On This Day in History - January 8 |
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| What Happened On This Day In History - January 8 |
1499 January 8
1499-01-08
Louis XII of France after papal divorce marries Anne, Duchess of Brittany to keep duchy for the crown
1656 January 8
1656-01-08
Oldest surviving commercial newspaper begins (Haarlem, Netherlands)
1800 January 8
1800-01-08
Wild Boy of Aveyron discovered in southern France
1830 January 8
1830-01-08
Dutch King Willem I fires him displeasing parliament members
1889 January 8
1889-01-08
Dr. Herman Hollerith receives 1st U.S. patent for a tabulating machine
1929 January 8
1929-01-08
1st telephone connection between Netherlands and West-Indies
1935 January 8
1935-01-08
Spectrophotometer patented, AC Hardy
1996 January 8
1996-01-08
For 1st time in 25 years no one is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
2004 January 8
2004-01-08
The RMS Queen Mary 2, the largest passenger ship ever built, was christened by her namesake's granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II.
2010 January 8
2010-01-08
The parliament in Portugal approves a bill legalizing same-sex marriage
