Page 5: Historical Events In January - 08

1891  Bronislava Nijinska, ballet choreographer on January - 08.   

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  Werner Wehrli, composer on this day in history.   

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 this day in history pierre-Joseph van Beneden, paleont (life of tapeworms), dies at 84   

1896  On this day in history jaromir Weinberger, Prague Czechoslovakia, composer (Bird's Opera)   

1897  Michael Eagan wins 1st US national amateur handball championship on January - 08.   

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

1900  On this day in history the Boers attack the British in Ladysmith, South Africa, but the British hold fast.   

1900  Queen Marie, of Yugoslavia on January - 08.   

1900  Billy Bates, cricketer (656 runs & 50 wkts in 15 Tests for Eng), dies on January - 08.   

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  NSW score 918 all out vs South Australia in 560 minutes on January - 08.   

1901  On this day in history edmond Vandercammen, French/Belgian writer (L'amour responsable)   

1902  1st National Bowling Championship held (Chicago, Ill) on this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history alexander Gray, Wrightsville Pa, actor (This is Music)   

1903  On January - 08 gene Roth, [Eugene Stutenroth], SD, actor (She Demons, Spider)   

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

1904  On January - 08 peter Arno, NYC, cartoonist (New Yorker)   

1905  Carl Gustav Hempel, German Logical Positivist philosopher on this day in history.   

1906  A landslide in Haverstraw, New York, caused by the excavation of clay along the Hudson River, kills 20 people on January - 08.   

1906  On January - 08 jan A H J S Bruins Slot, Dutch founder illegal Trouw/MP (ARP)   

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

1908  Subway transit service between Brooklyn and Manhattan begins on January - 08.   

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

1909  Bruce Mitchell, cricketer (S African bat, their top run-scorer (3471)) on this day in history.   

1912  The birth of Jose Ferrer, American actor on January - 08.   

1912  The African National Congress is founded on this day in history.   

1913  Frank Chance becomes Yankee manager on January - 08.   

1916  On this day in history world War I: Allied forces withdraw from Gallipoli.   

1917  On January - 08 austria-Hungarian troops conquer Forlani Italy   

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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 January - 08.   

1583  Simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist was born on this day in history.   

1587  Johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots) was born on January - 08.   

1589  Ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

0624  On this day in history abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle   

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

1107  On this day in history death of edgar of Scotland (b. 1074)   

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 this day in history giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71   

1455  Laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73 on January - 08.