Historical Events In March - 08

1898  Richard Straus' "Don Quixote," premieres in Keulen on March - 08.  

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

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 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 March - 08.  

1901  On March - 08 karl Freiherr von Stumm-Halberg, German politician, dies at 64  

1902  1st performance of Jean Sibelius' 2nd Symphony on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1907  On March - 08 charles Boost, movie critic  

1908  On this day in history collingwood Elementary (Cleveland) burns, kills 173 kids &2 teachers  

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  On March - 08 dutch utopist Frederick of Eden speaks in Carnegie Hall, NY  

1909  On this day in history anthony Donato, composer  

1910  On this day in history baroness Raymonde de Laroche of Paris France becomes first licensed female pilot  

1910  On March - 08 baroness Raymonde de Laroche of Paris is 1st licensed female pilot  

1911  On March - 08 1st International Woman's Day  

1911  On March - 08 alan Hovhaness, Somerville Mass, composer (Lousadzak, Ukiyo)  

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

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

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

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

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

1286  On this day in history birth of john III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341)  

1293  Beatrice of Castile, queen of Portugal (d. 1359) was born on March - 08.  

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

1144  On this day in history celestine II, [Guido], Italian Pope (1143-44), dies in battle  

1202  On March - 08 death of sverre of Norway  

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 March - 08.  

1466  Francesco Sforza, Italian condottiere/duke of Milan, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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