Page 4: Historical Events In January - 08

1848  Austrian soldiers kill 10 students, Pavia on January - 08.   

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

1853  On January - 08 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 January - 08.   

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

1858  Friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer, dies at 48 on January - 08.   

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

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

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

1863  American Civil War: Second Battle of Springfield on January - 08.   

1864  On January - 08 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  On this day in history frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity   

1870  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1873  Lucien Capet, composer on this day in history.   

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

1878  On January - 08 secret meeting of King Leopold II's agent & Henry Morton Stanley   

1880  On this day in history [Joshua] Norton I, Emperor of US/Protector of Mexico, dies at 60   

1883  On this day in history josue Teofilo Wilkes, composer   

1884  On this day in history chrome tanning process for leather patented by Augustus Schultz   

1885  John Curtin, Victoria, Australian PM (Labor, 1941-45) on January - 08.   

1886  On January - 08 noble Drew Ali, [Timothy Drew], NC, prophet (Moorish Science Temple)   

1888  Matt Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor (Coquette, Deluge) on January - 08.   

1889  Dr Herman Hollerith receives first US patent for a tabulating machine (1st Computer) on January - 08.   

1889  On this day in history 1st Computer patented   

1889  On this day in history paul Hartmann, Furth Germany, actor (Haunted Castle)   

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

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

1100  Death of Antipope Clement III (bc. 1029) on this day in history.   

1107  Death of Edgar of Scotland (b. 1074) on this day in history.   

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

1455  On January - 08 laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73