Historical Events In March - 08

1861  On this day in history st Augustine FL surrenders to Union armies  

1861  St Augustine Florida surrenders to Union armies on this day in history.  

1862  On this day in history battle of Elkhorn Tavern ends with Confederate withdrawal  

1862  On this day in history confederate ironclad "Merrimack" launched  

1862  On this day in history naval Engagement at Hampton Roads VA CSS Virginia, Jamestown &Yorktown vs USS Cumberland, Congress &Monitor  

1862  On this day in history joseph Lee, helped develop playgrounds  

1862  Adrien de La Fage, composer, dies at 56 on March - 08.  

1862  Naval Engagement at Hampton Roads VA: CSS Virginia, Jamestown &Yorktown vs USS Cumberland, Congress &Monitor on this day in history.  

1865  Battle of Kingston NC (Wilcox's ridge, Wise's Forks) on March - 08.  

1865  Battle of Kingston, NC (Wilcox's ridge, Wise's Forks) on this day in history.  

1865  Frederick William Goudy, US, printer/type designer on March - 08.  

1869  Louis Hector Berlioz, French composer (Symphony Fantastic), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1872  On March - 08 paul Juon, Russian/Swiss violinist/composer  

1874  On March - 08 millard Fillmore, 13th president (1850-53), dies of at 74  

1876  On this day in history franco Alfano, Italian opera composer (Il dottore Antonio)  

1879  M Lichnowsky, writer on March - 08.  

1883  On this day in history manuel Gomez Carillo, composer  

1884  On March - 08 1st performance of Edward MacDowell's 2nd Piano suite  

1886  On this day in history anton Portielje, Dutch radio host/zoo director (Artis)  

1887  Everett Horton, Connecticut, patents fishing rod of telescoping steel tubes on March - 08.  

1887  On this day in history the telescopic fishing rod, made of steel tubes inside one another, was patented by Everett Horton.  

1887  On this day in history everett Horton, CT, patents fishing rod of telescoping steel tubes  

1887  On this day in history pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian/critic, dies at 73  

1888  Stuart Chase, NH, writer/economist (Tragedy of Waste) on this day in history.  

1889  On this day in history oscar Ewing, US govt official (Everybody's Business)  

1889  Jens/John Ericsson, Swed/US, engineer (fire extinguisher), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

1890  Oswald von Nell-Breuning, German theologist/philosopher on March - 08.  

1891  On this day in history sam Jaffe, NYC, actor (Gunga Din, Dr Zorba-Ben Casey)  

1892  Mátyás Rákosi, Hungarian party leader/premier (1952-53) on this day in history.  

1894  On this day in history a dog license law was enacted in the state of New York.  

1894  On March - 08 new York passes first state dog license law  

1894  On this day in history the state of New York enacts the nation's first dog-licensing law.  

1896  On March - 08 volunteers of America forms (NYC)  

1898  On this day in history richard Straus' "Don Quixote", premieres in Keulen  

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1075  Abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist was born on March - 08.  

1286  John III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341) was born on March - 08.  

1293  On March - 08 birth of beatrice of Castile, queen of Portugal (d. 1359)  

1495  On this day in history birth of juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy)  

1495  On March - 08 birth of john of God, Portuguese-born friar and saint (d. 1550)  

1514  Amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1562) was born on this day in history.  

1560  Don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613) was born on this day in history.  

1607  On this day in history birth of johann Rist, composer  

0883  Albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies on March - 08.  

1126  On this day in history death of urraca of Castile (b. 1082)  

1144  On this day in history celestine II, [Guido], Italian Pope (1143-44), dies in battle  

1202  Death of Sverre of Norway on this day in history.  

1223  Death of Wincenty Kadłubek, Polish chronicler (b. 1161) on this day in history.  

1403  Bajezid I Jildirim, 4th sultan of Turkey (1389-1403), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

1466  Francesco Sforza, Italian condottiere/duke of Milan, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1550  On this day in history juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55