Historical Events In January - 08

1891  On this day in history bronislava Nijinska, ballet choreographer   

1891  Fredrik Pacius, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1892  On January - 08 a hundred workers die in a mine explosion in McAlister, Oklahoma.   

1892  Werner Wehrli, composer on this day in history.   

1892  On January - 08 john Heykamp, old-catholic archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 67   

1894  On January - 08 columbus World's fair in Chicago destroyed by fire   

1894  Pierre-Joseph van Beneden, paleont (life of tapeworms), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1896  On January - 08 jaromir Weinberger, Prague Czechoslovakia, composer (Bird's Opera)   

1897  On this day in history michael Eagan wins 1st US national amateur handball championship   

1899  Solomon WRD Bandaranaike, premier of Ceylon (1956-59) on this day in history.   

1900  The Boers attack the British in Ladysmith, South Africa, but the British hold fast on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history queen Marie, of Yugoslavia   

1900  Billy Bates, cricketer (656 runs & 50 wkts in 15 Tests for Eng), dies on January - 08.   

1901  New South Wales score 918 all out vs South Australia in 560 minutes on January - 08.   

1901  On January - 08 the first American Bowling Congress tournament begins in Chicago, Illinois.   

1901  NSW score 918 all out vs South Australia in 560 minutes on this day in history.   

1901  On January - 08 edmond Vandercammen, French/Belgian writer (L'amour responsable)   

1902  1st National Bowling Championship held (Chicago, Ill) on this day in history.   

1902  Alexander Gray, Wrightsville Pa, actor (This is Music) on this day in history.   

1903  On January - 08 gene Roth, [Eugene Stutenroth], SD, actor (She Demons, Spider)   

1904  On this day in history pope Pius X banned low cut dresses in the presence of churchmen   

1904  Peter Arno, NYC, cartoonist (New Yorker) on January - 08.   

1905  On this day in history carl Gustav Hempel, German Logical Positivist philosopher   

1906  A landslide in Haverstraw, New York, caused by the excavation of clay along the Hudson River, kills 20 people on this day in history.   

1906  On January - 08 jan A H J S Bruins Slot, Dutch founder illegal Trouw/MP (ARP)   

1907  On January - 08 theodoor Verstraete, Flemish painter/etcher, dies at 57   

1908  Subway transit service between Brooklyn and Manhattan begins on January - 08.   

1908  (Fearless) Mary Nadia Wadia, actress on this day in history.   

1909  On this day in history bruce Mitchell, cricketer (S African bat, their top run-scorer (3471))   

1912  On January - 08 the birth of Jose Ferrer, American actor   

1912  The African National Congress is founded on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history frank Chance becomes Yankee manager   

1916  On this day in history world War I: Allied forces withdraw from Gallipoli.   

1917  Austria-Hungarian troops conquer Forlani Italy 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  On January - 08 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 this day in history.   

1601  On January - 08 birth of baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658)   

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

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

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  Death of Antipope Clement III (bc. 1029) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies   

1336  On this day in history giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71   

1455  Laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73 on this day in history.