Page 4: Historical Events In March - 08
Sunday, 16 February 2025
1898 Richard Straus' "Don Quixote," premieres in Keulen on this day in history.
1898 Louise Beavers, Cin Ohio, actress (Beulah-Beulah, Made for each other) on March - 08.
1899 Eric Linklater, Scotland, novelist/poet (Blue Swallows) on March - 08.
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 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 Jennings Randolph, (Sen) on this day in history.
1904 Hugh Trumble takes a hat-trick in his final Test Cricket match on March - 08.
1906 On this day in history stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Smiths Falls (Ont) in 2 games
1907 On March - 08 charles Boost, movie critic
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 this day in history.
1908 On this day in history dutch utopist Frederick of Eden speaks in Carnegie Hall, NY
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 March - 08.
1911 1st International Woman's Day on this day in history.
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 On this day in history federal League organizes with 6 teams
1914 On this day in history jacob B Bakema, urban developer (St Louis Missouri)
1915 The first US navy minelayer, Baltimore, commissioned on this day in history.
1915 1st US navy minelayer, Baltimore, commissioned on this day in history.
1915 On March - 08 vivien John, artist
1916 US invades Cuba for 3rd time, this to end corrupt Menocal regime on March - 08.
1916 On this day in history 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 March - 08 a Marja, [ATE Mooy], Dutch literary (Shreds on the River)
1917 On March - 08 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 Alan Hale [MacKahan] Jr, LA Calif, actor (Skipper-Gilligan's Island) on this day in history.
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