Page 4: Historical Events In March - 08

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

1898  On March - 08 louise Beavers, Cin Ohio, actress (Beulah-Beulah, Made for each other)   

1899  Eric Linklater, Scotland, novelist/poet (Blue Swallows) on this day in history.   

1900  NL decides to go with 8 teams They exclude Baltimore, Cleveland, Louisville & Washington (in 1953 Boston Braves move to Milwaukee) on March - 08.   

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

1901  Karl Freiherr von Stumm-Halberg, German politician, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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

1902  On March - 08 jennings Randolph, (Sen)   

1904  On this day in history hugh Trumble takes a hat-trick in his final Test Cricket match   

1906  Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Smiths Falls (Ont) in 2 games on March - 08.   

1907  On March - 08 charles Boost, movie critic   

1908  Collingwood Elementary (Cleveland) burns, kills 173 kids &2 teachers on March - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

1908  Dutch utopist Frederick of Eden speaks in Carnegie Hall, NY on March - 08.   

1909  Anthony Donato, composer on this day in history.   

1910  Baroness Raymonde de Laroche of Paris France becomes first licensed female pilot on this day in history.   

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

1911  1st International Woman's Day on March - 08.   

1911  On this day in history alan Hovhaness, Somerville Mass, composer (Lousadzak, Ukiyo)   

1913  On March - 08 internal Revenue Service begins to levy &collect income taxes   

1913  Federal League organizes with 6 teams on March - 08.   

1914  On this day in history jacob B Bakema, urban developer (St Louis Missouri)   

1915  The first US navy minelayer, Baltimore, commissioned on March - 08.   

1915  1st US navy minelayer, Baltimore, commissioned on March - 08.   

1915  On March - 08 vivien John, artist   

1916  US invades Cuba for 3rd time, this to end corrupt Menocal regime on March - 08.   

1916  R W Schnell, writer on March - 08.   

1917  On March - 08 russian revolution breaks out (in Petrograd/St Petersburg)   

1917  Russian revolution breaks out [OS=Feb 24] (in Petrograd) on March - 08.   

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

1917  Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Dutch count/air pioneer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1918  On March - 08 the first case of Spanish flu occurs, the start of a devastating worldwide pandemic.   

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

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

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

1286  John III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341) was born on this day in history.   

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

1495  On March - 08 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  Amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1562) was born on this day in history.   

1560  Don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613) was born on March - 08.   

1607  On this day in history birth of johann Rist, composer   

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  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  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55 on this day in history.