Page 5: Historical Events In January - 08

1891  On January - 08 bronislava Nijinska, ballet choreographer   

1891  Fredrik Pacius, composer, dies at 81 on January - 08.   

1892  A hundred workers die in a mine explosion in McAlister, Oklahoma on January - 08.   

1892  On January - 08 werner Wehrli, composer   

1892  On this day in history john Heykamp, old-catholic archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 67   

1894  Columbus World's fair in Chicago destroyed by fire on January - 08.   

1894  On January - 08 pierre-Joseph van Beneden, paleont (life of tapeworms), dies at 84   

1896  Jaromir Weinberger, Prague Czechoslovakia, composer (Bird's Opera) on January - 08.   

1897  On January - 08 michael Eagan wins 1st US national amateur handball championship   

1899  Solomon WRD Bandaranaike, premier of Ceylon (1956-59) on January - 08.   

1900  The Boers attack the British in Ladysmith, South Africa, but the British hold fast on January - 08.   

1900  On this day in history queen Marie, of Yugoslavia   

1900  On this day in history billy Bates, cricketer (656 runs & 50 wkts in 15 Tests for Eng), dies   

1901  New South Wales score 918 all out vs South Australia in 560 minutes on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history the first American Bowling Congress tournament begins in Chicago, Illinois.   

1901  On this day in history nSW score 918 all out vs South Australia in 560 minutes   

1901  On January - 08 edmond Vandercammen, French/Belgian writer (L'amour responsable)   

1902  1st National Bowling Championship held (Chicago, Ill) on January - 08.   

1902  Alexander Gray, Wrightsville Pa, actor (This is Music) on January - 08.   

1903  Gene Roth, [Eugene Stutenroth], SD, actor (She Demons, Spider) on January - 08.   

1904  Pope Pius X banned low cut dresses in the presence of churchmen on this day in history.   

1904  Peter Arno, NYC, cartoonist (New Yorker) on this day in history.   

1905  Carl Gustav Hempel, German Logical Positivist philosopher on January - 08.   

1906  A landslide in Haverstraw, New York, caused by the excavation of clay along the Hudson River, kills 20 people on this day in history.   

1906  Jan A H J S Bruins Slot, Dutch founder illegal Trouw/MP (ARP) on this day in history.   

1907  On January - 08 theodoor Verstraete, Flemish painter/etcher, dies at 57   

1908  Subway transit service between Brooklyn and Manhattan begins on this day in history.   

1908  On January - 08 (Fearless) Mary Nadia Wadia, actress   

1909  On this day in history bruce Mitchell, cricketer (S African bat, their top run-scorer (3471))   

1912  On January - 08 the birth of Jose Ferrer, American actor   

1912  The African National Congress is founded on January - 08.   

1913  On January - 08 frank Chance becomes Yankee manager   

1916  World War I: Allied forces withdraw from Gallipoli on January - 08.   

1917  Austria-Hungarian troops conquer Forlani Italy 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  Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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  Death of Edgar of Scotland (b. 1074) on January - 08.   

1198  Coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies on this day in history.   

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