Historical Events In January - 08
Sunday, 01 October 2023
1958 On January - 08 bobby Fisher wins the U.S. Chess Championship at age 14.
1958 Cuban revolutionary forces capture Havana on this day in history.
1959 Charles de Gaulle inaugurated as President of France on January - 08.
1959 On January - 08 charles de Gaulle inaugurated as President of France's 5th Republic
1959 Charles de Gaulle inaugurated as pres of France's 5th Republic on this day in history.
1961 Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Yvor Winters on this day in history.
1961 British police arrest Canadian George Lonsdale and four others for spying at the Royal Navy base in Portland on this day in history.
1962 On January - 08 dutch express train crashes into slow commuter train, 91 die (Netherlands)
1962 On January - 08 golfer Jack Nicklaus, 21, first pro appearance, he came in 50th
1962 Dutch express train crashes into slow commuter train, 93 die (Neth) on January - 08.
1963 "Mona Lisa," on loan, unveiled in America's National Gallery of Art on January - 08.
1963 On January - 08 stark Young, US writer (So Red the Rose), dies at 81
1964 European Parliament accept Mansholt Plan on this day in history.
1964 President Lyndon B Johnson declares "War on Poverty" on January - 08.
1964 Arnoldus JC Krafft, theologist (Atlas of Neth Antilles), dies at 71 on January - 08.
1965 NBC TV debuts the weekly rock 'n roll TV dance show Hullabaloo on January - 08.
1965 On January - 08 star of India returned to American Museum of Natural History
1965 Aloys-Henri-Gerard Fornerod, composer, dies at 74 on January - 08.
1966 Beatles' "Rubber Soul," album goes #1 & stays #1 for 6 weeks on this day in history.
1966 Beatles' "We Can Work It Out," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 3 weeks on this day in history.
1966 On this day in history georges Pompidou appointed French premier
1966 Who & the Kinks perform on the last "Shindig" TV show on ABC on this day in history.
1967 Zbigniew Cybulski, Polish actor (See You Tommorrow), dies at 39 on this day in history.
1968 On this day in history jacques Cousteau's first undersea special on US network TV
1971 29 pilot whales beach themselves & die at San Clemente Island CA on January - 08.
1971 Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota established on January - 08.
1971 Adriano Lualdi, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.
1972 Kenneth Patchen, US writer (See You in the Morning), dies at 60 on this day in history.
1973 Greg Chappell's best Test bowling, 5-61 vs Pakistan at SCG on this day in history.
1973 On January - 08 secret peace talks between US & North Vietnam resumed near Paris
1973 On January - 08 uSSR launches Luna 21 for Moon landing
1974 On this day in history gold hits record $126.50 an ounce in London
1974 On this day in history loch Ness Monster photographed?
1974 On January - 08 silver hits record $3.40 an ounce in New York
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