Page 4: Historical Events In January - 08

1848  On this day in history austrian soldiers kill 10 students, Pavia   

1853  On January - 08 the first US bronze equestrian statue (of Andrew Jackson) unveiled, Washington   

1853  On this day in history 1st US bronze equestrian statue (of Andrew Jackson) unveiled, Wash   

1856  On January - 08 dr John A Veatch discovers borax, Tuscan Springs CA   

1856  On January - 08 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1860  Nancy Jones, US black missionary in Africa on January - 08.   

1862  On this day in history frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher/founder (Doubleday & Co)   

1863  American Civil War: Second Battle of Springfield on this day in history.   

1864  Victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83 on January - 08.   

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

1867  Legislation gives suffrage to DC blacks, despite Pres Johnson's veto on January - 08.   

1867  Emily Green Balch, US, sociologist/feminist/pacifist (Nobel 1946) on January - 08.   

1868  Frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity on this day in history.   

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

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

1870  Miguel Primo de Rivera Orbaneja, dictator of Spain (1923-30) on January - 08.   

1873  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1883  On this day in history josue Teofilo Wilkes, composer   

1884  Chrome tanning process for leather patented by Augustus Schultz on January - 08.   

1885  On January - 08 john Curtin, Victoria, Australian PM (Labor, 1941-45)   

1886  Noble Drew Ali, [Timothy Drew], NC, prophet (Moorish Science Temple) on January - 08.   

1888  On this day in history matt Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor (Coquette, Deluge)   

1889  On this day in history 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 January - 08.   

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

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

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  Death of Edgar of Scotland (b. 1074) on this day in history.   

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

1455  Laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73 on this day in history.