Historical Events In January - 08

1938  On January - 08 bradman scores 107 for South Australia vs Queensland (1st innings)   

1938  On January - 08 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 on this day in history.   

1940  Britain's 1st WW II rationing (bacon, butter & sugar) on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history british Air Marshal Richard Peirse resigns   

1941  On January - 08 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.   

1941  Robert Baden-Powell, founder (Boy Scout movement), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1942  The birth of Stephen Hawking, English physicist/mathematician on this day in history.   

1942  On January - 08 arvo Hannikainen, composer, dies at 44   

1945  On this day in history "Youth for Christ" organizes   

1945  On January - 08 jac[obus] P Thijsse, Dutch biologist (Omgang met planten), dies at 79   

1947  General George Marshall becomes Secretary of State on January - 08.   

1947  The birth of David Bowie, English rock singer and film actor on January - 08.   

1947  On this day in history toronto Maple Leaf rookie Howie Meeker scores 5 goals in a game   

1947  Gen George Marshall becomes Sect of State on January - 08.   

1948  On January - 08 a.G.L. 'Andy' McNaughton 1887-1966 appointed permanent delegate to United Nations, and Canada's representative on UN Security Council.   

1948  On January - 08 queen Wilhelmina signs death sentence against Ans van Dijk for treason   

1948  Kurt Schwitters, writer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1949  On January - 08 "Make Mine Manhattan" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 429 perfs   

1950  George Rowe, cricketer (15 wckts in 4 Tests for S Af 1895-1902), dies on January - 08.   

1951  Thought extinct since 1615, a Cahow is rediscovered in Bermuda on January - 08.   

1952  On January - 08 jordan adopts constitution   

1952  On this day in history antonia Maury, discoverer (supergiant, giant & dwarf stars), dies   

1953  On January - 08 rené Mayer forms French government   

1953  Indians bar night games with Browns (who refuse to share TV receipts) on this day in history.   

1953  Heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1954  Elvis Presley pays $4 to a Memphis studio & records his first two songs, "Casual Love" & "I'll Never Stand in Your Way" on January - 08.   

1954  First Alberta crude oil reaches Ontario through pipeline from Edmonton on January - 08.   

1954  President Dwight Eisenhower proposes that convicted Communists lose their U.S. citizenship on January - 08.   

1954  On this day in history elvis Presley pays $4 to a Memphis studio & records his 1st two songs, "Casual Love" & "I'll Never Stand in Your Way"   

1955  On this day in history furman sets NCAA basketball single-game scoring record with 154 pt   

1956  On this day in history bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Conrad Aiken   

1956  Elvis Presley's "Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog," single goes to #1 & stays #1 for a record 11 weeks (for a single) on this day in history.   

1957  Jackie Robinson announces that he is retiring from baseball on this day in history.   

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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  Simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history birth of baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658)   

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  On January - 08 severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies   

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

1100  On this day in history death of antipope Clement III (bc. 1029)   

1107  Death of Edgar of Scotland (b. 1074) on this day in history.   

1198  On this day in history coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies   

1324  Marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies on January - 08.   

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

1455  On this day in history laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73