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

1862  Confederate ironclad "Merrimack" launched on March - 08.   

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

1862  Joseph Lee, helped develop playgrounds on March - 08.   

1862  On this day in history adrien de La Fage, composer, dies at 56   

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

1872  Paul Juon, Russian/Swiss violinist/composer on this day in history.   

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  On March - 08 m Lichnowsky, writer   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1888  On March - 08 stuart Chase, NH, writer/economist (Tragedy of Waste)   

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

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

1890  On this day in history oswald von Nell-Breuning, German theologist/philosopher   

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

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 this day in history new York passes first state dog license law   

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

1896  Volunteers of America forms (NYC) on this day in history.   

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

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1075  On this day in history birth of abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist   

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 this day in history.   

1495  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy) was born on March - 08.   

1495  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

0883  Albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1202  On this day in history death of sverre of Norway   

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  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55 on March - 08.