Historical Events In March - 08

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

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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 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 this day in history.  

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

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  Franco Alfano, Italian opera composer (Il dottore Antonio) on March - 08.  

1879  M Lichnowsky, writer on March - 08.  

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 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  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 this day in history.  

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

1891  Sam Jaffe, NYC, actor (Gunga Din, Dr Zorba-Ben Casey) on March - 08.  

1892  Mátyás Rákosi, Hungarian party leader/premier (1952-53) on March - 08.  

1894  On March - 08 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  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  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  On this day in history birth of john III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341)  

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

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

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 this day in history 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 March - 08 juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55