Page 4: Historical Events In January - 08

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

1853  On this day in history 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  Dr John A Veatch discovers borax, Tuscan Springs CA on this day in history.   

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 January - 08.   

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

1858  On January - 08 friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer, dies at 48   

1859  On January - 08 antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50   

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

1862  Frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher/founder (Doubleday & Co) on this day in history.   

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

1867  On this day in history 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  Frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity on January - 08.   

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

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  On this day in history secret meeting of King Leopold II's agent & Henry Morton Stanley   

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

1883  Josue Teofilo Wilkes, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1888  On January - 08 matt Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor (Coquette, Deluge)   

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

1889  1st Computer patented on this day in history.   

1889  Paul Hartmann, Furth Germany, actor (Haunted Castle) on January - 08.   

1890  Sandor Rado, Hungarian/US psycho analyst on January - 08.   

1891  The birth of Walther Bothe, German physicist on January - 08.   

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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  Simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist was born on January - 08.   

1587  On this day in history birth of johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots)   

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

1601  On this day in history 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  Samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist was born on January - 08.   

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

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

1100  On this day in history 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 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