Historical Events In January - 08

0482  Severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies on this day in history.   

0624  On this day in history moslem army occupies Kurashitische Caravan   

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

0794  On January - 08 church at Lindisfarne, England destroyed by Vikings   

0794  Vikings attacked Lindisfarne Island on this day in history.   

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

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

1081  Henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25) on this day in history.   

1100  Antipope Clement III (bc. 1029) on this day in history.   

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

1198  Coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies on January - 08.   

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

1297  Monaco gains its independence on this day in history.   

1324  Marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies on this day in history.   

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

1455  Laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73 on January - 08.   

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

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  Philibert de l'Orme, French architect (bc. 1510) on January - 08.   

1583  On January - 08 simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist   

1587  On January - 08 johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots)   

1589  Ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka) on this day in history.   

1598  Genoa Italy expels Jews on this day in history.   

1598  On this day in history jews are expelled from Genoa Italy   

1598  On January - 08 johan Georg, elector of Brandenburg (1571-91), dies at 72   

1628  On January - 08 francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier   

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

1642  Astronomer Galileo Galilei dies in Arcetri, Italy at age 77 on January - 08.   

1642  Galileo Galilei, Italian physicist/astronomer, dies at 77 in Italy on January - 08.   

1651  On this day in history giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer, dies at 56   

1656  On this day in history oldest surviving commercial newspaper begins (Haarlem, Netherlands)   

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 January - 08 birth of uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623)   

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

1587  On this day in history birth of johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots)   

1589  On this day in history birth of ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka)   

1601  Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658) was born on January - 08.   

1628  On January - 08 birth of francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier   

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

0482  On January - 08 severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies   

0624  Abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1100  Death of Antipope Clement III (bc. 1029) on this day in history.   

1107  On January - 08 death of edgar of Scotland (b. 1074)   

1198  Coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies on this day in history.   

1324  On this day in history 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 this day in history laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73