Historical Events In January - 08
Friday, 25 October 2024
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 this day in history charles de Gaulle inaugurated as President of France's 5th Republic
1959 On January - 08 charles de Gaulle inaugurated as pres of France's 5th Republic
1961 On this day in history bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Yvor Winters
1961 British police arrest Canadian George Lonsdale and four others for spying at the Royal Navy base in Portland on January - 08.
1962 On this day in history dutch express train crashes into slow commuter train, 91 die (Netherlands)
1962 Golfer Jack Nicklaus, 21, first pro appearance, he came in 50th on this day in history.
1962 On this day in history dutch express train crashes into slow commuter train, 93 die (Neth)
1963 On this day in history "Mona Lisa," on loan, unveiled in America's National Gallery of Art
1963 On this day in history stark Young, US writer (So Red the Rose), dies at 81
1964 European Parliament accept Mansholt Plan on January - 08.
1964 President Lyndon B Johnson declares "War on Poverty" on this day in history.
1964 Arnoldus JC Krafft, theologist (Atlas of Neth Antilles), dies at 71 on January - 08.
1965 On this day in history nBC TV debuts the weekly rock 'n roll TV dance show Hullabaloo.
1965 Star of India returned to American Museum of Natural History on January - 08.
1965 Aloys-Henri-Gerard Fornerod, composer, dies at 74 on January - 08.
1966 On this day in history beatles' "Rubber Soul," album goes #1 & stays #1 for 6 weeks
1966 On this day in history beatles' "We Can Work It Out," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 3 weeks
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 On this day in history zbigniew Cybulski, Polish actor (See You Tommorrow), dies at 39
1968 Jacques Cousteau's first undersea special on US network TV on January - 08.
1971 29 pilot whales beach themselves & die at San Clemente Island CA on January - 08.
1971 On January - 08 voyageurs National Park, Minnesota established
1971 On January - 08 adriano Lualdi, composer, dies at 85
1972 On this day in history kenneth Patchen, US writer (See You in the Morning), dies at 60
1973 On this day in history greg Chappell's best Test bowling, 5-61 vs Pakistan at SCG
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 Silver hits record $3.40 an ounce in New York on this day in history.
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