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  Werner Wehrli, composer on this day in history.   

1892  John Heykamp, old-catholic archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 67 on January - 08.   

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

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  Michael Eagan wins 1st US national amateur handball championship on this day in history.   

1899  On January - 08 solomon WRD Bandaranaike, premier of Ceylon (1956-59)   

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

1901  On this day in history nSW score 918 all out vs South Australia in 560 minutes   

1901  Edmond Vandercammen, French/Belgian writer (L'amour responsable) on this day in history.   

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

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

1903  On this day in history gene Roth, [Eugene Stutenroth], SD, actor (She Demons, Spider)   

1904  On January - 08 pope Pius X banned low cut dresses in the presence of churchmen   

1904  On this day in history peter Arno, NYC, cartoonist (New Yorker)   

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

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

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

1907  Theodoor Verstraete, Flemish painter/etcher, dies at 57 on January - 08.   

1908  On this day in history subway transit service between Brooklyn and Manhattan begins.   

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 January - 08 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 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  On this day in history birth of henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25)   

1556  On January - 08 birth of uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623)   

1583  On this day in history birth of simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist   

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

1589  On January - 08 birth of ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka)   

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

0482  On this day in history severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies   

0624  On January - 08 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  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