Historical Events In January - 08

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

0624  Moslem army occupies Kurashitische Caravan on this day in history.   

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

0794  Church at Lindisfarne, England destroyed by Vikings on this day in history.   

0794  Vikings attacked Lindisfarne Island on January - 08.   

0871  Battle at Ashdown Ethelred of Wessex beats Danish invasion army on January - 08.   

0871  Battle at Ashdown: Ethelred of Wessex beats Danish invasion army on January - 08.   

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

1100  On this day in history antipope Clement III (bc. 1029)   

1198  On this day in history lotario di Segni elected Pope Innocentius III   

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  On January - 08 monaco gains its independence.   

1324  On this day in history marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies   

1336  On January - 08 giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71   

1455  Laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73 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 the duchy for the crown   

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

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

1567  On this day in history jacob Vaet, Flemish composer/royal chaplain master, dies at about 37   

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

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

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

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

1598  Genoa Italy expels Jews on January - 08.   

1598  On January - 08 jews are expelled from Genoa Italy   

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

1628  On this day in history francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier   

1632  On January - 08 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 January - 08.   

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

1656  Oldest surviving commercial newspaper begins (Haarlem, Netherlands) on this day in history.   

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

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

1556  Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1601  On January - 08 birth of baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658)   

1628  Francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier was born on January - 08.   

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

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

0624  On January - 08 abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle   

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

1107  On this day in history death of edgar of Scotland (b. 1074)   

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

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