Historical Events In January - 08

0482  Severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies on this day in history.   

0624  On this day in history moslem army occupies Kurashitische Caravan   

0624  On January - 08 abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle   

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

0794  Vikings attacked Lindisfarne Island on January - 08.   

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 this day in history 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  Marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies on January - 08.   

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

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 January - 08.   

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

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  Simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist on January - 08.   

1587  On January - 08 johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots)   

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

1598  On this day in history 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 January - 08 francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier   

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

1642  On January - 08 astronomer Galileo Galilei dies in Arcetri, Italy at age 77.   

1642  Galileo Galilei, Italian physicist/astronomer, dies at 77 in Italy on January - 08.   

1651  Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer, dies at 56 on January - 08.   

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  Simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist was born on January - 08.   

1587  Johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots) was born on this day in history.   

1589  On January - 08 birth of ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka)   

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

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

0624  On this day in history abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle   

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

1107  On this day in history death of edgar of Scotland (b. 1074)   

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  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