Page 4: Historical Events In January - 08

1848  Austrian soldiers kill 10 students, Pavia on January - 08.   

1853  The first US bronze equestrian statue (of Andrew Jackson) unveiled, Washington on January - 08.   

1853  1st US bronze equestrian statue (of Andrew Jackson) unveiled, Wash on January - 08.   

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

1856  Dr. John Veatch discovers Borax (hydrated sodium borate), still popular as a hand and laundry cleaner in the 1950s and 1960s on January - 08.   

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

1857  On this day in history dion Boucicauly's "Poor of NY," premieres in NYC   

1858  On this day in history friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer, dies at 48   

1859  On January - 08 antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50   

1860  On this day in history nancy Jones, US black missionary in Africa   

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

1863  On this day in history american Civil War: Second Battle of Springfield   

1864  Victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83 on January - 08.   

1867  On January - 08 legislation gives suffrage to DC blacks, despite President Johnson's veto   

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

1867  On January - 08 emily Green Balch, US, sociologist/feminist/pacifist (Nobel 1946)   

1868  On January - 08 frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity   

1870  US mint at Carson City NV begins issuing coins on January - 08.   

1870  US mint at Carson City, Nevada begins issuing coins on this day in history.   

1870  On January - 08 miguel Primo de Rivera Orbaneja, dictator of Spain (1923-30)   

1873  Lucien Capet, composer on January - 08.   

1877  Crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle with the United States Cavalry at Wolf Mountain (Montana Territory) on this day in history.   

1878  Secret meeting of King Leopold II's agent & Henry Morton Stanley on this day in history.   

1880  [Joshua] Norton I, Emperor of US/Protector of Mexico, dies at 60 on January - 08.   

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  John Curtin, Victoria, Australian PM (Labor, 1941-45) on January - 08.   

1886  On January - 08 noble Drew Ali, [Timothy Drew], NC, prophet (Moorish Science Temple)   

1888  Matt Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor (Coquette, Deluge) on January - 08.   

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  On January - 08 sandor Rado, Hungarian/US psycho analyst   

1891  The birth of Walther Bothe, German physicist on this day in history.   

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1081  Henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25) was born on this day in history.   

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

1583  On January - 08 birth of simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist   

1587  On this day in history birth of johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots)   

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

1601  On January - 08 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  On this day in history birth of samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist   

0482  On January - 08 severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies   

0624  Abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle on this day in history.   

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

1107  Death of Edgar of Scotland (b. 1074) on January - 08.   

1198  On this day in history coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies   

1324  On January - 08 marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies   

1336  Giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71 on this day in history.   

1455  On January - 08 laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73