), dies at 72
1628 On January - 08 francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier
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 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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