WHAT HAPPENED ON 8. JANUARY
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Jin Huidi, Chinese Emperor of the Jin Dynasty, is poisoned and succeeded by his son Jin Huaidi. (8. January 307)

Alfred the Great leads a West Saxon army to repel an invasion by Danelaw Vikings. (8. January 871)

François Grimaldi, disguised as a monk, leads his men to capture the fortress protecting the Rock of Monaco, establishing his family as the rulers of Monaco. (8. January 1297)

The Romanus Pontifex is written. (8. January 1455)

Louis XII of France marries Anne of Brittany. (8. January 1499)

Last execution for blasphemy in Britain; of Thomas Aikenhead, student, at Edinburgh. (8. January 1697)

Premiere performance of George Frideric Handel's Ariodante at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. (8. January 1734)

Second Jacobite Rising: Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling. (8. January 1746)

George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address in New York, New York. (8. January 1790)

Cape Colony becomes a British colony. (8. January 1806)

An unsuccessful slave revolt is led by Charles Deslondes in St. Charles and St. James, Louisiana. (8. January 1811)

War of 1812: Battle of New Orleans – Andrew Jackson leads American forces in victory over the British. (8. January 1815)

The United States national debt is zero for the only time. (8. January 1835)

American Civil War: Second Battle of Springfield (8. January 1863)

African American men are granted the right to vote in Washington, D.C. (8. January 1867)

Crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle against the United States Cavalry at Wolf Mountain, Montana Territory. (8. January 1877)

Herman Hollerith is issued US patent #395,791 for the 'Art of Applying Statistics' — his punched card calculator. (8. January 1889)

The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system. (8. January 1904)

A landslide in Haverstraw, New York, caused by the excavation of clay along the Hudson River, kills 20 people. (8. January 1906)

The African National Congress is founded. (8. January 1912)