Page 5: Historical Events In January - 08

1891  On this day in history bronislava Nijinska, ballet choreographer   

1891  On January - 08 fredrik Pacius, composer, dies at 81   

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

1892  Werner Wehrli, composer on January - 08.   

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

1894  Columbus World's fair in Chicago destroyed by fire on this day in history.   

1894  On January - 08 pierre-Joseph van Beneden, paleont (life of tapeworms), dies at 84   

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 January - 08.   

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

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 January - 08.   

1901  On this day in history the first American Bowling Congress tournament begins in Chicago, Illinois.   

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  On this day in history gene Roth, [Eugene Stutenroth], SD, actor (She Demons, Spider)   

1904  Pope Pius X banned low cut dresses in the presence of churchmen on January - 08.   

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

1905  Carl Gustav Hempel, German Logical Positivist philosopher on January - 08.   

1906  On January - 08 a landslide in Haverstraw, New York, caused by the excavation of clay along the Hudson River, kills 20 people.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1909  Bruce Mitchell, cricketer (S African bat, their top run-scorer (3471)) on January - 08.   

1912  On this day in history the birth of Jose Ferrer, American actor   

1912  On January - 08 the African National Congress is founded.   

1913  On January - 08 frank Chance becomes Yankee manager   

1916  On January - 08 world War I: Allied forces withdraw from Gallipoli.   

1917  On January - 08 austria-Hungarian troops conquer Forlani Italy   

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

1587  Johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots) was born on this day in history.   

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

0482  Severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies on January - 08.   

0624  On January - 08 abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle   

1100  Death of Antipope Clement III (bc. 1029) on January - 08.   

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

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 January - 08 giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71   

1455  Laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73 on January - 08.