Historical Events In December - 08
Friday, 25 October 2024
1886 Diego Rivera, [Lenin of Mexico], Mexico, painter/wife of Frida Kahlo on this day in history.
1887 On this day in history vicente Emilio Sojo, composer
1888 On December - 08 fiske Kimball, US architect/art historian
1889 On this day in history w Hervey Allen, US writer/poet (Anthony Adverse)
1890 On December - 08 bohuslav Jan Martinu, Policka Czechoslovakia, composer (Hry o Marti)
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 this day in history willem JF Nuyens, Dutch physician/RC historian, dies at 71
1895 Battle at Amba Alagi: Ethiopian emperor Menelik II drives Italian general Baratieri's out on this day in history.
1896 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Missing 3 Quarter" (BG) on December - 08.
1896 Earnest Angel, German statistician (Law of Angel), dies at 75 on December - 08.
1897 On this day in history leslie Heward, composer
1899 On this day in history natal: British fall/burst out belegerd Ladysmith
1899 James "Pigmeat" Jarrett, pianist on December - 08.
1900 Henry Russell, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.
1902 On December - 08 oliver Wendell Holmes Jr became Associate Justice on Supreme Court
1903 On this day in history adele Simpson, NYC, fashion designer (Neiman-Marcus Award-1946)
1903 Herbert Spencer, British engineer/philosopher, dies at 83 on this day in history.
1904 Wilmer L Allison Jr, tennis champ (US Open-1935) on this day in history.
1905 Charles Cushing, composer on December - 08.
1906 On December - 08 richard Llewellyn, Wales, novelist (How Green Was My Valley)
1907 On December - 08 king Gustaf V of Sweden accedes to the Swedish throne.
1907 Tony Aubin, composer on December - 08.
1907 Oscar II Frederick, King of Sweden (-1907)/Norway (-1905), dies on this day in history.
1908 John Volpe, (Gov-Mass)/US Secretary of Treasury (1969-73) on December - 08.
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 Jura Soyfer, writer on this day in history.
1913 Construction starts on Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco on this day in history.
1913 Construction starts on Palace of Fine Arts in SF on this day in history.
1913 Delmore Schwartz, US, poet/short story writer/critic (Shenandoah) on this day in history.
1914 British & German fleets battle at Falkland Island on December - 08.
1915 Jean Sibelius' 5th Symphony in E, premieres on this day in history.
1915 On this day in history denis Harding, soldier
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