Historical Events In January - 08
Saturday, 25 October 2025
0482 Severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies on this day in history. 

0624 On January - 08 moslem army occupies Kurashitische Caravan 

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

0794 On this day in history church at Lindisfarne, England destroyed by Vikings 

0794 On this day in history vikings attacked Lindisfarne Island 

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

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

1081 On this day in history henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25) 

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

1214 Earl Ferrand of Flanders drops ties with France on this day in history. 

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

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 this day in history. 

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

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 this day in history. 

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

1587 Johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots) on January - 08. 

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

1598 On January - 08 genoa Italy expels Jews 

1598 Jews are expelled from Genoa Italy on January - 08. 

1598 Johan Georg, elector of Brandenburg (1571-91), dies at 72 on this day in history. 

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

1642 Galileo Galilei, Italian physicist/astronomer, dies at 77 in Italy on this day in history. 

1651 Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history. 

1656 On January - 08 oldest surviving commercial newspaper begins (Haarlem, Netherlands) 

1658 On this day in history nicolas Coustou, French sculptor (Descente de Croix) 

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