Historical Events In January - 08

1891  Bronislava Nijinska, ballet choreographer on January - 08.  

1891  On this day in history fredrik Pacius, composer, dies at 81  

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

1892  On this day in history werner Wehrli, composer  

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  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  The Boers attack the British in Ladysmith, South Africa, but the British hold fast on January - 08.  

1900  Queen Marie, of Yugoslavia on January - 08.  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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  On January - 08 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 January - 08.  

1906  Jan A H J S Bruins Slot, Dutch founder illegal Trouw/MP (ARP) on this day in history.  

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

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

1908  On January - 08 (Fearless) Mary Nadia Wadia, actress  

1909  Bruce Mitchell, cricketer (S African bat, their top run-scorer (3471)) on this day in history.  

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

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

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  On January - 08 austria-Hungarian troops conquer Forlani Italy  

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1081  Henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25) was born on January - 08.  

1556  On January - 08 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  Ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka) was born on this day in history.  

1601  Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658) was born on January - 08.  

1628  On January - 08 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  On this day in history abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle  

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

1107  On this day in history death of edgar of Scotland (b. 1074)  

1198  Coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies on January - 08.  

1324  Marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies on this day in history.  

1336  On January - 08 giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71  

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