Historical Events In December - 08

1886  Diego Rivera, [Lenin of Mexico], Mexico, painter/wife of Frida Kahlo on December - 08.  

1887  On December - 08 vicente Emilio Sojo, composer  

1888  Fiske Kimball, US architect/art historian on this day in history.  

1889  On December - 08 w Hervey Allen, US writer/poet (Anthony Adverse)  

1890  Bohuslav Jan Martinu, Policka Czechoslovakia, composer (Hry o Marti) on December - 08.  

1894  On this day in history the birth of James Thurber, American writer  

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  Battle at Amba Alagi: Ethiopian emperor Menelik II drives Italian general Baratieri's out on December - 08.  

1896  On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Missing 3 Quarter" (BG)  

1896  Earnest Angel, German statistician (Law of Angel), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1897  Leslie Heward, composer on this day in history.  

1899  Natal: British fall/burst out belegerd Ladysmith on December - 08.  

1899  On December - 08 james "Pigmeat" Jarrett, pianist  

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  Adele Simpson, NYC, fashion designer (Neiman-Marcus Award-1946) on this day in history.  

1903  On December - 08 herbert Spencer, British engineer/philosopher, dies at 83  

1904  Wilmer L Allison Jr, tennis champ (US Open-1935) on December - 08.  

1905  On this day in history charles Cushing, composer  

1906  Richard Llewellyn, Wales, novelist (How Green Was My Valley) on this day in history.  

1907  King Gustaf V of Sweden accedes to the Swedish throne on this day in history.  

1907  Tony Aubin, composer on December - 08.  

1907  On December - 08 oscar II Frederick, King of Sweden (-1907)/Norway (-1905), dies  

1908  John Volpe, (Gov-Mass)/US Secretary of Treasury (1969-73) on December - 08.  

1909  On this day in history bird banding society found  

1911  Lee J Cobb, NYC, actor (Virginian, 12 Angry Men, On the Waterfront) on this day in history.  

1912  Jura Soyfer, writer on December - 08.  

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  On this day in history jean Sibelius' 5th Symphony in E, premieres  

1915  Denis Harding, soldier on this day in history.  

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1508  Gemma Frisius, [Jemme Reinersz], Frisian geographer/astronomer was born on this day in history.  

1574  On this day in history birth of maria Anna of Bavaria, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1616)  

1626  On this day in history birth of christina, queen of Sweden who abdicated after becoming Catholic  

1678  Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton, English diplomat (d. 1757) was born on December - 08.  

1699  Maria Josepha of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.  

1704  Anton de Haen, medical expert (Ratio Medendi) was born on this day in history.  

1708  Francis I, Holy Roman emperor (1745-1765) was born on this day in history.  

1715  John Althuysen, Frisian vicar/poet (Frisianche rymlery) was born on December - 08.  

0644  On this day in history death of omar I, 2nd kalief of Islam, murdered  

0899  On December - 08 arnulf of Carinthia, last emperor of Austria-France, dies  

1292  John Peckham, English archbishop of Canterbury, dies at 62 on December - 08.  

1587  On December - 08 death of mary, Queen of Scots (1560-1587), executed  

1596  Death of Luis de Carabajal, 1st Jewish author in America, executed in Mexico on December - 08.  

1626  Death of John Davies, English poet (b. 1569) on December - 08.  

1632  Death of Philippe van Lansberge, Flemish astronomer (b. 1561) on December - 08.  

1643  On this day in history john Pym, English House of Commons member, dies at about 59