Page 4: 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 March - 08 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 March - 08.   

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

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 this day in history 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  Dutch utopist Frederick of Eden speaks in Carnegie Hall, New York on this day in history.   

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  Anthony Donato, composer on this day in history.   

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  On March - 08 1st International Woman's Day   

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

1913  Internal Revenue Service begins to levy &collect income taxes on March - 08.   

1913  Federal League organizes with 6 teams on this day in history.   

1914  On March - 08 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 this day in history.   

1915  Vivien John, artist on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history russian revolution breaks out (in Petrograd/St Petersburg)   

1917  On March - 08 russian revolution breaks out [OS=Feb 24] (in Petrograd)   

1917  On this day in history a Marja, [ATE Mooy], Dutch literary (Shreds on the River)   

1917  Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Dutch count/air pioneer, dies at 78 on March - 08.   

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

1918  On this day in history alan Hale [MacKahan] Jr, LA Calif, actor (Skipper-Gilligan's Island)   

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1075  Abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist was born on March - 08.   

1286  On March - 08 birth of john III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341)   

1293  On this day in history birth of beatrice of Castile, queen of Portugal (d. 1359)   

1495  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy) was born on this day in history.   

1495  John of God, Portuguese-born friar and saint (d. 1550) was born on this day in history.   

1514  On this day in history birth of amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1562)   

1560  On March - 08 birth of don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613)   

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 March - 08.   

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 March - 08 death of wincenty KadÅ‚ubek, Polish chronicler (b. 1161)   

1403  Bajezid I Jildirim, 4th sultan of Turkey (1389-1403), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

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