Imperial Presence at Trier
A law dated January 8 records Constantine II at Trier, confirming the city as an imperial residence during his reign.
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January 8 in History
This permanent archive page contains 162 World History Database records for January 8, spanning 339 to 2025. Recorded topics include Imperial Presence at Trier; Battle of Ashdown; Death of Bagsecg.
Total: 162Events: 139Births: 6Deaths: 7Battles: 9Coronations: 1Countries: 30
Events on January 8
Enthronement
Benedict XII was formally enthroned after his election to the papacy.
Observation of Galilean Moons
Independently observes Jupiter's four large moons at about the same time as Galileo.
Lord Chancellor
Appointed Lord Chancellor
Investiture
Investited as Prince of Wales
Alliance Agreement
England, Austria, Saxony and The Netherlands form an alliance against Russia
Alliance England, Austria, Saxony and The Netherlands
England, Austria, Saxony and The Netherlands form an alliance against Russia
Quadruple Alliance
Austria, Saxony, England & Holland unite against France, Bavaria & Prussia
Quadruple Alliance
Austria, Saxony, England & Holland unite against France, Bavaria & Prussia
Siege of New Orleans
Defeats the British forces led by Pakenham, the Duke of Wellingtons brother-in-law
Siege of New Orleans
Attacks Jacksons base but 2,000 British troops & Pakenham are killed
Resignation of Frederick John Robinson Goderich
Unable to keep the Tories united
Invention of Tabulator
Patents an electrical computer for processing data
Khedive of Egypt
Succeeds Tewfik as Khedive of Egypt.
Paris Oil Concession Meeting
Meets Antoine Kitabgi in Paris and agrees in principle to seek a Persian petroleum concession.
Arrest of Georgy Gapon
Sends out orders to arrest Gapon but Gapon goes into hiding
Bloody Sunday
Attempts to contain the strike and petition movement before the march.
Bloody Sunday
Permits a petition but tries to restrict the workers' route.
Election
Balfour loses his seat in Manchester East
Strike
120,000 workers go out on strike
Strike
Troops open fire and 200 are killed and 800 injured
Motor Tractor Lost
One of the expedition's three motor tractors is lost through sea ice during the unloading operation at Cape Evans.
Admiralty Planning Reform
Improves centralized planning for intelligence, operations and mobilization.
Evans Coves Geological Camp
Campbell establishes the Northern Party at Evans Coves for a planned six-week programme of geological and glaciological exploration.
Naval War Staff Established
Establishes a Naval War Staff within the Admiralty.
Inspector
German General appointed as Inspector General of the Turkish Army
Planned Offensive in Flanders
The War Council meeting agrees French's plan for an offensive in Flanders
Cape Helles Rear Guard Withdraws
Hunter-Weston's rear guards leave their positions as the final evacuation of Cape Helles begins.
14 Points
The Fourteen Points in Wilson's speech are based on the research of the Inquiry, a team of about 150 advisers led by foreign-policy adviser Edward M. House into the topics likely to arise in the anticipated peace conference
14 Points
The 14th point, "A general association of nations must be formed under specific covenants for the purpose of affording mutual guarantees of political independence and territorial integrity to great and small states alike"
14 Points
The 1st point, "Open covenants of peace, openly arrived at, after which there shall be no private international understandings of any kind but diplomacy shall proceed always frankly and in the public view".
14 Points
The 2nd point, "Absolute freedom of navigation upon the seas, outside territorial waters, alike in peace and in war, except as the seas may be closed in whole or in part by international action for the enforcement of international covenants".
14 Points
The 3rd point, "The removal, so far as possible, of all economic barriers and the establishment of equality of trade conditions among all the nations consenting to the peace and associating themselves for its maintenance".
14 Points
The 4th point, "Adequate guarantees given and taken that national armaments will be reduced to the lowest point consistent with domestic safety".
14 Points
The Fourteen Points in Wilson's speech are based on the research of the Inquiry, a team of about 150 advisers led by foreign-policy adviser Edward M. House into the topics likely to arise in the anticipated peace conference.
14 Points
Wilson's speech takes many of the principles of progressivism that had produced domestic reform in the US and translated them into foreign policy (free trade, open agreements, democracy, and self-determination). Wilson is awarded the 1919 Nobel Peace Prize for his peace-making efforts.
1st point, Open covenants of peace, openly arrived at
The 1st point, "Open covenants of peace, openly arrived at, after which there shall be no private international understandings of any kind but diplomacy shall proceed always frankly and in the public view"
Bolshevik Party
The Bolsheviks resume negotiations under Trotsky
Congress of Soviets
Proclaims the Soviet Russian Republic. Passes the "declaration of the rights of the toiling & exploited masses"
Fourteen Points
Calls for a general association of nations to preserve peace.
League of Nations
Founded to preserve national independence, 14 points
League of Nations
Wilson calls for a general association of nations in the Fourteen Points.
Mobilization
Sets up battalions for civil defense duties for digging trenches & surveillance
Peace
The Bolsheviks resume negotiations under Trotsky
Peace
Wilson calls for a general association of nations in the Fourteen Points.
Supreme War Council
His Fourteen Points influence Allied peace and armistice discussions.
Occupation
Becomes the 1st Prime Minister to reside in Chequers
Independence of Saudi Arabia
Renames Hejaz, Saudi Arabia
King of Hejaz and Nejd
Is proclaimed King of the Hejaz while retaining rule over Nejd.
King of Hejaz and Nejd
Supports the new royal administration established across the Hejaz.
Unification
Renames the Country the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Reballion of Libertarian Communists
Libertarian Communists rebel in Analucia
Reballion of Libertarian Communists
Libertarian Communists rebel in Analucia
Reballion of Libertarian Communists
Libertarian Communists rebel in Catalonia
Reballion of Libertarian Communists
Libertarian Communists rebel in Catalonia
Armistice
Orders siezure of the French fleet at Toulon in violation of the Compiegene Armistice
Burial
A Memorial service is held at Westminster Abby for Baden-Powell
Marita
Orders Operation Marita to commence on 26th March
Operation Attila
Orders the occupation of the rest of France
Operation Attila
Orders the siezure of the French fleet at Toulon
Siege of Toulon
Orders siezure of the French fleet at Toulon in violation of the Compiegene Armistice
Result of Surrender of German Sixth Army
Paulus rejects the offered terms, so fighting at Stalingrad continues temporarily.
Sixth Army
Rokossovsky sends in a request for the German 6th Army to surrender, this is refused
Sixth Army
Rokossovsky sends in a request for the German 6th Army to surrender, this is refused
Surrender of German Sixth Army
Offers surrender terms but they are rejected by Paulus
Parliamentary Election
Leads the government during elections boycotted by the Wafd Party.
Proposes Preliminary Foreign Ministers Meeting
Suggests an advance meeting of the three foreign ministers before the Big Three conference.
National Suffrage for Women
Promulgates legislation granting women equal voting rights in presidential and parliamentary elections.
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer
Government
Informs Butler that MacMillan has been selected to succeed Eden
Resignation of Robert Anthony Eden
Eden informs Elizabeth II he is resigning
Resignation of Robert Anthony Eden
Eden informs Elizabeth II that he is resigning
Resignation of Robert Anthony Eden
Eden informs Heath that he intends to resign on his doctors advice
Under Secretary
Appointed Under Secretary for Education
Chess
Wins the United States Chess Championship, age 14
President of France
Appointed President of the 5th Republic
World Champion
Wins the United States Chess Championship, age 14
Arrival in Havana
Arrives in Havana after the revolutionary victory.
Commander in Chief
Assumes command of the revolutionary armed forces.
Revolutionary Victory
Castro arrives in Havana to cheering mobs and assumes the post of Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces
Economy of USA
Johnson declares war on poverty
Economy of Great Britain
British Prime Minister Harold Wilson endorses the I'm Backing Britain campaign for working an additional half hour each day without pay
Release of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Bhutto releases Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from Pakistani custody.
Trial
The five burglars plead guilty as their trial begins
Trial
The five burglars plead guilty as their trial begins
Trial
The five burglars plead guilty as their trial begins
Trial
The five burglars plead guilty as their trial begins
Trial
The five burglars plead guilty as their trial begins
Trial
The five burglars plead guilty as their trial begins
Trial
The Watergate break-in trial opens; McCord and G. Gordon Liddy proceed to trial while the other defendants enter guilty pleas during the following week.
Watergate
The five burglars plead guilty as their trial begins
Watergate
The five burglars plead guilty as their trial begins
Watergate
The five burglars plead guilty as their trial begins
Watergate Trial Jury Selection
Jury selection begins in the Watergate break-in trial of Liddy and James McCord before Chief Judge John Sirica in federal district court.
Watergate Trial Opens
Presides as the criminal trial begins for G. Gordon Liddy and James McCord after five other Watergate defendants choose guilty pleas.
Watergate Trial Opens
Presides as the Watergate break-in trial opens for G. Gordon Liddy and James McCord; other defendants later enter guilty pleas during the proceedings.
White House Tape 394-021/395-001
Charles Colson appears with Richard Nixon in the 23-minute White House recording numbered 394-021/395-001; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.
White House Tape 394-021/395-001
Richard Nixon appears with Charles Colson in the 23-minute White House recording numbered 394-021/395-001; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.
Burial
Forbidden to lay wreaths on the Martyrs Memorial in honour of Chou, causes disorder
Constitution of India
Parliament extends its term during the Emergency and national elections are postponed.
Election Postponement
Parliamentary elections are postponed during the Emergency.
Chief of Staff
Appointed Chief of Staff
Government
Agrees to negotiate for nuclear disarmament with Moscow
Nuclear Power
Agrees with the USA to resume negotiations to reduce nuclear weapons
Nuclear Power
Agrees to negotiate for nuclear disarmament with Moscow
Chemical Weapons
Russia promises to eliminate stockpiles of chemical weapons
Russia promises to eliminate stockpiles of chemical weapons
Russia promises to eliminate stockpiles of chemical weapons
Soyuz TM-18 Launch
Launches toward Mir to begin the long-duration medical mission that tests human adaptation to an exceptionally extended stay in orbit.
Governor
Appointed Governor of Louisiana
Governor
Appointed Governor of the Falkland Islands
Resignation of Joseph Kevin Keegan
Resigns as manager of Newcastle
Accelerating Expansion Announced
Perlmutter publicly presents Supernova Cosmology Project evidence that the expansion of the universe is not being halted by gravity and is instead accelerating.
Ice Storm
Coordinates federal response to the severe ice storm.
Deputy Prime Minister
Appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
Foreign Secretary of Malaysia
Appointed Foreign Minister
Home Scretary
Appointed Home Minister
Minister of Finance
Appointed Minister of Finance
Al-Qaeda
The US launches an air strike in Somalia, targets suspected al-Qaeda operatives who were forced to flee Mogadishu following Ethiopian air strikes that routed Islamist militias
Al-Qaeda
The US launches an air strike in Somalia, targets suspected al-Qaeda operatives who were forced to flee Mogadishu following Ethiopian air strikes that routed Islamist militias
Bombing of Sudan
The US launches an air strike in Somalia, targets suspected al-Qaeda operatives who were forced to flee Mogadishu following Ethiopian air strikes that routed Islamist militias
Bombing of Sudan
The US launches an air strike in Somalia, targets suspected al-Qaeda operatives who were forced to flee Mogadishu following Ethiopian air strikes that routed Islamist militias
Foreign Secretary of Kazakhstan
Appointed Foreign Minister
President of Somalia
President Abdullahi Yusuf enters the capital for the first time since assuming control of the interim Government in 2004
President of Somalia
President Abdullahi Yusuf enters the capital for the first time since assuming control of the interim Government in 2004
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
Parliament approves Karim Masimov as Prime Minister
Election
Democrat Hillary Clinton finishes first in the New Hampshire primary, ahead of Barack Obama and John Edwards
Election
Odinga refuses Kibakis invitation to discuss the political crisis after Kibaki appoints his cabinet, which does not include any members of Odingas Orange Democratic Party
Election
Democrat Hillary Clinton finishes first in the New Hampshire primary, ahead of Barack Obama and John Edwards
New Hampshire Primary
Wins the New Hampshire Democratic primary after losing Iowa
New Hampshire Primary
Wins the New Hampshire Republican primary and revives his presidential campaign
Blackstar
Releases Blackstar on his sixty-ninth birthday, a final studio album made with Tony Visconti and jazz musicians.
Blackstar
Co-produces Blackstar, Bowie's final studio album, released two days before Bowie's death.
Iran Flight PS752 Response
Addresses the crash of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 and demands a full investigation.
Missile Retaliation
Iran fires missiles at bases housing United States forces in Iraq.
Juno Mission Extension
NASA extends Juno through 2025 and adds close exploration of Jupiter's rings and Galilean moons.
Social Media Suspensions
Faces suspension from major social media platforms.
DES Final Supernova Sample
Davis helps present final DES supernova results based on 1,499 high-quality Type Ia events, greatly expanding the supernova sample used to test dark-energy models.
BepiColombo Mercury Flyby
BepiColombo completes its sixth and final planned Mercury gravity-assist flyby before the orbital phase.
Mercury Magnetosphere
Mio collects further information on Mercury's magnetic and plasma environment during BepiColombo's sixth Mercury flyby.
Births on January 8
Birth of John Joseph Ambrose Curtin
Birth of John Joseph Ambrose Curtin
Birth of Georgi Maksimilanovich Malenkov
Birth of Georgi Maksimilanovich Malenkov
Birth of Elvis Aaron Presley
Birth of Elvis Aaron Presley
Birth of Stephen William Hawking
Birth of Stephen William Hawking
Birth of Robby Krieger
Birth of Doors guitarist Robby Krieger.
Birth of David Robert Jones
Birth of David Robert Jones, later known professionally as David Bowie.
Deaths on January 8
Death of Bagsecg
Bagsecg dies at the Battle of Ashdown as the Danes suffer defeat against Wessex.
Death of William Maudit
Death of William Maudit, 8th Earl of Warwick
Death of Galilei Galileo
Death of Galilei Galileo
Death of Chou En-Lai
Death of En-Lai, age 78
Death of Terry Thomas
Death of Terry Thomas
Death of Francois Mitterand
Death of Francois Mitterand
Death of Francois Mitterrand
Death of Francois Mitterrand
Battles on January 8
Battle of Ashdown
Aethelred and Alfred defeat the Viking army at Ashdown after Alfred leads the West Saxon attack.
Battle of Ashdown
Alfred and Aethelred lead the West Saxons to victory over the Vikings at Ashdown.
Battle of Ashdown
Bagsecg fights Alfred and Aethelred at Ashdown and is killed during the West Saxon victory.
Battle of Stromboli
Fights an inconclusive Battle against Duquesne
Battle of New Orleans
Inflicts 2,000 British casualties & kills their commander during a British attack. Defeats the British forces led by Pakenham, the Duke of Wellingtons brother-in-law
Battle of New Orleans
Fought 2 weeks after the Treaty of Ghent had ended the war. Attacks Jacksons base but 2,000 British troops & Pakenham are killed
Battle of Dardanelles
Suggests an attack on the Dardanelles at a War Council meeting
Battle of Stalingrad
Rokossovsky sends in a request for the German 6th Army to surrender, this is refused
Battle of Stalingrad
Rokossovsky sends in a request for the German 6th Army to surrender, this is refused
Coronations on January 8
Coronation
Crowned King of Scotland