January 8

Events

 * - -  defeats a  invasion army.
 * - gains its independence.
 * - marries.
 * - Premiere of 's at the,.
 * - occupies.
 * - delivers the first  address in.
 * - becomes a  colony.
 * - Unsuccessful slave revolt led by in  and.
 * - : -  leads  forces in victory over the.
 * - US national debt is 0 for the first and only time.
 * - demonstrates a  using dots and dashes (this is the forerunner of ).
 * 1863  -  is founded at the  in,.
 * - men granted the right to vote in the.
 * - and his warriors fight their last battle with the  at.
 * - receives a patent for his electric.
 * -  places  under military rule.
 * - A landslide in, kills 20 people due to the excavation of clay along the.
 * - A train collision occurs in the in  killing 17 people, injuring 38 and leading to increased demand for electric trains.
 * - The was founded.
 * - : Allied forces withdraw from.
 * -  announces his "" for the aftermath of.
 * - The was founded by Dr..
 * - The is founded.
 * - becomes the King of  and renames it.
 * - patents the.
 * - : Britain.
 * - becomes Prime Minister of.
 * - : Five  are killed by the  of  shortly after making contact with them.
 * - Conquest of by  is completed with the conquest of.
 * - In, a supports 's policies in.
 * - 's  is exhibited in the for the first time ( in ).
 * 1962  -  kills 93 people in.
 * - President declares a "" in the.
 * - Soviet space mission is launched.
 * 1973  - : The trial of seven men accused of illegal entry into  headquarters at  begins.
 * - becomes, becoming the first woman to serve as a Governor in the  who did not succeed her husband.
 * - The tanker Betelgeuse explodes in,.
 * - agrees to  itself of twenty-two subdivisions.
 * - kills 47 people in,.
 * 1989  - Beginning of Japanese.
 * - n  on  leaves for . He will stay on the  until, , for a record 437 days in space.
 * - An cargo turboprop powered plane crashes into the central market in,  killing more than 350 people.
 * -   signs into law the controversial.
 * -, the largest ever built, was christened by her namesake's granddaughter,.
 * - A magnitude 6.9 epicentered just off the Greek island of  hits much of the country and is felt throughout the entire eastern.
 * 2006  - Exercise Northstar V, a large scale civil defence exercise, is held in Singapore and contains 4 MRT Stations and.
 * 2006  - Exercise Northstar V, a large scale civil defence exercise, is held in Singapore and contains 4 MRT Stations and.

Births

 * -, Japanese and warlord (d. )
 * -, Dutch theologian (d. )
 * -, Spanish writer (d. )
 * -, French general (d. )
 * -, German jurist (d. )
 * -, Spanish Archbishop of (d. )
 * -, American archbishop (d. )
 * -, French diplomat (d. )
 * -, American banking executive (d. )
 * -, Russian general and politician (d. )
 * -, American composer (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * 1805  -, American religious leader (d. )
 * - Sir, South African statesman (d. )
 * -, American general (d. )
 * 1821  -, American Union general (d. )
 * -, British naturalist and biologist (d. )
 * -, Mexican poet (d. )
 * 1824  -, British novelist (d. )
 * -, German pianist and composer (d. )
 * -, Dutch artist (d. )
 * -, British police investigator (d. )
 * 1843  -, American politician (d. )
 * -, American pastor and author (d. )
 * -, daughter of and  (d. )
 * -, American publisher (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, American writer and , laureate (d. )
 * -, Spanish politician (d. )
 * -, Irish politician (d. )
 * -, Romanian politician (d. )
 * -, queen of Italy (d. 1956)
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * 1883  -, Russian painter (d. )
 * -, Australian politician (d. )
 * 1885  -, Dutch activist and pacifist (d. )
 * -, Irish-American actor (d. )
 * -, German physicist, laureate (d. )
 * 1891  -, Russian choreographer (d. )
 * -, American psychic (d. )
 * -, British author (d. )
 * -, American psychologist (d. )
 * 1902  -, Soviet politician (d. )
 * -, Russian physicist (d. )
 * -, Nazi war criminal (d. )
 * -, Croatian Catholic cardinal (d. )
 * 1905  -, Italian composer (d. )
 * -, British actor (d. )
 * -, German actor (d. )
 * 1909  -, Puerto Rican actor (d. )
 * 1909  -, American educator (d. )
 * -, Russian ballerina (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * 1911  -, British racing driver (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, Nazi concentration camp guard
 * -, American actor
 * 1923  -, English cricketer (d. )
 * 1923  -, German-born computer scientist
 * -, English actor
 * -, German anti- activist (d. )
 * -, American soprano
 * 1926  -, Japanese fashion designer
 * 1926  -, American comedian
 * 1926  -, Indian Odissi dancer (d. )
 * -, German-born American music promoter (d. )
 * -, American journalist and commentator
 * 1933  -, French film director
 * 1933  -, Korean poet
 * -, French cyclist (d. )
 * 1934  -, English actor (d. )
 * 1934  -, American writer (d. )
 * 1934  -, American baseball player
 * -, American singer and guitarist (d. )
 * -, Welsh singer
 * -, American game show host
 * -, British comedian (d. )
 * 1941  -, Peruvian illustrator
 * -, English physicist and author
 * 1942  -, Japanese politician
 * 1942  -, American actress
 * -, American writer
 * 1945  -, Guyanese-born American radio host
 * -, American musician
 * -, English musician
 * 1947  -, Swiss politician
 * 1947   -,  American author & karate master
 * -, Scottish film director
 * -, Saint Lucian politician
 * 1951  -, American film director
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, Canadian musician
 * 1955  -, Greek footballer
 * -, Mexican professional wrestler
 * -, Australian drummer (d. )
 * -, American athlete
 * 1961  -, Japanese creator of
 * -, American musician
 * -, American actress
 * -, Russian ice hockey player
 * -, American singer
 * -, American boxer
 * -, American actress
 * 1969  -, American musician )
 * -, American writer and publisher
 * 1970  -, American porn actress
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1971  -, Swiss footballer
 * -, English sound designer
 * 1973  -, Jamaican singer
 * 1973  -, Australian rugby league footballer
 * -, American and producer
 * -, American actress and musician
 * 1976  -, American actor
 * 1976  -, American baseball player
 * -, American actress
 * 1977  -, Korean actress
 * -,  player
 * -, Romanian footballer
 * 1979  -, Canadian actress
 * 1979  -, South Korean footballer
 * -, American actress
 * -, Canadian baseball player
 * -, Italian footballer
 * 1982  -, American actress
 * 1982  -, Nigerian footballer
 * 1982  -, American singer
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, American singer
 * -, Canadian actress (d. )
 * 1986  -, Spanish footballer
 * -, American singer
 * -, Japanese singer
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actress, daughter of Billy Ray Cyrus

Deaths

 * - (bc. )
 * - (b. )
 * - (bc. )
 * -, Italian explorer (b. )
 * -, Italian artist (b. )
 * -, Austrian historian (b. )
 * -, Prince of (b. )
 * -, French architect (bc. )
 * -, Italian astronomer and scientist (b. )
 * -, Scottish politician (b. )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, English printer (b. )
 * -, English boxer (bc. )
 * -, German statesman (b. )
 * -, British general (b. )
 * -, American inventor (b. )
 * -, British general and politician (b. )
 * -, French general (b. )
 * -, French writer and historian (b. )
 * -, Russian poet (b. )
 * -, American eccentric (b. )
 * -, Governor of (b. )
 * 1896  -, French poet (b. )
 * -, Irish recipient of the (b. )
 * -, Irish-born American actress (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, Italian Catholic (b. )
 * -, Russian writer (b. )
 * -, twin brother of
 * -, Creator of (b. )
 * -, English founder of scouting (b. )
 * -, American religious publisher (b. )
 * -, Australian pilot and author (b. )
 * -, member of the (b. )
 * -, German painter (b. )
 * 1948  -, Austrian tenor (b. )
 * -, Austrian economist (b. )
 * -, American Christian (b. )
 * -, American athlete (b. )
 * -, American artist and poet (b. )
 * -, Polish actor (b. )
 * -, British athlete (b. )
 * -, French performer (b. )
 * -, American poet (b. )
 * -, American tenor (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * 1976  -, British fascist (b. )
 * -, American country musician (b. )
 * -, American physicist (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Governor of Oregon (b. )
 * -, French cellist (b. )
 * -, English novelist (b. )
 * -, British actor, comedian (b. )
 * -, English guitarist (b. )
 * -, British author (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * 1994  -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, Argentinian boxer (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, laureate (b. )
 * -, English composer (b. )
 * -, German equestrianist (b. )
 * -, laureate (b. )
 * 2002  -, American fast food entrepreneur (b. )
 * -, British composer and conductor (b. )
 * -, American radio talk-show host (b. )
 * -, Australian impersonator and broadcaster (b. )
 * 2005  -, American choreographer and dancer
 * 2005  -, Polish linguist (b. )
 * -, British politician (b. )
 * -, Canadian-born actress (b. )
 * 2007  -, first African American female judge (b. )
 * 2007  -, British politician (b. )
 * 2007  -, Northern Irish politician (b. )
 * 2007  -, American animator (b. )
 * 2007  -, American animator (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * is celebrated in the.

Liturgical

 * The feast day of in the.