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| 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 |