January 08 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1918  President Wilson outlines his 14 points for peace after WWI.   

1918  President Wilson outlines his4 points for peace after WWI.   

1918  Mississippi is recorded as becoming 1st state to ratify 18th amendment (prohibition).   

1918  Michael Hertz, composer, dies at 73   

1919  Peter Altenberg, writer, dies at 59.   

1921  Luis Villalba Munoz, composer, dies at 48.   

1922  Charles R Young, colonel, dies at 58, in Lagos Nigeria   

1923  Larry Storch, comedian, actor F Troop was born   

1923  Typography strike in Amsterdam.   

1925  1st all-female US state supreme court appointed, Texas   

1926  Abdul-Aziz ibn Sa'ud is recorded as becoming king of Hejaz; renames it Saudi Arabia.   

1926  Emile Paladilhe, composer, dies at 81   

1928  Dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu, composer, dies at 61   

1929  The inaugural telephone connection between Netherlands and West-Indies.   

1929  1st telephone connection between Netherlands and West-Indies.   

1930  Belgium Princess Marie-Jose marries Italian's crown prince Umberto.   

1931  Phila Quakers set then NHL record of 15 straight loses   

1932  Ratification of present San Francisco City Charter.   

1932  Ratification of present SF City Charter   

1934  Jaap Speyers "Bluejackets" premieres in Amsterdam.   

1934  Alexandre Stavisky, French swindler, dies.   

1935  Citizen are jailed for failing to salute in Strazsund, Germany   

1935  Spectrophotometer patented, AC Hardy.   

1935  Elvis Presley, American rock singer is born.   

1937  -50ºF (-45.6ºC), San Jacinto NV (state record).   

1937  Shirley Bassey, singer James Bond themes Goldfinger, Diamond’s Are Forever was born.   

1937  -50°F (-45.6°C), San Jacinto, Nevada (state record).   

1937  John Felix August Korling, composer, dies at 72   

1938  Bradman scores 107 for South Australia vs Queensland (1st innings)   

1938  Bradman scores 107 for South Australia v Qld (1st innings)   

1940  Great Britain begins the rationing of meat, butter, and sugar to help the war effort during WWII.   

1940  Britain's 1st WW II rationing (bacon, butter and sugar)   

1941  British Air Marshal Richard Peirse steps down.   

1941  Federal Minister Ian Mackenzie announces that the RCMP will be registering all Japanese Canadians in British Columbia; a national security matter under the War Measures Act. They are later moved inland to detention camps.   

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1081  Henry v: Roman german king/emperor (1098/1111-25)   

1556  Uesugi kagekatsu: Japanese samurai and warlord   

1583  Simon episcopius: Dutch bishop/theologist   

1587  Johannes fabricius: Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots)   

1589  Ivan [dzivo f] gundulic: Dalmatisch writer (dubravka)   

1601  Baltasar gracián y morales: Spanish writer   

1628  Francois de montmorency-bouteville: Duc de luxemburg, french soldier   

1632  Samuel: Freiherr von pufendorf, german jurist   

0482  Severinus: German monastery founder/saint,   

0624  Abu sufjan ibn harb: Kurashite chief,   

1100  Death of Antipope clement iii: Antipope clement iii (bc. 1029)   

1107  Edgar of scotland: Edgar of scotland (b. 1074)   

1198  Death of Coelestinus iii: [giacinto bobo], pope (1191-98),   

1324  Marco polo: Venetian explorer/gov of nanking,   

1336  Death of Giotto di bondone: Italian renaissance painter,   

1455  Death of Laurentius justitianus: [lorenzo giustiniani], saint,