Historical Events In March - 08

1861  On March - 08 st Augustine FL surrenders to Union armies  

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

1862  Battle of Elkhorn Tavern ends with Confederate withdrawal on this day in history.  

1862  On March - 08 confederate ironclad "Merrimack" launched  

1862  Naval Engagement at Hampton Roads VA CSS Virginia, Jamestown &Yorktown vs USS Cumberland, Congress &Monitor on March - 08.  

1862  Joseph Lee, helped develop playgrounds on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1865  On this day in history battle of Kingston, NC (Wilcox's ridge, Wise's Forks)  

1865  On March - 08 frederick William Goudy, US, printer/type designer  

1869  Louis Hector Berlioz, French composer (Symphony Fantastic), dies at 65 on March - 08.  

1872  Paul Juon, Russian/Swiss violinist/composer on March - 08.  

1874  On this day in history millard Fillmore, 13th president (1850-53), dies of at 74  

1876  Franco Alfano, Italian opera composer (Il dottore Antonio) on this day in history.  

1879  On March - 08 m Lichnowsky, writer  

1883  Manuel Gomez Carillo, composer on March - 08.  

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

1886  On March - 08 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  Everett Horton, CT, patents fishing rod of telescoping steel tubes on this day in history.  

1887  On March - 08 pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian/critic, dies at 73  

1888  Stuart Chase, NH, writer/economist (Tragedy of Waste) on March - 08.  

1889  Oscar Ewing, US govt official (Everybody's Business) on this day in history.  

1889  On this day in history jens/John Ericsson, Swed/US, engineer (fire extinguisher), dies at 85  

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

1891  Sam Jaffe, NYC, actor (Gunga Din, Dr Zorba-Ben Casey) on this day in history.  

1892  On March - 08 mátyás Rákosi, Hungarian party leader/premier (1952-53)  

1894  A dog license law was enacted in the state of New York on March - 08.  

1894  New York passes first state dog license law on this day in history.  

1894  On March - 08 the state of New York enacts the nation's first dog-licensing law.  

1896  Volunteers of America forms (NYC) on March - 08.  

1898  Richard Straus' "Don Quixote", premieres in Keulen on this day in history.  

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1075  Abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist was born on this day in history.  

1286  On March - 08 birth of john III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341)  

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

1495  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy) was born on this day in history.  

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

1514  On March - 08 birth of amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1562)  

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

1607  Johann Rist, composer was born on March - 08.  

0883  On March - 08 albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies  

1126  Death of Urraca of Castile (b. 1082) on March - 08.  

1144  Celestine II, [Guido], Italian Pope (1143-44), dies in battle on this day in history.  

1202  Death of Sverre of Norway on March - 08.  

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

1403  Bajezid I Jildirim, 4th sultan of Turkey (1389-1403), dies at 42 on March - 08.  

1466  On March - 08 francesco Sforza, Italian condottiere/duke of Milan, dies at 64  

1550  On March - 08 juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55