Historical Events In March - 08

1861  St Augustine FL surrenders to Union armies on this day in history.  

1861  St Augustine Florida surrenders to Union armies on March - 08.  

1862  On March - 08 battle of Elkhorn Tavern ends with Confederate withdrawal  

1862  Confederate ironclad "Merrimack" launched on this day in history.  

1862  Naval Engagement at Hampton Roads VA CSS Virginia, Jamestown &Yorktown vs USS Cumberland, Congress &Monitor on March - 08.  

1862  Joseph Lee, helped develop playgrounds on March - 08.  

1862  On March - 08 adrien de La Fage, composer, dies at 56  

1862  Naval Engagement at Hampton Roads VA: CSS Virginia, Jamestown &Yorktown vs USS Cumberland, Congress &Monitor on this day in history.  

1865  Battle of Kingston NC (Wilcox's ridge, Wise's Forks) on this day in history.  

1865  On this day in history battle of Kingston, NC (Wilcox's ridge, Wise's Forks)  

1865  Frederick William Goudy, US, printer/type designer on this day in history.  

1869  Louis Hector Berlioz, French composer (Symphony Fantastic), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1872  Paul Juon, Russian/Swiss violinist/composer on this day in history.  

1874  On this day in history millard Fillmore, 13th president (1850-53), dies of at 74  

1876  On March - 08 franco Alfano, Italian opera composer (Il dottore Antonio)  

1879  M Lichnowsky, writer on this day in history.  

1883  On this day in history manuel Gomez Carillo, composer  

1884  On this day in history 1st performance of Edward MacDowell's 2nd Piano suite  

1886  Anton Portielje, Dutch radio host/zoo director (Artis) on March - 08.  

1887  On March - 08 everett Horton, Connecticut, patents fishing rod of telescoping steel tubes  

1887  The telescopic fishing rod, made of steel tubes inside one another, was patented by Everett Horton on March - 08.  

1887  On March - 08 everett Horton, CT, patents fishing rod of telescoping steel tubes  

1887  Pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian/critic, dies at 73 on March - 08.  

1888  Stuart Chase, NH, writer/economist (Tragedy of Waste) on this day in history.  

1889  Oscar Ewing, US govt official (Everybody's Business) on March - 08.  

1889  Jens/John Ericsson, Swed/US, engineer (fire extinguisher), dies at 85 on March - 08.  

1890  On March - 08 oswald von Nell-Breuning, German theologist/philosopher  

1891  On March - 08 sam Jaffe, NYC, actor (Gunga Din, Dr Zorba-Ben Casey)  

1892  On this day in history mátyás Rákosi, Hungarian party leader/premier (1952-53)  

1894  On March - 08 a dog license law was enacted in the state of New York.  

1894  On March - 08 new York passes first state dog license law  

1894  On this day in history the state of New York enacts the nation's first dog-licensing law.  

1896  Volunteers of America forms (NYC) on March - 08.  

1898  Richard Straus' "Don Quixote", premieres in Keulen on March - 08.  

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1075  Abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist was born on March - 08.  

1286  John III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341) was born on this day in history.  

1293  Beatrice of Castile, queen of Portugal (d. 1359) was born on March - 08.  

1495  On March - 08 birth of juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy)  

1495  On this day in history birth of john of God, Portuguese-born friar and saint (d. 1550)  

1514  Amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1562) was born on March - 08.  

1560  On March - 08 birth of don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613)  

1607  Johann Rist, composer was born on this day in history.  

0883  Albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies on this day in history.  

1126  On this day in history death of urraca of Castile (b. 1082)  

1144  Celestine II, [Guido], Italian Pope (1143-44), dies in battle on this day in history.  

1202  On this day in history death of sverre of Norway  

1223  On this day in history death of wincenty KadÅ‚ubek, Polish chronicler (b. 1161)  

1403  Bajezid I Jildirim, 4th sultan of Turkey (1389-1403), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

1466  Francesco Sforza, Italian condottiere/duke of Milan, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1550  On this day in history juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55