Page 4: Historical Events In January - 08

1848  On this day in history austrian soldiers kill 10 students, Pavia   

1853  On January - 08 the first US bronze equestrian statue (of Andrew Jackson) unveiled, Washington   

1853  1st US bronze equestrian statue (of Andrew Jackson) unveiled, Wash on this day in history.   

1856  On January - 08 dr John A Veatch discovers borax, Tuscan Springs CA   

1856  On this day in history dr. John Veatch discovers Borax (hydrated sodium borate), still popular as a hand and laundry cleaner in the 1950s and 1960s.   

1856  Dr John A Veatch discovers borax, Tuscan Springs, Calif on January - 08.   

1857  Dion Boucicauly's "Poor of NY," premieres in NYC on January - 08.   

1858  On January - 08 friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer, dies at 48   

1859  Antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1860  Nancy Jones, US black missionary in Africa on January - 08.   

1862  On January - 08 frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher/founder (Doubleday & Co)   

1863  On January - 08 american Civil War: Second Battle of Springfield   

1864  On this day in history victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83   

1867  Legislation gives suffrage to DC blacks, despite President Johnson's veto on January - 08.   

1867  Legislation gives suffrage to DC blacks, despite Pres Johnson's veto on January - 08.   

1867  Emily Green Balch, US, sociologist/feminist/pacifist (Nobel 1946) on January - 08.   

1868  Frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity on this day in history.   

1870  On January - 08 uS mint at Carson City NV begins issuing coins   

1870  On this day in history uS mint at Carson City, Nevada begins issuing coins   

1870  Miguel Primo de Rivera Orbaneja, dictator of Spain (1923-30) on January - 08.   

1873  Lucien Capet, composer on January - 08.   

1877  On January - 08 crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle with the United States Cavalry at Wolf Mountain (Montana Territory).   

1878  Secret meeting of King Leopold II's agent & Henry Morton Stanley on January - 08.   

1880  On this day in history [Joshua] Norton I, Emperor of US/Protector of Mexico, dies at 60   

1883  Josue Teofilo Wilkes, composer on this day in history.   

1884  Chrome tanning process for leather patented by Augustus Schultz on this day in history.   

1885  On January - 08 john Curtin, Victoria, Australian PM (Labor, 1941-45)   

1886  Noble Drew Ali, [Timothy Drew], NC, prophet (Moorish Science Temple) on this day in history.   

1888  On January - 08 matt Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor (Coquette, Deluge)   

1889  Dr Herman Hollerith receives first US patent for a tabulating machine (1st Computer) on this day in history.   

1889  1st Computer patented on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history paul Hartmann, Furth Germany, actor (Haunted Castle)   

1890  Sandor Rado, Hungarian/US psycho analyst on this day in history.   

1891  On January - 08 the birth of Walther Bothe, German physicist   

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1081  Henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25) was born on January - 08.   

1556  Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623) was born on January - 08.   

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

1601  On this day in history birth of baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658)   

1628  Francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier was born on January - 08.   

1632  Samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1198  Coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies on this day in history.   

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.