Birthday January 08, 1587 Johannes Fabricius, Dutch astronomer who discovered sunspots
Birthday January 08, 1786 Nicholas Biddle, made 2nd Bank of US 1st effective central bank
Birthday January 08, 1821 Confederate General James Longstreet born
Birthday January 08, 1823 Alfred Russel Wallace, codiscoverer of evolution
Birthday January 08, 1862 Frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher & founder of Doubleday & Co
Birthday January 08, 1864 William Wilkie Collins, English novelist (The Moonstone)
Birthday January 08, 1867 Emily Balch, US sociologist and feminist and pacifist (Nobel 1946)
Birthday January 08, 1868 Sir Frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity
Birthday January 08, 1891 Walther Bothe, German subatomic particle physicist (Nobel 1954)
Birthday January 08, 1902 Carl R. Rogers, psychologist
Birthday January 08, 1904 Peter Arno, Cartoonist
Birthday January 08, 1912 Jose Ferrer, Actor and director (Cyrano de Bergerac)
Birthday January 08, 1923 Joseph Wiezenbaum, artificial intelligence pioneer
Birthday January 08, 1926 Milton Hines, AKA Soupy Sales
Birthday January 08, 1934 Jacques Anquetil, 5-time winner of Tour de France bicycle race
Birthday January 08, 1935 Elvis Presley, singer (Blue Suede Shoes and Hounddog)
Birthday January 08, 1937 Shirley Bassey, in Wales
Birthday January 08, 1942 Vyacheslav D. Zudov, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 23)
Birthday January 08, 1942 Yvette Mimieux, in Hollywood Cal (Time Machine and Where the Boys Are)
Birthday January 08, 1946 Tod Brannan
Birthday January 08, 1947 David Bowie, singer and Actor
History January 08, 1336 Giotto Italian Renaissance painter dies (birth date unknown)
History January 08, 1583 Iotto Day
History January 08, 1642 Astronomer Galileo dies in Italy
History January 08, 1642 Galileo Galilei dies at 78 in Arceti Italy
History January 08, 1790 President George Washington delivers first State of the Union
History January 08, 1798 11th Amendment ratified Judicial powers construed
History January 08, 1815 The Battle of New Orleans
History January 08, 1815 Jackson leads troops to victory at New Orleans
History January 08, 1815 Battle of New Orleans-War of 1812 ended 12/24/1814 but nobody knew
History January 08, 1867 Congress expands suffrage in nation's capital
History January 08, 1877 Crazy Horse fights his final battle
History January 08, 1880 Passing of Norton I Emperor of US Protector of Mexico
History January 08, 1913 Frank Chance becomes Yankee manager
History January 08, 1916 Allies retreat from Gallipoli
History January 08, 1916 Bugatti brother commits suicide
History January 08, 1917 Wilson outlines the Fourteen Points
History January 08, 1918 Wilson delivers Fourteen Points speech
History January 08, 1918 Wilson announces his 14 Points
History January 08, 1932 Ratification of present SF City Charter
History January 08, 1935 Spectrophotometer patented AC Hardy
History January 08, 1940 Mussolini questions Hitler's plans
History January 08, 1941 William Randolph Hearst stops Citizen Kane ads
History January 08, 1946 Elvis Presley receives his first guitar
History January 08, 1952 Antonia Maury discoverer of supergiant giant & dwarf stars dies
History January 08, 1958 Cuban revolutionary forces capture Havana
History January 08, 1962 Mona Lisa exhibited in Washington
History January 08, 1967 Operation Cedar Falls is launched
History January 08, 1968 US Surveyor 7 lands near crater Tycho on moon
History January 08, 1973 Peace talks resume in Paris
History January 08, 1973 USSR launches Luna 21 for moon landing
History January 08, 1976 Ragtime wins the National Book Critics Circle Award
History January 08, 1976 Chinese leader Zhou Enlai dies
History January 08, 1980 Islander Glenn Resch's 20th shut-out opponent - Canucks 3-0
History January 08, 1996 Cargo plane crashes into crowded market
History January 08, 2000 Music City Miracle
History January 08, 2011 Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords injured in shooting rampage
January 08, 1587 Johannes Fabricius, Dutch astronomer who discovered sunspots
January 08, 1786 Nicholas Biddle, made 2nd Bank of US 1st effective central bank
January 08, 1821 Confederate General James Longstreet born
January 08, 1823 Alfred Russel Wallace, codiscoverer of evolution
January 08, 1862 Frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher & founder of Doubleday & Co
January 08, 1864 William Wilkie Collins, English novelist (The Moonstone)
January 08, 1867 Emily Balch, US sociologist and feminist and pacifist (Nobel 1946)
January 08, 1868 Sir Frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity
January 08, 1891 Walther Bothe, German subatomic particle physicist (Nobel 1954)
January 08, 1902 Carl R. Rogers, psychologist
January 08, 1904 Peter Arno, Cartoonist
January 08, 1912 Jose Ferrer, Actor and director (Cyrano de Bergerac)
January 08, 1923 Joseph Wiezenbaum, artificial intelligence pioneer
January 08, 1926 Milton Hines, AKA Soupy Sales
January 08, 1934 Jacques Anquetil, 5-time winner of Tour de France bicycle race
January 08, 1935 Elvis Presley, singer (Blue Suede Shoes and Hounddog)
January 08, 1937 Shirley Bassey, in Wales
January 08, 1942 Vyacheslav D. Zudov, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 23)
January 08, 1942 Yvette Mimieux, in Hollywood Cal (Time Machine and Where the Boys Are)
January 08, 1946 Tod Brannan
January 08, 1947 David Bowie, singer and Actor
January 08, 1336 Giotto Italian Renaissance painter dies (birth date unknown)
January 08, 1583 Iotto Day
January 08, 1642 Astronomer Galileo dies in Italy
January 08, 1642 Galileo Galilei dies at 78 in Arceti Italy
January 08, 1790 President George Washington delivers first State of the Union
January 08, 1798 11th Amendment ratified Judicial powers construed
January 08, 1815 The Battle of New Orleans
January 08, 1815 Jackson leads troops to victory at New Orleans
January 08, 1815 Battle of New Orleans-War of 1812 ended 12/24/1814 but nobody knew
January 08, 1867 Congress expands suffrage in nation's capital
January 08, 1877 Crazy Horse fights his final battle
January 08, 1880 Passing of Norton I Emperor of US Protector of Mexico
January 08, 1913 Frank Chance becomes Yankee manager
January 08, 1916 Allies retreat from Gallipoli
January 08, 1916 Bugatti brother commits suicide
January 08, 1917 Wilson outlines the Fourteen Points
January 08, 1918 Wilson delivers Fourteen Points speech
January 08, 1918 Wilson announces his 14 Points
January 08, 1932 Ratification of present SF City Charter
January 08, 1935 Spectrophotometer patented AC Hardy
January 08, 1940 Mussolini questions Hitler's plans
January 08, 1941 William Randolph Hearst stops Citizen Kane ads
January 08, 1946 Elvis Presley receives his first guitar
January 08, 1952 Antonia Maury discoverer of supergiant giant & dwarf stars dies
January 08, 1958 Cuban revolutionary forces capture Havana
January 08, 1962 Mona Lisa exhibited in Washington
January 08, 1967 Operation Cedar Falls is launched
January 08, 1968 US Surveyor 7 lands near crater Tycho on moon
January 08, 1973 Peace talks resume in Paris
January 08, 1973 USSR launches Luna 21 for moon landing
January 08, 1976 Ragtime wins the National Book Critics Circle Award
January 08, 1976 Chinese leader Zhou Enlai dies
January 08, 1980 Islander Glenn Resch's 20th shut-out opponent - Canucks 3-0
January 08, 1996 Cargo plane crashes into crowded market
January 08, 2000 Music City Miracle
January 08, 2011 Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords injured in shooting rampage