January 8th 1587 birth of Johannes Fabricius
The eldest son of David Fabricius, he would go on to independently discover Sunspots with Galileo.
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January 8th 1642 death of Galileo
One of the first astronomers to use a telescope to look at the night sky.
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January 8th 1964 X 15 Rocket Plane sets new speed record
Capt. Joe Engle flying the X-15 Rocket Plane topped reached 3,716 mph at a height of 27 miles to break his own record.
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