Today In History: What Happened On Jan 8?

➢Earth Rotation Day, ➢War on Poverty Day, ➢1642: Death of famous physicist and astronomer Galileo Galilei, known as ‘Father of Modern Science’, ➢1942: Birth of famous cosmologist Stephen William Hawking, ➢1975: Birth of music director Harris Jayaraj, ➢1983: Birthday of Telugu film senior hero Tarun, and ➢1987: Death of former Indian cricketer Nana Joshi.