Page 5: Historical Events In January - 08

1891  Bronislava Nijinska, ballet choreographer on January - 08.   

1891  Fredrik Pacius, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history a hundred workers die in a mine explosion in McAlister, Oklahoma.   

1892  Werner Wehrli, composer on this day in history.   

1892  On January - 08 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 this day in history.   

1897  Michael Eagan wins 1st US national amateur handball championship on this day in history.   

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 January - 08 queen Marie, of Yugoslavia   

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

1901  On January - 08 new South Wales score 918 all out vs South Australia in 560 minutes   

1901  The first American Bowling Congress tournament begins in Chicago, Illinois on January - 08.   

1901  NSW score 918 all out vs South Australia in 560 minutes on January - 08.   

1901  Edmond Vandercammen, French/Belgian writer (L'amour responsable) on this day in history.   

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

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

1903  On this day in history gene Roth, [Eugene Stutenroth], SD, actor (She Demons, Spider)   

1904  Pope Pius X banned low cut dresses in the presence of churchmen on January - 08.   

1904  On this day in history peter Arno, NYC, cartoonist (New Yorker)   

1905  On January - 08 carl Gustav Hempel, German Logical Positivist philosopher   

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  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  On this day in history subway transit service between Brooklyn and Manhattan begins.   

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

1909  On January - 08 bruce Mitchell, cricketer (S African bat, their top run-scorer (3471))   

1912  On this day in history the birth of Jose Ferrer, American actor   

1912  On January - 08 the African National Congress is founded.   

1913  Frank Chance becomes Yankee manager on this day in history.   

1916  On January - 08 world War I: Allied forces withdraw from Gallipoli.   

1917  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1589  On this day in history birth of ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka)   

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  On this day in history birth of samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist   

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

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

1100  Death of Antipope Clement III (bc. 1029) on January - 08.   

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

1198  On January - 08 coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies   

1324  Marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies on this day in history.   

1336  On January - 08 giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71   

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