Historical Events In December - 08
Monday, 18 March 2024
1886 On December - 08 diego Rivera, [Lenin of Mexico], Mexico, painter/wife of Frida Kahlo
1887 Vicente Emilio Sojo, composer on December - 08.
1888 On December - 08 fiske Kimball, US architect/art historian
1889 W Hervey Allen, US writer/poet (Anthony Adverse) on December - 08.
1890 Bohuslav Jan Martinu, Policka Czechoslovakia, composer (Hry o Marti) on this day in history.
1894 The birth of James Thurber, American writer on this day in history.
1894 On December - 08 james (Grover) Thurber, Columbus Ohio, humorist (Men, Women & Dogs)
1894 On December - 08 willem JF Nuyens, Dutch physician/RC historian, dies at 71
1895 On December - 08 battle at Amba Alagi: Ethiopian emperor Menelik II drives Italian general Baratieri's out
1896 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Missing 3 Quarter" (BG) on this day in history.
1896 On this day in history earnest Angel, German statistician (Law of Angel), dies at 75
1897 On December - 08 leslie Heward, composer
1899 On this day in history natal: British fall/burst out belegerd Ladysmith
1899 James "Pigmeat" Jarrett, pianist on this day in history.
1900 On this day in history henry Russell, composer, dies at 87
1902 Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr became Associate Justice on Supreme Court on this day in history.
1903 Adele Simpson, NYC, fashion designer (Neiman-Marcus Award-1946) on this day in history.
1903 Herbert Spencer, British engineer/philosopher, dies at 83 on December - 08.
1904 On December - 08 wilmer L Allison Jr, tennis champ (US Open-1935)
1905 Charles Cushing, composer on December - 08.
1906 On this day in history richard Llewellyn, Wales, novelist (How Green Was My Valley)
1907 On this day in history king Gustaf V of Sweden accedes to the Swedish throne.
1907 On December - 08 tony Aubin, composer
1907 Oscar II Frederick, King of Sweden (-1907)/Norway (-1905), dies on December - 08.
1908 On this day in history john Volpe, (Gov-Mass)/US Secretary of Treasury (1969-73)
1909 Bird banding society found on December - 08.
1911 Lee J Cobb, NYC, actor (Virginian, 12 Angry Men, On the Waterfront) on December - 08.
1912 On this day in history jura Soyfer, writer
1913 On this day in history construction starts on Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco
1913 Construction starts on Palace of Fine Arts in SF on December - 08.
1913 On December - 08 delmore Schwartz, US, poet/short story writer/critic (Shenandoah)
1914 British & German fleets battle at Falkland Island on this day in history.
1915 On this day in history jean Sibelius' 5th Symphony in E, premieres
1915 On this day in history denis Harding, soldier
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