Page 4: Historical Events In January - 08

1848  On January - 08 austrian soldiers kill 10 students, Pavia   

1853  The first US bronze equestrian statue (of Andrew Jackson) unveiled, Washington on January - 08.   

1853  On January - 08 1st US bronze equestrian statue (of Andrew Jackson) unveiled, Wash   

1856  Dr John A Veatch discovers borax, Tuscan Springs CA on this day in history.   

1856  On this day in history dr. John Veatch discovers Borax (hydrated sodium borate), still popular as a hand and laundry cleaner in the 1950s and 1960s.   

1856  Dr John A Veatch discovers borax, Tuscan Springs, Calif on this day in history.   

1857  On January - 08 dion Boucicauly's "Poor of NY," premieres in NYC   

1858  On this day in history friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer, dies at 48   

1859  Antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50 on January - 08.   

1860  Nancy Jones, US black missionary in Africa on this day in history.   

1862  On January - 08 frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher/founder (Doubleday & Co)   

1863  On this day in history american Civil War: Second Battle of Springfield   

1864  On this day in history victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83   

1867  On this day in history legislation gives suffrage to DC blacks, despite President Johnson's veto   

1867  On January - 08 legislation gives suffrage to DC blacks, despite Pres Johnson's veto   

1867  Emily Green Balch, US, sociologist/feminist/pacifist (Nobel 1946) on this day in history.   

1868  On January - 08 frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity   

1870  On January - 08 uS mint at Carson City NV begins issuing coins   

1870  US mint at Carson City, Nevada begins issuing coins on this day in history.   

1870  On January - 08 miguel Primo de Rivera Orbaneja, dictator of Spain (1923-30)   

1873  On January - 08 lucien Capet, composer   

1877  On January - 08 crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle with the United States Cavalry at Wolf Mountain (Montana Territory).   

1878  Secret meeting of King Leopold II's agent & Henry Morton Stanley on this day in history.   

1880  [Joshua] Norton I, Emperor of US/Protector of Mexico, dies at 60 on January - 08.   

1883  On this day in history josue Teofilo Wilkes, composer   

1884  On January - 08 chrome tanning process for leather patented by Augustus Schultz   

1885  On this day in history john Curtin, Victoria, Australian PM (Labor, 1941-45)   

1886  On this day in history noble Drew Ali, [Timothy Drew], NC, prophet (Moorish Science Temple)   

1888  Matt Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor (Coquette, Deluge) on this day in history.   

1889  On January - 08 dr Herman Hollerith receives first US patent for a tabulating machine (1st Computer)   

1889  1st Computer patented on January - 08.   

1889  Paul Hartmann, Furth Germany, actor (Haunted Castle) on this day in history.   

1890  Sandor Rado, Hungarian/US psycho analyst on this day in history.   

1891  The birth of Walther Bothe, German physicist on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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

1601  Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658) was born on this day in history.   

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 January - 08.   

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

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

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

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.