Historical Events In January - 08

1800  On January - 08 wild Boy of Aveyron discovered in southern France  

1806  On this day in history cape colony becomes English colony  

1806  On this day in history lewis & Clark find skeleton of 105' blue whale in Oregon  

1808  On January - 08 messenger, horse that sired many great trotters, dies  

1811  Louisiana slave revolt by Charles Deslondes at German Coast on January - 08.  

1811  On January - 08 friedrich Nicolai, writer, dies  

1812  On January - 08 sigismond Fortune Francois Thalberg, composer  

1814  Johannes Kneppelhout, [Klikspaan], Dutch humorist on this day in history.  

1815  Andrew Jackson's troops defeat the British at Chalmette in the Battle of New Orleans on January - 08.  

1815  Battle of New Orleans-War of 1812 ended 12/24/1814 but nobody knew on this day in history.  

1815  George Webb Morell, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883 on January - 08.  

1815  On January - 08 edward Pakenham, Engl general (Battle of New Orleans), dies in battle  

1817  John Selden Roane, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1867 on January - 08.  

1819  On January - 08 christian Gottlob Saupe, composer, dies at 55  

1821  On January - 08 james Longstreet, Confederate general (1st Corps, ANV)  

1822  On January - 08 alfredo Carlo Piatti, composer  

1823  On this day in history the birth of Alfred Russel Wallace, British zoologist  

1823  Alfred Russel Wallace, British zoologist/co-discoverer (evolution) on this day in history.  

1824  On this day in history per August Olander, composer  

1830  Dutch King Willem I fires him displeasing parliament members on January - 08.  

1830  Gouverneur Kemble Warren, Major Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1882 on January - 08.  

1831  Franz Vinzenz Krommer, composer, dies at 71 on January - 08.  

1833  On this day in history boston Academy of Music, first US music school, established  

1833  Boston Academy of Music, 1st US music school, established on this day in history.  

1835  The United States national debt is 0 for the first and only time on January - 08.  

1836  On January - 08 fannie M Jackson, pioneer & educator, 1st US Black woman college grad  

1838  Edward Theller 1804-1859 fires on Fort Malden from vessel 'Anne', while Thomas Sutherland occupies Bois Blanc Island; US sympathizers of rebels called Hunter's Lodges on this day in history.  

1838  Rebellion at Amherstburg, Ontario breaks out on this day in history.  

1838  On this day in history the first telegraph message sent using dots & dashes, New Jersey  

1838  1st telegraph message sent using dots & dashes (NJ) on January - 08.  

1842  Dutch King Willem II charters Technical College Delft on January - 08.  

1842  On this day in history pierre, earl the Cambronne, Fren general (Waterloo, Elba), dies at 71  

1846  On this day in history albert Cahen, composer  

1847  On January - 08 battle of San Gabriel (Navy, Marines, Army defeat Mexicans in CA)  

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1081  On this day in history birth of henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25)  

1556  On this day in history birth of uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623)  

1583  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1628  On this day in history birth of francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier  

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

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

0624  Abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle on January - 08.  

1100  On January - 08 death of antipope Clement III (bc. 1029)  

1107  On January - 08 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 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