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Page 7: Historical Events In January - 08

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1938  Bradman scores 107 for South Australia vs Queensland (1st innings) on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1938  Bradman scores 107 for South Australia v Qld (1st innings) on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1940  On this day in history great Britain begins the rationing of meat, butter, and sugar to help the war effort during WWII.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1940  Britain's 1st WW II rationing (bacon, butter & sugar) on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1941  British Air Marshal Richard Peirse resigns on January - 08.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1941  On this day in history 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.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1941  Robert Baden-Powell, founder (Boy Scout movement), dies at 83 on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1942  The birth of Stephen Hawking, English physicist/mathematician on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1942  On January - 08 arvo Hannikainen, composer, dies at 44  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1945  "Youth for Christ" organizes on January - 08.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1945  On this day in history jac[obus] P Thijsse, Dutch biologist (Omgang met planten), dies at 79  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1947  General George Marshall becomes Secretary of State on January - 08.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1947  The birth of David Bowie, English rock singer and film actor on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1947  Toronto Maple Leaf rookie Howie Meeker scores 5 goals in a game on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1947  On January - 08 gen George Marshall becomes Sect of State  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1948  A.G.L. 'Andy' McNaughton 1887-1966 appointed permanent delegate to United Nations, and Canada's representative on UN Security Council on January - 08.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1948  Queen Wilhelmina signs death sentence against Ans van Dijk for treason on January - 08.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1948  On January - 08 kurt Schwitters, writer, dies at 60  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1949  "Make Mine Manhattan" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 429 perfs on January - 08.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1950  On this day in history george Rowe, cricketer (15 wckts in 4 Tests for S Af 1895-1902), dies  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1951  Thought extinct since 1615, a Cahow is rediscovered in Bermuda on January - 08.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1952  Jordan adopts constitution on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1952  Antonia Maury, discoverer (supergiant, giant & dwarf stars), dies on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1953  On January - 08 rené Mayer forms French government  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1953  On January - 08 indians bar night games with Browns (who refuse to share TV receipts)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1953  Heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer, dies at 78 on January - 08.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1954  On this day in history elvis Presley pays $4 to a Memphis studio & records his first two songs, "Casual Love" & "I'll Never Stand in Your Way"  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1954  First Alberta crude oil reaches Ontario through pipeline from Edmonton on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1954  President Dwight Eisenhower proposes that convicted Communists lose their U.S. citizenship on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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"  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1955  On January - 08 furman sets NCAA basketball single-game scoring record with 154 pt  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1956  On January - 08 bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Conrad Aiken  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1956  On this day in history elvis Presley's "Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog," single goes to #1 & stays #1 for a record 11 weeks (for a single)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1957  Jackie Robinson announces that he is retiring from baseball on January - 08.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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1081  On January - 08 birth of henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1556  Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623) was born on January - 08.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1583  On this day in history birth of simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1587  On January - 08 birth of johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1589  Ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka) was born on January - 08.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1601  Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658) was born on January - 08.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1628  Francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier was born on January - 08.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1632  On this day in history birth of samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In January - 08

Famous People Died On This Day In History

0482  On January - 08 severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

0624  Abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1100  On this day in history death of antipope Clement III (bc. 1029)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1107  On January - 08 death of edgar of Scotland (b. 1074)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1198  On this day in history coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1324  On this day in history marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1336  On this day in history giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1455  On January - 08 laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard


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