Top Historical Events That Happened on January 08

1962  Dutch express train crashes into slow commuter train, 91 die (Netherlands).   

1962  Golfer Jack Nicklaus, 21, inaugural pro appearance, he came in 50th.   

1962  Dutch express train crashes into slow commuter train, 93 die (Neth)   

1963  "Mona Lisa," on loan, unveiled in America's National Gallery of Art.   

1963  Stark Young, US writer (So Red the Rose), dies at 81.   

1964  European Parliament accept Mansholt Plan.   

1964  President Lyndon B Johnson declares "War on Poverty"   

1964  Arnoldus JC Krafft, theologist (Atlas of Neth Antilles), dies at 71.   

1965  NBC TV debuts the weekly rock 'n roll TV dance show Hullabaloo.   

1965  Star of India returned to American Museum of Natural History.   

1965  Aloys-Henri-Gerard Fornerod, composer, dies at 74.   

1966  Beatles' "Rubber Soul," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 6 weeks.   

1966  Beatles' "We Can Work It Out," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 3 weeks.   

1966  Georges Pompidou appointed French premier   

1966  Who and the Kinks perform on the last "Shindig" TV show on ABC.   

1967  Zbigniew Cybulski, Polish actor (See You Tommorrow), dies at 39   

1968  Jacques Cousteau's inaugural undersea special on US network TV   

1971  29 pilot whales beach themselves and die at San Clemente Island CA.   

1971  Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota established   

1971  Adriano Lualdi, composer, dies at 85   

1972  Kenneth Patchen, US writer (See You in the Morning), dies at 60   

1973  Greg Chappell's best Test bowling, 5-61 vs Pakistan at SCG   

1973  Secret peace talks between US and North Vietnam resumed near Paris   

1973  USSR launches Luna 21 for Moon landing   

1974  Gold hits record $126.50 an ounce in London.   

1974  Loch Ness Monster photographed?   

1974  Silver hits record $3.40 an ounce in New York   

1975  Judge Sirica orders release of Watergate's John W Dean III, Herbert W Kalmbach and Jeb Stuart Magruder from prison   

1975  Anthony Warde, actor (Big Punch, Buck Rogers), dies at 66.   

1976  Franklin Mint strikes inaugural gold coins for Netherlands Antilles.   

1976  Chou En-lai, China's PM (1949-76), dies of cancer in Beijing at 78   

1978  Israel's Cabinet votes to `strengthen' settlements in occupied Sinai   

1979  512 die as oil tanker Bantry Bay blows up.   

1979  Argentina and Chile sign Beagle Canal accord   

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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  Death of Severinus: German monastery founder/saint,   

0624  Abu sufjan ibn harb: Kurashite chief,   

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

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

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

1324  Marco polo: Venetian explorer/gov of nanking,   

1336  Giotto di bondone: Italian renaissance painter,   

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