January 8th (1896) was a Wednesday. It's the 7th day of the year (8th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 358 days left to the end of the year.
Famous Birthdays on January 8 in 1896
» Arthur Ford, American psychic, founded the Spiritual Frontiers Fellowship (d. 1971)
» JaromÃr Weinberger, Czech-American composer (d. 1967)
January 8th Famous Deaths for 1896
» William Rainey Marshall, American politician, 5th Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825)
» Paul Verlaine, French poet (b. 1844)
January 8th Holidays in History
» Christian Calendar of Saints or Feast Day:
» Abo of Tiflis
» Apollinaris Claudius
» Gudula
» Lawrence Giustiniani
» Lucian of Beauvais
» Our Lady of Prompt Succor (Bon Secours) (Roman Catholic Church)