Page 5: Historical Events In January - 08

1891  Bronislava Nijinska, ballet choreographer on January - 08.   

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

1892  On this day in history a hundred workers die in a mine explosion in McAlister, Oklahoma.   

1892  On January - 08 werner Wehrli, composer   

1892  On this day in history john Heykamp, old-catholic archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 67   

1894  Columbus World's fair in Chicago destroyed by fire on January - 08.   

1894  On this day in history pierre-Joseph van Beneden, paleont (life of tapeworms), dies at 84   

1896  Jaromir Weinberger, Prague Czechoslovakia, composer (Bird's Opera) on this day in history.   

1897  Michael Eagan wins 1st US national amateur handball championship on January - 08.   

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

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

1900  Queen Marie, of Yugoslavia on this day in history.   

1900  Billy Bates, cricketer (656 runs & 50 wkts in 15 Tests for Eng), dies on this day in history.   

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

1901  The first American Bowling Congress tournament begins in Chicago, Illinois on this day in history.   

1901  On January - 08 nSW score 918 all out vs South Australia in 560 minutes   

1901  Edmond Vandercammen, French/Belgian writer (L'amour responsable) on January - 08.   

1902  1st National Bowling Championship held (Chicago, Ill) on January - 08.   

1902  On January - 08 alexander Gray, Wrightsville Pa, actor (This is Music)   

1903  Gene Roth, [Eugene Stutenroth], SD, actor (She Demons, Spider) on January - 08.   

1904  Pope Pius X banned low cut dresses in the presence of churchmen on this day in history.   

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  Jan A H J S Bruins Slot, Dutch founder illegal Trouw/MP (ARP) on January - 08.   

1907  On this day in history 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 January - 08.   

1909  On January - 08 bruce Mitchell, cricketer (S African bat, their top run-scorer (3471))   

1912  The birth of Jose Ferrer, American actor on January - 08.   

1912  The African National Congress is founded on January - 08.   

1913  Frank Chance becomes Yankee manager on January - 08.   

1916  World War I: Allied forces withdraw from Gallipoli on this day in history.   

1917  Austria-Hungarian troops conquer Forlani Italy on this day in history.   

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

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

1583  Simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist was born on January - 08.   

1587  Johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots) was born on January - 08.   

1589  On this day in history birth of ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka)   

1601  Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658) was born on this day in history.   

1628  On January - 08 birth of francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier   

1632  On this day in history birth of samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist   

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

1107  On January - 08 death of edgar of Scotland (b. 1074)   

1198  On January - 08 coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies   

1324  On this day in history marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies   

1336  Giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71 on January - 08.   

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