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1912 : Creation of the African National Congress (ANC)


On January 8, 1912, in South Africa, leaders of various communities, religious organizations and other dignitaries gathered in Bloemfontein and created the African National Congress (ANC). The ANC expressed its willingness to bring all Africans as one people to defend their rights and freedoms.

1963 : Exhibition of Mona Lisa in Washington


On January 8th, 1963, the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci was exposed at the National Gallery of Art in Washington. This was the first time that Mona Lisa traveled to the United States.

Citazione del giorno : 08 Gennaio

Jean Cocteau, écrivain, peintre et réalisateur Français
Italian people are French people with good mood.

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Jack Lantier, French singer (1930)
Shirley Bassey, Cantante (1937)
Stephen Hawking, Fisico e scrittore (1942)
Junichiro Koizumi, Primo ministro del Giappone (1942)
David Bowie, English singer and actor (1947)
Bernard Beugnies, Belgian political agent (1948)
Miquel Barcelo, Spanish painter (1957)
Sacha Bourdo, French actor (1962)
Pascal Obispo, Author, singer and French composer (1965)
Nicolas Canteloup, French Imitator (1965)
Sean Paul, American singer (1975)
Sarah Polley, Canadian director and actress (1979)

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Marco Polo, Italian explorer (1324)
Galileo Galilei, Astronomo (1642)
Paul Verlaine, French poet (1896)
François Mitterrand, President of the French Republic (1996)
Jacqueline Joubert, French announcer, producer and director (2005)
Iwao Takamoto, Japanese-American cartoonist (2007)
Gaston Lenôtre, French Patissier (2009)
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