Historical Events In February - 08

1908  Grigor Eghiazaryan, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

1909  Henry Roth, writer on this day in history.   

1909  Edouard Silas, composer, dies at 80 on February - 08.   

1910  On this day in history boy Scouts of America incorporated &chartered (William D Boyce-Chicago)   

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

1911  US helps overthrow President Miguel Dávila of Honduras on this day in history.   

1911  US helps overthrow Pres Miguel Devila of Honduras on this day in history.   

1911  On this day in history anne Aitken, [nee Hopkins], Chicago, co-found (Diamond Sangha)   

1912  First eastbound US transcontinental flight lands in Jacksonville FL on February - 08.   

1912  On February - 08 1st eastbound US transcontinental flight lands in Jacksonville, Fla   

1912  Simon Jurovsky, composer on this day in history.   

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

1914  On this day in history general Zamon becomes President of Haiti   

1914  On February - 08 bert Haas, baseball player   

1915  On February - 08 "Birth of a Nation" opens at Clune's Auditorium in Los Angeles CA   

1915  "Birth of a Nation" opens at Clune's Auditorium in LA on this day in history.   

1915  Lambros Georges Guetary Worloou, singer on February - 08.   

1916  French cruiser "Admiral Charner" torpedoed off Syrian coast, kills 374 on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history "Stars &Stripes," weekly US armed forces newspaper, first published   

1918  On this day in history 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.   

1918  "Stars & Stripes," weekly US armed forces newspaper, 1st published on this day in history.   

1918  On February - 08 john Intoxication, resistance fighter   

1919  Buddy Morrow, orch leader (Jimmie Rodgers Show) on this day in history.   

1920  Lana (Julia Jean) Turner actress and WWII poster girl was born on this day in history.   

1920  On February - 08 swiss men vote against women's suffrage   

1920  The birth of Lana Turner, American film actress on this day in history.   

1920  Buddy Blattner, baseball player on February - 08.   

1920  Richard Dehmel, writer, dies at 56 on February - 08.   

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

1921  On February - 08 pjotr A Kropotkin, Russian ruler/anarchist, dies at 78   

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

1922  Radio arrives at the White House on February - 08.   

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1191  On this day in history birth of yaroslav II of Russia (d. 1246)   

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

1487  On February - 08 birth of ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1550)   

1552  On February - 08 birth of agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet and soldier (d. 1630)   

1577  On this day in history birth of robert Burton, writer, Anglican clergyman (Anatomy of Melancholy)   

1586  Jacob Praetorius, composer was born on this day in history.   

1612  Samuel Butler, England, poet/satirist (Hudibras) (baptized) was born on February - 08.   

1649  On this day in history birth of gabriel Daniel, French Jesuit historian (d. 1728)   

1124  Stefanus of Thiers/Muret, founder of order of Grammond/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1245  On this day in history johannes de Rupella/de la Rochelle, French theologist, dies   

1250  On this day in history death of robert I of Artois, French crusader (b. 1216)   

1265  On February - 08 death of hulagu Khan, Mongol ruler (b. 1217)   

1296  On this day in history death of king PrzemysÅ‚ II of Poland (b. 1257)   

1303  On this day in history nanshu, Zen teacher (Rinzai line)/founder (Zounan temple), dies   

1513  Alonso de Ojeda, Spanish explorer (Curacao & Bonaire), dies on February - 08.   

1529  On February - 08 death of baldassare Castiglione, Italian writer and diplomat (b. 1478)