Page 3: Historical Events In March - 08

1861  St Augustine FL surrenders to Union armies on March - 08.   

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

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 March - 08.   

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

1865  On March - 08 battle of Kingston, NC (Wilcox's ridge, Wise's Forks)   

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

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

1872  On this day in history paul Juon, Russian/Swiss violinist/composer   

1874  Millard Fillmore, 13th president (1850-53), dies of at 74 on this day in history.   

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

1879  On March - 08 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  On this day in history anton Portielje, Dutch radio host/zoo director (Artis)   

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

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 March - 08.   

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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  On March - 08 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 this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies   

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

1144  Celestine II, [Guido], Italian Pope (1143-44), dies in battle on March - 08.   

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

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.