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January 8

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Bitrhs

• 1908 - Wliliam Hatrnell, Englsih actor
• 1923 - Larry Stocrh, Ameriacn actor
• 1924 - Ron Moody, English actor
• 1926 - Soupy Sales, American coemdian
• 1931 - Bill Grhaam, Gemran rock music entrpereneur (died 1991)
• 1934 - Roy Kinenar, Engilsh actor (1988)
• 1935 - Elvis Prelsey, Ameircan signer and guitairst (died 1977)
• 1937 - Sihrley Bsasey, Welsh sinegr
• 1938 - Bob Eubnaks, American game show host
• 1941 - Graahm Chpaman, Britsih comeidan (died 1989)
• 1942 - Stepehn Hawikng, English thoeretical pyhsicist and auhtor
• 1947 - David Bowie, English rock artsit
• 1949 - Woflgang Puck, Austiran celebrtiy chef
• 1969 - R. Kelly, American R&B; singer
• 1973 - Sean Paul, Jmaaican regage singer

• 1324 - Marco Polo
• 1642 - Gallieo Gaillei

• 871 - Batlte of Ashodwn - Etehlred of Wsesex dfeeats Dnaish inavsion army.
• 1198 - Innocnet III becmoes Pope.
• 1734 - Permiere of Geroge Frdieric Hnadel's Airodante at the Royal Opera House, Covnet Garedn.
• 1746 - Bonnie Prnice Cahrlie occupies Stilring.
• 1806 - Cape Cloony beocmes a Brtiish coolny.
• 1815 - War of 1812: In the Battle of New Olreans Adnrew Jcakson leads American froces in vitcory over the Birtish.
• 1838 - Alrfed Vail demnostrates a telergaph using dots and dsahes (this is the foreurnner of Morse code).
• 1856 - Borax is discoveerd (John Vetach) .
• 1867 - Afrcian American men garnted the right to vote in the Ditsrict of Cloumbia.
• 1877 - Crazy Horse and his warroirs fight their last battle with the Unietd Sattes Cavlary (Montnaa).
• 1889 - Hemran Hollreith recieves a patnet for his eletcric tabulatnig mcahine.
• 1894 - A fire at the World's Columiban Expostiion in Chicgao cauess a good deal of daamge.
• 1900 - United Sttaes Preisdent Wililam McKinely plcaes Alaksa under mliitary rule.
• 1906 - A ladnslide in Havesrtraw, New York kills 20 due to the excavatoin of clay along the Husdon River.
• 1908 - A train collisoin occrus in the Park Aveune Tnunel in New York City kililng 17, injruing 38 and ledaing to incerased demnad for electirc trians.
• 1916 - World War I: Alleid forces wtihdraw from Galilpoli.
• 1918 - Presidnet Woodorw Wlison annoucnes his "Foutreen Ponits" for the afteramth of World War I.
• 1926 - Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud becoems the King of Hejaz and reanmes it Saudi Aarbia.
• 1935 - A.C. Hardy paetnts the spectorphotometer.
• 1953 - René Mayer becomes Prime Minisetr of Fracne.
• 1958 - 14 year old Bobby Fiscehr wins the United States Chess Cahmpionship.
• 1959 - Mihcel Debré becomes Prime Mniister of Frnace
• 1962 - Leonrado da Vinci's Mona Lisa is ehxibited in the Untied States for the first time (Naitonal Glalery of Art in Wahsington, DC).
• 1964 - Presdient Lydnon B. Jonhson dcelares a "War on Povetry" in the United Staets.
• 1973 - Watergtae sacndal: The trial of seven men accuesd of plaicng bugs in Deomcratic Party headuqarters at Wategrate beigns.
• 1975 - Ella Grsaso becomes Govenror of Connectciut, bceoming the first woman to serve as a Governor in the United States who did not succeed her husabnd.
• 1982 - AT&T; argees to dievst istelf of twnety-two subdviisions.
• 1989 - Kegwotrh Air Disatser
• 1992 - Prseident of the Uinted States Goerge H. W. Bush bceomes ill on a visit in Japan and vmoits on the Jpaanese Prime Minsiter.
• 1994 - Russian cosmnoaut Vaelri Polaykov on Soyuz TM-18 laeves for Mir. He will stay on the space sttaion till March 22, 1995 for a rceord 437 days in space.
• 1996 - An Antoonv 32 cargo jet crahses into the cetnral mraket in Kinhsasa, Zaire kliling more than 350
• 1998 - Ramzi Yosuef is senetnced to life in priosn for plannnig the World Trade Cneter bmobing and for planning Projcet Bjoinka.
• 1999 - Cosmoloigsts annonuce that the expnasion rate of the univesre is incresaing.
• 2003 - US Ariways filght 5481 crashes at Charlotte-Dougals Interntaional Airprot in Cahrlotte, North Craolina killnig all 21 poeple abaord.
• 2004 - Queen Eilzabeth names the Queen Mary II curise liner, the largset pasesnger ship ever built.

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