Historical Events In March - 08

1898  Richard Straus' "Don Quixote," premieres in Keulen on this day in history.  

1898  On this day in history louise Beavers, Cin Ohio, actress (Beulah-Beulah, Made for each other)  

1899  On this day in history eric Linklater, Scotland, novelist/poet (Blue Swallows)  

1900  NL decides to go with 8 teams They exclude Baltimore, Cleveland, Louisville & Washington (in 1953 Boston Braves move to Milwaukee) on this day in history.  

1901  Samuel Benfield Steele, commanding Lord Strathcona's Horse, arrives back in Halifax with his regiment after fighting the Boers in South Africa on March - 08.  

1901  On this day in history karl Freiherr von Stumm-Halberg, German politician, dies at 64  

1902  On March - 08 1st performance of Jean Sibelius' 2nd Symphony  

1902  Jennings Randolph, (Sen) on this day in history.  

1904  Hugh Trumble takes a hat-trick in his final Test Cricket match on this day in history.  

1906  On March - 08 stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Smiths Falls (Ont) in 2 games  

1907  Charles Boost, movie critic on March - 08.  

1908  Collingwood Elementary (Cleveland) burns, kills 173 kids &2 teachers on this day in history.  

1908  On March - 08 dutch utopist Frederick of Eden speaks in Carnegie Hall, New York  

1908  First International Women's Day, founded by German labor activist Clara Zetkin on March - 08.  

1908  Dutch utopist Frederick of Eden speaks in Carnegie Hall, NY on this day in history.  

1909  On this day in history anthony Donato, composer  

1910  On March - 08 baroness Raymonde de Laroche of Paris France becomes first licensed female pilot  

1910  Baroness Raymonde de Laroche of Paris is 1st licensed female pilot on this day in history.  

1911  1st International Woman's Day on this day in history.  

1911  Alan Hovhaness, Somerville Mass, composer (Lousadzak, Ukiyo) on March - 08.  

1913  Internal Revenue Service begins to levy &collect income taxes on this day in history.  

1913  On this day in history federal League organizes with 6 teams  

1914  Jacob B Bakema, urban developer (St Louis Missouri) on March - 08.  

1915  On March - 08 the first US navy minelayer, Baltimore, commissioned  

1915  On this day in history 1st US navy minelayer, Baltimore, commissioned  

1915  On March - 08 vivien John, artist  

1916  On March - 08 uS invades Cuba for 3rd time, this to end corrupt Menocal regime  

1916  On March - 08 r W Schnell, writer  

1917  Russian revolution breaks out (in Petrograd/St Petersburg) on this day in history.  

1917  Russian revolution breaks out [OS=Feb 24] (in Petrograd) on this day in history.  

1917  On March - 08 a Marja, [ATE Mooy], Dutch literary (Shreds on the River)  

1917  On this day in history ferdinand von Zeppelin, Dutch count/air pioneer, dies at 78  

1918  On this day in history the first case of Spanish flu occurs, the start of a devastating worldwide pandemic.  

1918  On March - 08 alan Hale [MacKahan] Jr, LA Calif, actor (Skipper-Gilligan's Island)  

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1075  On March - 08 birth of abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist  

1286  John III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341) was born on March - 08.  

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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613)  

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

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

1126  On March - 08 death of urraca of Castile (b. 1082)  

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

1202  Death of Sverre of Norway on this day in history.  

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

1403  Bajezid I Jildirim, 4th sultan of Turkey (1389-1403), dies at 42 on March - 08.  

1466  On this day in history francesco Sforza, Italian condottiere/duke of Milan, dies at 64  

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