Page 3: Historical Events In March - 08

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

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

1862  On March - 08 battle of Elkhorn Tavern ends with Confederate withdrawal   

1862  Confederate ironclad "Merrimack" launched on this day in history.   

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

1862  On March - 08 joseph Lee, helped develop playgrounds   

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

1862  On March - 08 naval Engagement at Hampton Roads VA: CSS Virginia, Jamestown &Yorktown vs USS Cumberland, Congress &Monitor   

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

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

1865  Frederick William Goudy, US, printer/type designer on this day in history.   

1869  On March - 08 louis Hector Berlioz, French composer (Symphony Fantastic), dies at 65   

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

1879  On this day in history m Lichnowsky, writer   

1883  On March - 08 manuel Gomez Carillo, composer   

1884  On this day in history 1st performance of Edward MacDowell's 2nd Piano suite   

1886  Anton Portielje, Dutch radio host/zoo director (Artis) on March - 08.   

1887  On March - 08 everett Horton, Connecticut, patents fishing rod of telescoping steel tubes   

1887  The telescopic fishing rod, made of steel tubes inside one another, was patented by Everett Horton on March - 08.   

1887  On March - 08 everett Horton, CT, patents fishing rod of telescoping steel tubes   

1887  Pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian/critic, dies at 73 on March - 08.   

1888  On this day in history stuart Chase, NH, writer/economist (Tragedy of Waste)   

1889  Oscar Ewing, US govt official (Everybody's Business) on March - 08.   

1889  On March - 08 jens/John Ericsson, Swed/US, engineer (fire extinguisher), dies at 85   

1890  On March - 08 oswald von Nell-Breuning, German theologist/philosopher   

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

1892  On this day in history mátyás Rákosi, Hungarian party leader/premier (1952-53)   

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

1894  New York passes first state dog license law on March - 08.   

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

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 March - 08.   

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

1293  Beatrice of Castile, queen of Portugal (d. 1359) was born on March - 08.   

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 March - 08.   

1560  Don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613) was born on March - 08.   

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

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

1126  Death of Urraca of Castile (b. 1082) on this day in history.   

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

1202  On March - 08 death of sverre of Norway   

1223  On this day in history death of wincenty KadÅ‚ubek, Polish chronicler (b. 1161)   

1403  On March - 08 bajezid I Jildirim, 4th sultan of Turkey (1389-1403), dies at 42   

1466  Francesco Sforza, Italian condottiere/duke of Milan, dies at 64 on March - 08.   

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