January 8

January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar . Following are still 357 days (358 days in a leap year ) until the end of the year.

Content

 * 1 Events
 * 2 Birth
 * 3 Deceased
 * 4 Celebration / memorial
 * 5 Weather Extremes
 * 5.1 Netherlands
 * 5.2 Belgium

Events

 * General
 * 793 - Vikings plunder the monastery of Lindisfarne, off the east coast of England , near the current Berwick-upon-Tweed . This is the beginning of the viking raids; monasteries are present valuables favorite targets.
 * 1488 - Emperor Maximilian I of Austria, regent of the Burgundian provinces for his minor son, justifies the Ordinance on the Admiralty , in which the individual navies of the coastal provinces are placed under one admiral (forerunner of the Royal Navy ).
 * 1842 - Establishment in Delft from the Royal Academy for the education of civil engineers, for serving both the manufacturing and of apprentices for trade, later Delft University of Technology .
 * 1989 - Near the British town of Kegworth collapsed British Boeing 737 down on the motorway M1 . 47 people killed in the crash . See British Midland flight 92 .
 * 2011 - The American Democratic representative Gabrielle Giffords during a political meeting in Tucson in the state of Arizona shot in the head and is in critical condition in hospital. Six other victims died, including John Roll, a high court .


 * Infrastructure
 * 1962 - Harmelen train disaster that left 93 dead.


 * Politics
 * 1950 - In his stay on the French Riviera receives King Leopold III of Belgium, the Minister of Foreign Affairs ( Paul van Zeeland ) and Baron van der Straeten-Waillet to talk about a possible return.
 * 1990 - In Sibiu in Romania, the first members of the Securitate , Ceauşescus secret police, the courts.


 * Religion
 * 1198 - Innocent III was elected pope


 * Sport
 * 1972 - Swimmer Shane Gould from Australia brings in Sydney the world record in the 100m freestyle at 58.5. The global top time was since 1964 with 58.9 in the hands of her compatriot Dawn Fraser .
 * 2013 - The Belgian-Dutch duo Iljo Keisse and Niki Terpstra won the Six Days of Rotterdam .


 * Science and Technology
 * 1610 - Discovery of the four largest moons of Jupiter by Galileo Galilei .
 * 1889 - Herman Hollerith receives a patent on the tabulating machine .
 * 1935 - Arthur Cobb Hardy gets patent on the spectrophotometer .
 * 1998 - Discovery of the chemical that makes that nicotine is addictive.
 * 2013 - The asteroid Apophis skims past the Earth.

Born [ edit ]
Alfred Russel Wallace, born in 1823

Stephen Hawking, born in 1942

David Bowie, born in 1947

Stipe Pletikosa, born in 1979
 * 454 - John the Silent, Armenian Bishop (deceased 559 )
 * 1763 - Johann Jacob Roemer, Swiss physician, botanist and entomologist (deceased in 1819 )
 * 1793 - Ludwig Reichenbach, German zoologist and botanist (deceased in 1879 )
 * 1823 - Alfred Russel Wallace, British biologist (deceased in 1913 )
 * 1836 - Lawrence Alma-Tadema, English painter (deceased in 1912 )
 * 1849 - Otto Kahler, Austrian physician (deceased in 1893 )
 * 1851 - Gérard Leman, Belgian General (deceased in 1920 )
 * 1864 - Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence, eldest son of King Edward VII (deceased in 1892 )
 * 1872 - Ivar Lykke, Norwegian politician (deceased in 1949 )
 * 1894 - Maximilian Kolbe, Polish saint, priest and martyr in Auschwitz (deceased in 1941 )
 * 1897 - Walther Hewitt, Surinamese agriculturist and politician (deceased in 1964 )
 * 1900 - Marian Einbacher, Polish footballer (deceased in 1943 )
 * 1902 - Georgy Malenkov, Soviet Russian politician (deceased in 1988 )
 * 1902 - Carl Rogers, American psychologist (deceased in 1987 )
 * 1903 - Robert D. Webb, American film director (deceased in 1990 )
 * 1906 - Sieuwert Bruins Slot, Dutch journalist, politician and resistance fighter (deceased in 1972 )
 * 1908 - William Hartnell, British actor (deceased in 1975 )
 * 1909 - Willy Millowitsch, German actor (deceased in 1999 )
 * 1912 - Lawrence Walsh, American judge and lawyer (deceased 2014
 * 1915 - Paul Meijer, Dutch actor (deceased in 1989 )
 * 1921 - Cor du Buy, Dutch table tennis (deceased in 2011 )
 * 1922 - Harm Buiter, Dutch director (deceased in 2011 )
 * 1922 - Jan Nieuwenhuijs, Dutch painter (deceased in 1986 )
 * 1928 - Jeen van den Berg, Dutch skater (deceased in 2014 )
 * 1928 - Luther Perkins, American country guitarist, member of Tennessee Three (deceased in 1968 )
 * 1932 - Vladlen Veresjtsjetin, Russian professor, lawyer and judge
 * 1934 - Jacques Anquetil, French cyclist (deceased in 1987 )
 * 1934 - Piet Dankert, Dutch politician (deceased in 2003 )
 * 1935 - Elvis Presley, American singer (deceased in 1977 )
 * 1937 - Shirley Bassey, Welsh singer
 * 1938 - Angelo Amato, Italian archbishop
 * 1939 - Manfred de Graaf, Dutch actor
 * 1939 - John LaMotta, American actor
 * 1939 - Jaime C. Laya, Filipino minister and governor of the Philippine Central Bank
 * 1939 - Manuel de Solà-Morales Rubio, Spanish architect (deceased in 2012 )
 * 1941 - Graham Chapman, British actor and writer (deceased in 1989 )
 * 1941 - Juozas Imbrasas, Lithuanian politician
 * 1942 - Stephen Hawking, British physicist
 * 1942 - Abram de Swaan, Dutch sociologist
 * 1946 - Robby Krieger, American guitarist
 * 1947 - David Bowie, British singer
 * 1950 - Jos Hermens, Dutch athlete and sports manager
 * 1950 - Rommy, Frisian folk singer (deceased in 2007 )
 * 1952 - Leontien Ceulemans, Dutch presenter and actress
 * 1953 - Roberto Mouzo, Argentinian footballer
 * 1957 - Julio César Ribas, Uruguayan footballer and football coach
 * 1959 - Paul Hester, Australian drummer (deceased in 2005 )
 * 1960 - Fernando Astengo, Chilean footballer and football coach
 * 1961 - Keith Arkell, British chess
 * 1961 - Calvin Smith, American athlete
 * 1963 - Marian Mudder, Dutch actress
 * 1966 - Roger Ljung, Swedish footballer
 * 1966 - Andrew Wood, American musician (deceased in 1990 )
 * 1967 - Hollis Conway, American athlete
 * 1967 - R. Kelly, American R & B singer
 * 1967 - Kees Roorda, Dutch playwright and director
 * 1968 - Bull Nakano, Japanese golf star and professional wrestler
 * 1968 - Francis Severeyns, Belgian footballer
 * 1969 - Carll Cneut, Belgian cartoonist
 * 1969 - Paola Pezzo, Italian mountain biker
 * 1970 - Tony Eccles, English darter
 * 1971 - Ed Janssen, Dutch football referee
 * 1971 - Pascal Zuberbühler, Swiss footballer
 * 1975 - Alex Turk, Dutch cartoonist
 * 1976 - Jessica Leccia, American actress
 * 1977 - Francesco Coco, Italian footballer
 * 1977 - Melanie Seeger, German athlete
 * 1978 - Olexander Bilanenko, Ukrainian biathlete
 * 1978 - Marco Fu, Chinese snooker player
 * 1979 - Sipke Ernst, Dutch chess
 * 1979 - Windell Middlebrooks, American actor (deceased in 2015 )
 * 1979 - Willem Peters, Belgian actor
 * 1979 - Stipe Pletikosa, Croatian football goalkeeper
 * 1979 - Sarah Polley, Canadian actress and director
 * 1980 - Lucia Recchia, Italian alpineskiester
 * 1981 - Johan Clarey, French alpine skier
 * 1981 - Michael Creed, American cyclist
 * 1981 - Sebastián Eguren, Uruguayan footballer
 * 1981 - Virgil Spier, Dutch athlete
 * 1982 - John Utaka, Nigerian footballer
 * 1983 - Nicholas Chelimo, Kenyan athlete
 * 1983 - Kim Jong-un, North Korean soldier and politician
 * 1983 - Chris Masters, American professional wrestler
 * 1984 - Stephen Simpson, South African racing driver
 * 1985 - Jaroslav Kulhavy, Czech mountain biker
 * 1985 - Elisabeth Pähtz, German chess player
 * 1985 - Jamaïque Vandamme, Belgian footballer
 * 1986 - Peng Shuai, Chinese tennis star
 * 1986 - David Silva, Spanish footballer
 * 1988 - Daniel Chavez, Peruvian footballer
 * 1988 - Jirès Kembo Ekoko, French footballer
 * 1988 - Marius Kranendonk, Dutch athlete
 * 1988 - Adrián López, Spanish footballer
 * 1988 - Michael Mancienne, English footballer
 * 1988 - Lasse Nielsen, Danish footballer
 * 1988 - Tom Raes, Belgian footballer
 * 1988 - Jasper Vermeerbergen, Belgian footballer
 * 1988 - Tobias Waisapy, Dutch footballer
 * 1990 - Scott Pye, Australian racing driver
 * 1990 - Richard Stolte, Dutch footballer
 * 1991 - Tadd Fujikawa, American golfer
 * 1993 - Tang Yi, Chinese swimmer

Deceased [ edit ]
Galileo Galilei, deceased in 1642

Johnny Jordaan, deceased in 1989
 * 559 - John the Silent (105), Armenian bishop
 * 1324 - Marco Polo (70) Venetian trader and explorer
 * 1642 - Galileo Galilei (77), Italian physicist
 * 1814 - Hans Conrad Escher vom Luchs senior (70), Swiss politician
 * 1880 - Emperor Norton (60) crowned himself as Norton I, Emperor of America
 * 1894 - Pierre-Joseph van Beneden (84), Belgian paleontologist and zoologist
 * 1918 - John Pääsuke (25), Estonian photographer and filmmaker
 * 1939 - Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa) (80), Sioux author
 * 1940 - Jef Toune (52), Belgian artist
 * 1941 - Robert Baden-Powell (83), British founder of Scouting
 * 1945 - Jac. Thijsse (79), Dutch conservationist, teacher and teacher
 * 1948 - Richard Tauber (56), Austrian singer
 * 1949 - Elisabeth Lupka (46), German SS member
 * 1957 - Josef Skupa (64), Czech puppeteer
 * 1967 - Josef Frank (81), Austrian / Swedish architect and designer
 * 1969 - Elmar Kaljot (67), Estonian footballer
 * 1975 - Louis de Bourbon (66), Dutch writer and poet
 * 1976 - Zhou Enlai (77), Chinese Prime Minister
 * 1976 - Herman van der Horst (65), Dutch film director, producer and screenwriter
 * 1981 - Matthew Beard (56), American actor
 * 1982 - Daan de Groot (48), Dutch cyclist
 * 1986 - Pierre Fournier (79), French cellist
 * 1986 - Juan Rulfo (68), Mexican writer
 * 1989 - Johnny Jordaan (64), singer Amsterdam
 * 1990 - Jaime Gil de Biedma (60), Spanish poet
 * 1990 - Terry-Thomas (78), British actor
 * 1992 - Johnny Meijer (79), Amsterdam accordionist
 * 1992 - Simon Trirum (69), Dutch opera singer
 * 1994 - Harry Boye Karlsen (73), Norwegian footballer
 * 1996 - François Mitterrand (79), President of France
 * 2001 - Paul Vanden Boeynants (79), Belgian politician
 * 2002 - David McWilliams (56), Northern Irish singer, songwriter and guitarist
 * 2002 - Albert Vermeij (77), Dutch police officer
 * 2006 - Elson Becerra (27), Colombian footballer
 * 2006 - Joop van Elsen (89), Dutch soldier, politician and freedom fighter
 * 2006 - Stafke Fabri (71), Flemish singer
 * 2006 - Gerrie Kleton (52), Dutch footballer
 * 2006 - José Luis Sánchez (31), Argentine footballer
 * 2007 - Yvonne De Carlo (84), Canadian-American singer and actress
 * 2007 - David Ervine (53), Northern Irish politician
 * 2007 - John Smith (82), Dutch footballer and football (trade union) driver
 * 2007 - Iwao Takamoto (81), American sign filmmaker, television producer and film director
 * 2007 - Joseph Wagner (93), Belgian footballer
 * 2009 - Don Galloway (71), American actor
 * 2009 - Gaston Lenôtre (88), French pastry
 * 2009 - Lasantha Wickrematunge (50), Sri Lankan journalist
 * 2010 - Kamel Aouis (57) Algerian footballer
 * 2010 - Piero De Bernardi (83), Italian screenwriter
 * 2010 - Tony Halme (47), Finnish professional wrestler, boxer, politician, actor, writer and singer
 * 2010 - Eugenie Kain (49), Austrian writer
 * 2010 - Otmar Suitner (87), Austrian conductor
 * 2010 - Amir Vahedi (48) Iranian poker player
 * 2011 - Jiří Dienstbier (73), Czech politician
 * 2011 - Ángel Pedraza (48), Spanish footballer and football coach
 * 2011 - Thorbjørn Svenssen (86), Norwegian footballer
 * 2012 - Edarem (73), American entertainer
 * 2012 - Alexis Weissenberg (82), Bulgarian pianist
 * 2013 - Cornel Pavlovici (69), Romanian footballer
 * 2013 - Leon Povel (101) Dutch hoorspel- and television director
 * 2014 - Antonino Roman (74), Filipino politician
 * 2014 - Irma Schuhmacher (88), Dutch swimmer
 * 2014 - Jo Smeets (90), Dutch politician and mayor

Celebration / commemoration [ edit ]
St. Gudula
 * Roman Catholic calendar:
 * Saint Gudula († 712 )
 * Holy Severijn (Severinus of Noricum) († 482 )
 * Holy Peggy (Pega of Peakirk) († c. 714 )
 * Saint Erhard of Regensburg († c. 686 )
 * Saint Henry of Arnsberg († 1200 )
 * Holy Egmont
 * Holy Eugenianus Autun († 4th century )
 * Blessed Eurosia Fabris († 1932 )
 * Saint Apollinaris (Hierapolis) († c. 175 )
 * Blessed Edward Waterson († 1594 )
 * Holy Frodo Bert († 673 )
 * Saint Lucian of Beauvais († c. 280 )
 * Saint Maximus of Pavia († 511 )
 * Blessed Nathalan
 * Saint Abo of Tiflis († 786 )
 * Holy Thorfinn († 1285 )
 * Holy Wulsin Sherborne († 1002 )

[Netherlands edit ]
Record counts [1]
 * 1985 - Lowest mean daily temperature is -9.7 ° C
 * 1998 - Highest mean daily temperature 9.5 ° C
 * 1985 - Lowest minimum temperature -18.3 ° C
 * 2007 - Highest maximum temperature 11.9 ° C
 * 1920 - Highest hourly average wind speed 17 m / s
 * 1966 - Longest sunshine duration 7 hours
 * 1965 - Longest rainfall duration 12.8 hours
 * 1965 - Top etmaalsom of rainfall 20.2 mm
 * 1966 - Lowest mean daily relative humidity 63%

Belgium [ edit ]
Record counts [2] Extraordinary events [3]
 * 1861 - Lowest mean daily temperature is -13.4 ° C
 * 1877 - Highest mean daily temperature is 10.7 ° C
 * 1861 - Lowest minimum temperature -17.3 ° C
 * 1877 - Highest maximum temperature 13 ° C
 * 1904 - Top etmaalsom of rainfall 22.3 mm
 * 1940 - Some frost-free day in January in Uccle.
 * 1985 - Minimum temperature in Kempen to -22.8 ° C in Kleine-Brogel (Peer) and -25.4 ° C in Rochefort.