8TH
JANUARY
FEAST DAY OF
"ST SEVERINUS OF NORICUM; ST
SEVERINUS OF SEPTEMPEDA; & ST WULSIN." |
| 8TH |
1800 |
IN LONDON, THE FIRST SOUP KITCHEN OPENS FOR THE RELIEF OF THE
POOR. |
| 8TH |
1806 |
THE SKELETON OF AN 105foot BLUE WHALE
IS FOUND IN OREGAN. |
| 8TH |
1815 |
AMERICA UNDER "ANDREW JACKSON" DEFEAT THE BRITISH
AT THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS. |
| 8TH |
1849 |
PLYMOUTH, THE FIRST OF SEVERAL SHIPS
CARRYING PEOPLE TO THE CALIFORNIAN GOLDFIELDS, LEAVES PORT JACKSON FOR SAN FRANCISCO. |
| 8TH |
1855 |
ADHESIVE POSTAGE STAMPS ARE FIRST ISSUED IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA. |
| 8TH |
1871 |
RAILWAY REACHES WARWICK, QUEENSLAND
FROM TOOWOOMBA. |
| 8TH |
1878 |
THE FIRST TELEPHONE LINE IN AUSTRALIA IS OPERATED BY
"McLEAN BROTHERS & RIGG" ON SPENCER STREET, MELBOURNE, WHEN THEY TALK TO AN
OFFICE IN ELIZABETH STREET. |
| 8TH |
1881 |
A CYCLONE AND TIDAL WAVE FORCED BOATS
ASHORE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA AT ASHBURTON RIVER, COMPLETELY WRECKED WERE, ALPHA, ADELA,
BANANGRA, FORTESCUE, AND MORNING STAR.
BADLY DAMAGED WERE THE, EMMA, ETHEL, FLORENCE, KATE, NAUTILUS, AND YULE. |
| 8TH |
1889 |
FIRST COMPUTER PATENTED IN NEW YORK BY "DR. HERMAN
HOLLERITH." |
| 8TH |
1897 |
28 PEOPLE DIE WHEN A CYCLONE HITS PORT
DARWIN. |
| 8TH |
1901 |
NSW CRICKET SIDE SCORE 918 ALL OUT v’s SOUTH AUSTRALIA
IN 560 MINUTES. |
| 8TH |
1904 |
POPE "PIUS X" BANS LOW CUT
DRESSES IN THE PRESENCE OF CHURCHMEN. |
| 8TH |
1908 |
"NEWTOWN" IS THE FIRST RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB FORMED IN
AUSTRALIA. |
| 8TH |
1920 |
"RAY PARER" & "J.C.
McINTOSH" IN A ‘DH9’ BIPLANE MAKE THE FIRST SINGLE-ENGINED AIRCRAFT FLIGHT
FROM ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA, ARRIVING ON 2-8-1920. |
| 8TH |
1946 |
THE TRIAL OF "GOERING" AND "VON
RIBBERTROP" OPENED IN NUREMBURG. |
| 8TH |
1965 |
SINGER "ADAM FAITH" CANCELS
HIS SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR AFTER BEING TOLD HE COULD NOT PERFORM TO MULTI-RACIAL AUDIENCES. |
| 8TH |
1969 |
MAJOR BUSHFIRES BEGIN IN VICTORIA, CAUSING 23 DEATHS, 15 OF
WHICH WERE AT LARA, NEAR GEELONG, DESTROYING MORE THAN 200 HOMES, & LARGE NUMBERS OF
LIVESTOCK. |
| 8TH |
1989 |
47 PEOPLE DIE WHEN A BRITISH MIDLAND
BOEING 737-400 CARRYING 126 PASSENGERS CRASHES IN ENGLAND. |
| 8TH |
1998 |
ROCKER, "ROD STEWART" & MODEL "RACHEL
HUNTER" ANNOUNCE THEIR MARRIAGE IS OVER. |
| 8TH |
1998 |
ACTRESS, "ROSEANNE" FILES FOR
DIVORCE FROM 3RD HUSBAND, "BEN THOMAS." |
| 8TH |
1998 |
WORLD TRADE CENTRE BOMBER, "RAMZI AHMED YOUSEF" IS
SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON. |
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