Historical Events In January - 08

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  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 January - 08.   

0871  On this day in history 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  On January - 08 antipope Clement III (bc. 1029)   

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  On this day in history 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  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 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  On this day in history french troops under duke de Guise occupy Calais   

1567  On January - 08 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 January - 08 simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist   

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 January - 08.   

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

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

1632  Samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist on January - 08.   

1642  Astronomer Galileo Galilei dies in Arcetri, Italy at age 77 on this day in history.   

1642  On January - 08 galileo Galilei, Italian physicist/astronomer, dies at 77 in Italy   

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

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

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

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

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

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

1632  On January - 08 birth of samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist   

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

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

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

1324  Marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies on January - 08.   

1336  Giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71 on January - 08.   

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