Historical Events In January - 08

0482  Severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies on January - 08.   

0624  Moslem army occupies Kurashitische Caravan on January - 08.   

0624  On this day in history abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle   

0794  Church at Lindisfarne, England destroyed by Vikings on January - 08.   

0794  Vikings attacked Lindisfarne Island on January - 08.   

0871  Battle at Ashdown Ethelred of Wessex beats Danish invasion army on this day in history.   

0871  On January - 08 battle at Ashdown: Ethelred of Wessex beats Danish invasion army   

1081  Henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25) on January - 08.   

1100  On January - 08 antipope Clement III (bc. 1029)   

1198  Lotario di Segni elected Pope Innocentius III on this day in history.   

1198  On January - 08 coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies   

1214  On January - 08 earl Ferrand of Flanders drops ties with France   

1297  Monaco gains its independence on January - 08.   

1324  On January - 08 marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies   

1336  Giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71 on this day in history.   

1455  On January - 08 laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73   

1499  Louis XII of France after papal divorce marries Anne, Duchess of Brittany to keep the duchy for the crown on January - 08.   

1499  On this day in history louis XII of France after papal divorce marries Anne, Duchess of Brittany to keep duchy for the crown   

1558  French troops under duke de Guise occupy Calais on January - 08.   

1567  Jacob Vaet, Flemish composer/royal chaplain master, dies at about 37 on January - 08.   

1570  On January - 08 philibert de l'Orme, French architect (bc. 1510)   

1583  Simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist on this day in history.   

1587  Johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots) on this day in history.   

1589  On January - 08 ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka)   

1598  On this day in history genoa Italy expels Jews   

1598  Jews are expelled from Genoa Italy on this day in history.   

1598  On this day in history johan Georg, elector of Brandenburg (1571-91), dies at 72   

1628  Francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier on this day in history.   

1632  On this day in history samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist   

1642  On January - 08 astronomer Galileo Galilei dies in Arcetri, Italy at age 77.   

1642  On this day in history galileo Galilei, Italian physicist/astronomer, dies at 77 in Italy   

1651  On January - 08 giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer, dies at 56   

1656  Oldest surviving commercial newspaper begins (Haarlem, Netherlands) on January - 08.   

1658  Nicolas Coustou, French sculptor (Descente de Croix) on this day in history.   

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1081  On January - 08 birth of henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25)   

1556  On this day in history birth of uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623)   

1583  On this day in history birth of simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist   

1587  Johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots) was born on this day in history.   

1589  Ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka) was born on January - 08.   

1601  On this day in history birth of baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658)   

1628  Francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier was born on this day in history.   

1632  Samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist was born on this day in history.   

0482  Severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies on January - 08.   

0624  Abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle on January - 08.   

1100  On January - 08 death of antipope Clement III (bc. 1029)   

1107  Death of Edgar of Scotland (b. 1074) on this day in history.   

1198  On this day in history coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies   

1324  On January - 08 marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies   

1336  On this day in history giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71   

1455  On this day in history laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73