Historical Events In February - 08

1908  On February - 08 grigor Eghiazaryan, composer   

1909  On this day in history france &Germany sign treaty about Morocco   

1909  On February - 08 france & Germany sign treaty about Morocco   

1909  On this day in history henry Roth, writer   

1909  Edouard Silas, composer, dies at 80 on February - 08.   

1910  On this day in history boy Scouts of America incorporated &chartered (William D Boyce-Chicago)   

1910  On February - 08 the Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce.   

1911  US helps overthrow President Miguel Dávila of Honduras on this day in history.   

1911  US helps overthrow Pres Miguel Devila of Honduras on this day in history.   

1911  On February - 08 anne Aitken, [nee Hopkins], Chicago, co-found (Diamond Sangha)   

1912  First eastbound US transcontinental flight lands in Jacksonville FL on this day in history.   

1912  On this day in history 1st eastbound US transcontinental flight lands in Jacksonville, Fla   

1912  Simon Jurovsky, composer on February - 08.   

1913  On this day in history betty Field, Boston MA, actress (Kings Row, Bus Stop)   

1914  On February - 08 general Zamon becomes President of Haiti   

1914  Bert Haas, baseball player on February - 08.   

1915  "Birth of a Nation" opens at Clune's Auditorium in Los Angeles CA on February - 08.   

1915  "Birth of a Nation" opens at Clune's Auditorium in LA on this day in history.   

1915  On February - 08 lambros Georges Guetary Worloou, singer   

1916  French cruiser "Admiral Charner" torpedoed off Syrian coast, kills 374 on this day in history.   

1918  On February - 08 "Stars &Stripes," weekly US armed forces newspaper, first published   

1918  HMS Boxer, a British 'A' Class destroyer, of around 300 tons, built by Thorneycroft at Chiswick, London, and completed in 1894, sunk in the English Channel after a collision with the SS St.Patrick in bad weather on this day in history.   

1918  On February - 08 "Stars & Stripes," weekly US armed forces newspaper, 1st published   

1918  John Intoxication, resistance fighter on this day in history.   

1919  Buddy Morrow, orch leader (Jimmie Rodgers Show) on this day in history.   

1920  Lana (Julia Jean) Turner actress and WWII poster girl was born on this day in history.   

1920  On February - 08 swiss men vote against women's suffrage   

1920  On this day in history the birth of Lana Turner, American film actress   

1920  Buddy Blattner, baseball player on February - 08.   

1920  On this day in history richard Dehmel, writer, dies at 56   

1921  Hoot Evers, baseball player on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history pjotr A Kropotkin, Russian ruler/anarchist, dies at 78   

1922  On this day in history radio arrives in the White House   

1922  Radio arrives at the White House on February - 08.   

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1191  On this day in history birth of yaroslav II of Russia (d. 1246)   

1291  Afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57) was born on this day in history.   

1487  On this day in history birth of ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1550)   

1552  Agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet and soldier (d. 1630) was born on February - 08.   

1577  On this day in history birth of robert Burton, writer, Anglican clergyman (Anatomy of Melancholy)   

1586  On February - 08 birth of jacob Praetorius, composer   

1612  Samuel Butler, England, poet/satirist (Hudibras) (baptized) was born on February - 08.   

1649  On this day in history birth of gabriel Daniel, French Jesuit historian (d. 1728)   

1124  On February - 08 stefanus of Thiers/Muret, founder of order of Grammond/saint, dies   

1245  On this day in history johannes de Rupella/de la Rochelle, French theologist, dies   

1250  Death of Robert I of Artois, French crusader (b. 1216) on this day in history.   

1265  On this day in history death of hulagu Khan, Mongol ruler (b. 1217)   

1296  On February - 08 death of king PrzemysÅ‚ II of Poland (b. 1257)   

1303  On this day in history nanshu, Zen teacher (Rinzai line)/founder (Zounan temple), dies   

1513  On February - 08 alonso de Ojeda, Spanish explorer (Curacao & Bonaire), dies   

1529  Death of Baldassare Castiglione, Italian writer and diplomat (b. 1478) on February - 08.