Historical Events In January - 08
Thursday, 28 March 2024
1958 Bobby Fisher wins the U.S. Chess Championship at age 14 on this day in history.
1958 Cuban revolutionary forces capture Havana on January - 08.
1959 Charles de Gaulle inaugurated as President of France on this day in history.
1959 Charles de Gaulle inaugurated as President of France's 5th Republic on January - 08.
1959 On January - 08 charles de Gaulle inaugurated as pres of France's 5th Republic
1961 On January - 08 bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Yvor Winters
1961 On this day in history british police arrest Canadian George Lonsdale and four others for spying at the Royal Navy base in Portland.
1962 Dutch express train crashes into slow commuter train, 91 die (Netherlands) on this day in history.
1962 Golfer Jack Nicklaus, 21, first pro appearance, he came in 50th on January - 08.
1962 On this day in history dutch express train crashes into slow commuter train, 93 die (Neth)
1963 "Mona Lisa," on loan, unveiled in America's National Gallery of Art on this day in history.
1963 Stark Young, US writer (So Red the Rose), dies at 81 on January - 08.
1964 On January - 08 european Parliament accept Mansholt Plan
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 this day in history.
1965 Star of India returned to American Museum of Natural History on this day in history.
1965 Aloys-Henri-Gerard Fornerod, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.
1966 On January - 08 beatles' "Rubber Soul," album goes #1 & stays #1 for 6 weeks
1966 Beatles' "We Can Work It Out," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 3 weeks on this day in history.
1966 Georges Pompidou appointed French premier on this day in history.
1966 On this day in history who & the Kinks perform on the last "Shindig" TV show on ABC
1967 On January - 08 zbigniew Cybulski, Polish actor (See You Tommorrow), dies at 39
1968 On this day in history jacques Cousteau's first undersea special on US network TV
1971 On January - 08 29 pilot whales beach themselves & die at San Clemente Island CA
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 this day in history secret peace talks between US & North Vietnam resumed near Paris
1973 USSR launches Luna 21 for Moon landing on January - 08.
1974 On January - 08 gold hits record $126.50 an ounce in London
1974 Loch Ness Monster photographed? on January - 08.
1974 On this day in history silver hits record $3.40 an ounce in New York
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