8 January — memory beta

List of events which occurred on the 8th of January.

Events

1642: Earth astronomer Galileo Galilei dies.
1823: English anthropologist Alfred Wallace is born.
1880: "Emperor of the United States" Joshua Norton dies.
1942: Physicist Stephen Hawking is born.
1996: French President François Mitterrand dies.
2154: While en route to Azati Prime, the Earth Starfleet starship Enterprise (NX-01) recovers a Xindi-Insectoid Castroi-class scout. (ENT episode: "Hatchery")
2386: Galactic Commonwealth Captain Hanalarell sh'Pherron takes her ship, the free starship ShiKahr, to yellow alert while investigating a dimensional breach between the Breen Confederacy and the Terran Neutral Zone. (S31 novel: Disavowed)

1972: TOS comic: "Creeping Death" continues with the 4th installment, in Valiant and TV21, Issue 15.
1977: TOS comic: "The Peril of Planet Quick Change", part 5 is reprinted in Mighty TV Comic #1308.
1980: The 38th installment of TOS comic: "Called Home" is published in daily newspapers by the Los Angeles Times Syndicate.
1981: The 124th installment of TOS comic: "Husian Gambit" is published.
1982: The 75th installment of TOS comic: "Restructuring Is Futile" is published.
1983: The 60th installment of TOS comic: "Taking Shape" is published (daily excluding Sundays).
1990: TNG episode: "The Hunted" airs (week of).
1996: DS9 episode: "Paradise Lost" airs (week of).
1997: VOY episode: "Fair Trade" airs.
2003: ENT episode: "Dawn" airs.
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