Historical Events In March - 08
Friday, 24 March 2023
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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