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January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar . There are 357 days remaining (358 in Leap Year s).
Events
- 871 - Battle Of Ashdown - Ethelred Of Wessex defeats Danish invasion army.
- 1198 - Innocent III becomes Pope .
- 1297 - Monaco gains its independence.
- 1499 - Louis XII Of France marries Anne Of Brittany .
- 1734 - Premiere of George Frideric Handel 's Ariodante at the Royal Opera House , Covent Garden .
- 1746 - Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling .
- 1790 - George Washington delivers the first State Of The Union Address address in New York City .
- 1806 - Cape Colony becomes a British colony.
- 1811 - Unsuccessful slave revolt led by Charles Deslandes in St. Charles and St. James, Louisiana.
- Andrew Jackson leads American forces in victory over the British .
- 1838 - Alfred Vail demonstrates a Telegraph using dots and dashes (this is the forerunner of Morse Code ).
- 1863 - Battle Of Springfield of the American Civil War is fought.
- 1867 - African American men granted the right to vote in the District Of Columbia .
- 1877 - Crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle with the United States Cavalry ( Montana ).
- 1889 - Herman Hollerith receives a patent for his electric Tabulating Machine .
- 1900 - United States President William McKinley places Alaska under military rule.
- 1906 - A landslide in Haverstraw, New York kills 20 due to the excavation of clay along the Hudson River .
- 1908 - A train collision occurs in the Park Avenue Tunnel in New York City killing 17, injuring 38 and leading to increased demand for electric trains.
- 1912 - The African National Congress was founded.
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- 1918 - President Woodrow Wilson announces his " Fourteen Points " for the aftermath of World War I .
- 1920 - The Czechoslovak Hussite Church was founded by Dr. Karel Farský .
- 1922 - The Social Democratic Youth League Of Norway is founded.
- 1926 - Abdul-Aziz Ibn Saud becomes the King of Hejaz and renames it Saudi Arabia .
- 1935 - A.C. Hardy patents the Spectrophotometer .
- 1953 - René Mayer becomes Prime Minister of France .
- 1958 - 14 year old Bobby Fischer wins the United States Chess Championship .
- 1959 - Conquest of Cuba by Fidel Castro is completed with the conquest of Santiago De Cuba .
- 1959 - Michel Debré becomes Prime Minister of France .
- 1962 - Leonardo Da Vinci 's '' Mona Lisa '' is exhibited in the United States for the first time ( National Gallery Of Art in Washington, D.C. ).
- 1962 - Harmelen Train Disaster kills 93 in The Netherlands .
- 1964 - President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a " War On Poverty " in the United States .
- headquarters at Watergate begins.
- 1975 - Ella Grasso becomes Governor Of Connecticut , becoming the first woman to serve as a Governor in the United States who did not succeed her husband.
- 1977 - Soviet space mission Luna 21 is launched.
- 1982 - AT&T agrees to Divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions.
- 1987 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average gains 8.30 to close at 2,002.25 -- The Dow's First close above 2,000.
- 1989 - Kegworth Air Disaster kills 47 in Great Britain .
- 1989 - Beginning of Japanese Heisei Era .
- 1994 - Russia n Cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov on Soyuz TM-18 leaves for Mir . He will stay on the Space Station till March 22 , 1995 , for a record 437 days in space.
- 1996 - An Antonov 32 cargo jet crashes into the central market in Kinshasa, Zaire killing more than 350.
- 2004 - RMS Queen Mary 2 , the largest Passenger Ship ever built, was christened by her namesake's granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II .
- 2006 - A magnitude 6.9 Earthquake epicentered just off the Greek island of Kythira hits much of the country and is felt throughout the entire eastern Mediterranean Sea .
Births
- 1556 - Uesugi Kagekatsu , Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623 )
- 1583 - Simon Episcopius , Dutch theologian (d. 1643 )
- 1601 - Baltasar Gracián Y Morales , Spanish writer (d. 1658 )
- 1628 - François Henri De Montmorency-Bouteville, Duc De Luxembourg , French general (d. 1695 )
- 1632 - Samuel Pufendorf , German jurist (d. 1694 )
- 1635 - Luis Manuel Fernández De Portocarrero , Spanish Archbishop of Toledo (d. 1709 )
- 1735 - John Carroll (priest) , first American Catholic archbishop (d. 1815 )
- 1763 - Edmond Charles Genêt , French ambassador to the United States (d. 1834 )
- 1786 - Nicholas Biddle , President of the Second Bank of the United States (d. 1844 )
- 1792 - Lowell Mason , American composer (d. 1872 )
- 1805 - John Bigler , Governor of California (d. 1871 )
- 1805 - Orson Hyde , American religious leader (d. 1878 )
- 1817 - Sir Theophilus Shepstone , South African statesman (d. 1893 )
- 1821 - James Longstreet , American Confederate general (d. 1904 )
- 1821 - W.H.L. Wallace , American Union general {d. 1862 )
- 1823 - Alfred Russel Wallace , British naturalist and biologist (d. 1913 )
- 1824 - Francisco González Bocanegra , Mexican poet (d. 1861 )
- 1824 - Wilkie Collins , British novelist (d. 1889 )
- 1836 - Lawrence Alma-Tadema , Dutch artist (d. 1912 )
- 1843 - Frederick Abberline , British police investigator (d. 1929 )
- 1852 - James Milton Carroll , was a Baptist pastor, leader, historian, and author (d. 1931 )
- 1860 - Emma Booth , the fourth child of Willliam and Catherine Booth (d. 1903 )
- 1867 - Emily Greene Balch , American writer and pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1961 )
- 1870 - Miguel Primo De Rivera , dictator of Spain (d. 1930 )
- 1871 - James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon , first Prime Minister Of Northern Ireland (d. 1940 )
- 1873 - Iuliu Maniu , Romanian politician (d. 1953 )
- 1881 - Henrik Shipstead , U.S. Senator from Minnesota (d. 1960 )
- 1883 - Patrick J. Hurley , U.S. Secretary of War (d. 1963 )
- 1885 - John Curtin , fourteenth Prime Minister Of Australia (d. 1945 )
- 1885 - A. J. Muste , Dutch-born civil rights activist and pacifist (d. 1967 )
- 1888 - Matthew Moore , Irish actor (d. 1960 )
- 1891 - Walther Bothe , German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1957 )
- 1891 - Bronislava Nijinska , Russian choreographer (d. 1972 )
- 1897 - Dennis Wheatley , British author (d. 1977 )
- 1902 - Carl Rogers , American psychologist ( 1883 )
- 1903 - Igor Kurchatov , Russian physicist (d. 1960 )
- 1904 - Karl Brandt , Nazi war ciminal (d. 1948 )
- 1905 - Franjo Cardinal Seper , Croatian Catholic cardinal (d. 1981 )
- 1908 - William Hartnell , British actor (d. 1975 )
- 1909 - Willy Millowitsch , German actor (d. 1999 )
- 1909 - Evelyn Wood , American educator (d. 1995 )
- 1910 - Galina Sergeyevna Ulanova , Russian ballerina (d. 1988 )
- 1912 - José Ferrer , Puerto Rican actor (d. 1992 )
- 1923 - Larry Storch , American actor
- 1923 - Johnny Wardle , English cricketer (d. 1985 )
- 1923 - Joseph Weizenbaum , German-born computer scientist
- 1924 - Ron Moody , English actor
- 1926 - Evelyn Lear , American soprano
- 1926 - Hanae Mori , Japanese fashion designer
- 1926 - Soupy Sales , American comedian
- 1931 - Bill Graham , German music promoter (d. 1991 )
- 1933 - Charles Osgood , American journalist and commentator
- 1934 - Jacques Anquetil , French cyclist (d. 1987 )
- 1934 - Roy Kinnear , English actor (d. 1988 )
- 1934 - Alexandra Ripley , American writer (d. 2004 )
- 1935 - Elvis Presley , American singer and guitarist (d. 1977 )
- 1937 - Shirley Bassey , Welsh singer
- 1937 - John Hume , Irish politician
- 1938 - Bob Eubanks , American game show host
- 1941 - Graham Chapman , British comedian (d. 1989 )
- 1941 - Boris Vallejo , Peruvian illustrator
- 1942 - Stephen Hawking , English physicist and author
- 1942 - Junichiro Koizumi , Prime Minister Of Japan
- 1942 - Yvette Mimieux , American actress
- 1944 - Terry Brooks American writer
- 1946 - Robby Krieger , American musician ( The Doors )
- 1947 - David Bowie , English musician
- 1947 - Samuel Schmid , Swiss Federal Councilor
- 1951 - Kenny Anthony , Prime Minister Of Saint Lucia
- 1953 - Bruce Sutter , baseball player
- 1955 - Mike Reno , Canadian musician ( Loverboy )
- 1959 - Paul Hester , Australian drummer ( Crowded House ) (d. 2005 )
- 1961 - Calvin Smith , American athlete
- 1967 - Michelle Forbes , American actress
- 1967 - R. Kelly , American singer
- 1969 - Ami Dolenz , American actress
- 1969 - Jeff Abercrombie , American musician ( Fuel (band) )
- 1970 - Dave Eggers , American writer, publisher
- 1971 - Jason Giambi , baseball player
- 1973 - Mark Knight , English video game composer, sound designer, and electric violin player
- 1973 - Sean Paul , Jamaican singer
- 1974 - Xzibit , American hip hop performer, actor, and television personality
- 1976 - Jenny Lewis , American actress and musician ( Rilo Kiley )
- 1977 - Amber Benson , American actress
- 1977 - Lee Yoo-jin , Korean actress
- 1978 - Marco Fu , Hong Kong snooker player
- 1979 - Adrian Mutu , Romanian soccer player
- 1980 - Rachel Nichols , American actress
- 1981 - Jeff Francis , Canadian baseball player
- 1982 - Gaby Hoffmann , American actress
- 1983 - Chris Mordetsky , American professional wrestler
- 1985 - Rachael Lampa , American singer
- 1986 - Jaclyn Linetsky , Canadian actress (d. 2003 )
- 1991 - Asuka Hinoi , Japanese singer
Deaths
- 482 - Saint Severinus
- 1100 - Antipope Clement III
- 1107 - King Edgar I Of Scotland (b. 1074 )
- 1198 - Pope Celestine III
- 1324 - Marco Polo , Italian explorer (b. 1254 )
- 1337 - Giotto Di Bondone , Italian artist (b. 1267 )
- 1464 - Thomas Ebendorfer , Austrian historian (b. 1385 )
- 1557 - Albert The Warlike , Prince of Bayreuth (b. 1522 )
- 1570 - Philibert De L'Orme , French architect
- 1642 - Galileo Galilei , Italian astronomer and physicist (b. 1564 )
- 1707 - John Dalrymple, 1st Earl Of Stair , Scottish politican (b. 1648 )
- 1713 - Arcangelo Corelli , Italian composer (b. 1653 )
- 1775 - John Baskerville , English printer (b. 1706 )
- 1789 - Jack Broughton , English boxer
- 1794 - Justus Möser , German statesman (b. 1720 )
- 1815 - Edward Pakenham , British general (killed in battle) (b. 1778 )
- 1825 - Eli Whitney , American inventor (b. 1765 )
- 1854 - William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford , British general and politician (b. 1768 )
- 1874 - Charles-Étienne Brasseur De Bourbourg , French writer and historian (b. 1814 )
- 1878 - Nikolai Alekseevich Nekrasov , Russian poet (b. 1821 )
- 1880 - Joshua A. Norton , "Emperor Norton I of the United States" (b. 1811 )
- 1896 - William Raine Marshall , Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825 )
- 1896 - Paul Verlaine , French poet (b. 1844 )
- 1916 - Ada Rehan , Stage Actress (b. 1860 )
- 1934 - Andrei Bely , Russian writer (b. 1880 )
- 1941 - Lord Robert Baden-Powell , English soldier, writer, and founder of Scouting (b. 1857 )
- 1942 - Joseph Franklin Rutherford , American religious publisher (b. 1869 )
- 1948 - Kurt Schwitters , German painter (b. 1887 )
- 1950 - Joseph Schumpeter , Austrian economist (b. 1883 )
- 1956 - Jim Elliot , American Christian missionary and martyr (b. 1928 )
- 1958 - Paul Pilgrim , American athlete (b. 1883 )
- 1963 - Kay Sage , American artist and poet (b. 1898 )
- 1969 - Albert Hill , British athlete (b. 1889 )
- 1970 - Georges Guibourg , French performer (b. 1891 )
- 1972 - Kenneth Patchen , American poet and painter (b. 1911 )
- 1975 - Richard Tucker , American tenor (b. 1913 )
- 1976 - Zhou Enlai , Premier Of The People's Republic Of China (b. 1898 )
- 1979 - Sara Carter , American country musician (b. 1898 )
- 1980 - John Mauchly , American physicist and computer engineer (b. 1907 )
- 1981 - Matthew "Stymie" Beard , American actor (b. 1925 )
- 1983 - Tom McCall , Governor of Oregon (b. 1913 )
- 1986 - Pierre Fournier , French cellist (b. 1906 )
- 1989 - Bruce Chatwin , English novelist (b. 1940 )
- 1990 - Terry-Thomas , British actor, comedian (b. 1911 )
- 1991 - Steve Clark , English guitarist ( Def Leppard ) (b. 1960 )
- 1993 - Eleanor Hibbert , British author (b. 1906 )
- 1994 - Pat Buttram , American actor (b. 1915 )
- 1995 - Carlos Monzon , Argentinian boxer (b. 1942 )
- 1996 - François Mitterrand , President Of France (b. 1916 )
- 1997 - Melvin Calvin , American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911 )
- 1998 - Michael Tippett , English composer (b. 1905 )
- 2000 - Fritz Thiedemann , German equestrianist (b. 1918 )
- 2002 - Alexander Prochorow , Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916 )
- 2002 - Dave Thomas , American fast food entrepreneur (b. 1932 )
- 2003 - Ron Goodwin , British composer and conductor (b. 1925 )
- 2004 - John A. Gambling , American radio talk-show host (b. 1930 )
- 2005 - Campbell McComas , Australian impersonator and broadcaster (b. 1952 )
- 2005 - Warren Spears , American choreographer and dancer
- 2005 - Michel Thomas , Polish linguist (b. 1914 )
- 2006 - Tony Banks , British politician (b. 1943 )
Holidays and observances
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