Historical Events In February - 08

1908  Grigor Eghiazaryan, composer on this day in history.  

1909  France &Germany sign treaty about Morocco on this day in history.  

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

1909  Henry Roth, writer on this day in history.  

1909  On this day in history edouard Silas, composer, dies at 80  

1910  Boy Scouts of America incorporated &chartered (William D Boyce-Chicago) on February - 08.  

1910  On this day in history the Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce.  

1911  On February - 08 uS helps overthrow President Miguel Dávila of Honduras  

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  On February - 08 first eastbound US transcontinental flight lands in Jacksonville FL  

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

1912  On this day in history simon Jurovsky, composer  

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

1914  General Zamon becomes President of Haiti on February - 08.  

1914  On this day in history bert Haas, baseball player  

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  Lambros Georges Guetary Worloou, singer on this day in history.  

1916  On February - 08 french cruiser "Admiral Charner" torpedoed off Syrian coast, kills 374  

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

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 February - 08.  

1918  On this day in history "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 February - 08.  

1920  On February - 08 lana (Julia Jean) Turner actress and WWII poster girl was born  

1920  Swiss men vote against women's suffrage on this day in history.  

1920  The birth of Lana Turner, American film actress on February - 08.  

1920  On this day in history buddy Blattner, baseball player  

1920  On February - 08 richard Dehmel, writer, dies at 56  

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

1921  Pjotr A Kropotkin, Russian ruler/anarchist, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1922  Radio arrives in the White House on this day in history.  

1922  Radio arrives at the White House on this day in history.  

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1191  On February - 08 birth of yaroslav II of Russia (d. 1246)  

1291  On this day in history birth of afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57)  

1487  Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1550) was born on February - 08.  

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 this day in history birth of jacob Praetorius, composer  

1612  Samuel Butler, England, poet/satirist (Hudibras) (baptized) was born on this day in history.  

1649  Gabriel Daniel, French Jesuit historian (d. 1728) was born on this day in history.  

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

1245  On February - 08 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  Death of Hulagu Khan, Mongol ruler (b. 1217) on February - 08.  

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

1303  Nanshu, Zen teacher (Rinzai line)/founder (Zounan temple), dies on February - 08.  

1513  On this day in history alonso de Ojeda, Spanish explorer (Curacao & Bonaire), dies  

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