January 08 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1675  The New York Fishing Company is recorded as becoming the inaugural corporation to be chartered in the U.S   

1675  1st American commercial corporation chartered (NY Fishing Co)   

1679  Explorer and fur trader Cavalier de La Salle reaches Niagara Falls; one of his boats is wrecked on Lake Ontario on this day   

1696  Michael de Ronghe, composer, dies at 75.   

1705  George F Handel's 1st opera "Almira," premieres in Hamburg   

1711  Philips van Almonde, Zealand lt admiral, dies at 66   

1713  Arcangelo Corelli, composer/violinist (Concerti Grossi), dies at 59   

1716  Dutch gang leader "Sjako" arrested.   

1734  Premiere of George Frideric Handel's Ariodante at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.   

1745  England, Austria, Netherlands and Saxon sign anti-Prussian Quadruple Alliance.   

1745  England, Austria, Neth and Saxon sign anti-Prussian Quadruple Alliance.   

1746  Bonnie Prince Charlie's troops occupy Stirling.   

1746  The Burgh of Stirling surrendered to Jacobite Army but the Castle remained in Hanoverian hands.   

1746  Bonnie Prince Charlie's troops occupy Stirling [NS=Jan 19]   

1760  Comet C/1760 A1 (Great comet) approaches within 0.0682 AUs of Earth   

1767  Abraham de Veer, Dutch governor-general of Suriname (1822-28).   

1775  John Baskerville, English printer/type designer, dies at 68.   

1777  Filippo Traetta, Italy, composer/musicologist.   

1779  John White, composer.   

1786  Nicholas Biddle, made 2nd bank of US 1st effective central bank   

1787  Johann Ludwig Bohner, composer   

1788  Erik Drake, composer.   

1789  Jack Broughton, English boxer (bc. 1703)   

1790  George Washington delivers inaugural "State of the Union" address.   

1790  US President George Washington delivers 1st "State of the Union" address.   

1790  John Stinstra, Dutch baptist vicar, dies at 81   

1791  Jacob Collamer, (Sen-Vt)   

1792  Lowell Mason, Medfield Mass, organist/composer (Zebulo)   

1796  Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois, Fren Nat Convention chairman, dies at 46   

1798  11th Amendment ratified, judicial powers construed   

1800  Austrians defeat French in 2nd battle of Novi   

1800  Wild Boy of Aveyron discovered in southern France   

1806  Cape colony is recorded as becoming English colony   

1806  Lewis and Clark find skeleton of 105' blue whale in Oregon.   

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1081  Henry v: Roman german king/emperor (1098/1111-25)   

1556  Uesugi kagekatsu: Japanese samurai and warlord   

1583  Simon episcopius: Dutch bishop/theologist   

1587  Johannes fabricius: Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots)   

1589  Ivan [dzivo f] gundulic: Dalmatisch writer (dubravka)   

1601  Baltasar gracián y morales: Spanish writer   

1628  Francois de montmorency-bouteville: Duc de luxemburg, french soldier   

1632  Samuel: Freiherr von pufendorf, german jurist   

0482  Death of Severinus: German monastery founder/saint,   

0624  Abu sufjan ibn harb: Kurashite chief,   

1100  Death of Antipope clement iii: Antipope clement iii (bc. 1029)   

1107  Death of Edgar of scotland: Edgar of scotland (b. 1074)   

1198  Death of Coelestinus iii: [giacinto bobo], pope (1191-98),   

1324  Marco polo: Venetian explorer/gov of nanking,   

1336  Giotto di bondone: Italian renaissance painter,   

1455  Death of Laurentius justitianus: [lorenzo giustiniani], saint,