Page 4: Historical Events In October - 08

1887  On this day in history phillies set club record 16th straight victory   

1888  Clifford Heatherley, Preston England, actress (For Love or Money) on this day in history.   

1888  On this day in history jules J baron d'Anethan, Belgian Minister of Justice, dies   

1890  On this day in history cyril Rutherford "Snuffy" Browne, cricketer (pioneer WI Test player)   

1892  Sergei Rachmaninoff 1st performs "Prelude in C-sharp-Minor" in Moscow on this day in history.   

1895  The birth of Juan Peron, Argentine general, and former President on October - 08.   

1895  On this day in history ohio Valley Improvement Association forms   

1895  On this day in history jeanne G van Schaik-Willing, Dutch author (Sinner & the Girl)   

1895  On October - 08 charles Oberthur, composer, dies at 76   

1896  On this day in history dow Jones starts reporting an average of industrial stocks   

1896  On this day in history dow Jones starts reporting an average of selected industrial stocks   

1897  On October - 08 emperor Karl Joseph I named Gustav Mahler director of Opera   

1897  Rouben Mamoulian, movie director/author (Mark of Zorro, Applause) on October - 08.   

1897  On this day in history martin Pluddemann, composer, dies at 43   

1898  On this day in history 1st Canadian Intercollegiate football game: McGill beats Queen's, 3-2   

1898  Clarence Williams, composer on this day in history.   

1899  Milner Connorton Gray, designer on this day in history.   

1900  Geoffrey Alan Jellicoe, landscape architect on this day in history.   

1901  Eivind Groven, composer on October - 08.   

1903  J M Synge's "In the Shadow of the Glen," premieres in Dublin on this day in history.   

1903  On October - 08 lina Radke, Germany, 800m runner (Olympic-gold-1928)   

1904  1st Vanderbilt Cup auto race (Hicksville, Long Island, NY) on this day in history.   

1904  Gustav Ratzenhofer, Austria sociologist/philosopher, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1906  On October - 08 karl Nessler demonstrates 1st 'permanent wave' for hair, in London   

1907  Howard Joslin, GA, actor (Quebec, Detective Story) on October - 08.   

1907  Alfred, Liechtensteins noble of Austrian Herrenhaus, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1908  NY Giants set season attendance record at 910,000 (broken in 1920) on this day in history.   

1908  Paul Van Buskirk Yoder, composer on October - 08.   

1909  Chicago Cubs beat NY Giants 4-2 in a playoff to win NL pennant on October - 08.   

1909  On October - 08 bill Hewitt, NFL end (Chicago Bears, Phila Eagles)   

1910  Raymod Gray Lewis, Ontario Canada, 4X400 relayer (Olympic-bronze-1932) on October - 08.   

1912  On this day in history first Balkan War begins   

1912  1st Balkan War begins on October - 08.   

1912  On October - 08 wilhelm Kuhe, composer, dies at 88   

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1515  Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (d. 1578) was born on this day in history.   

1585  On this day in history birth of heinrich Schutz, composer   

1619  Philipp von Zesen, German poet/historian (Amsterdam) was born on this day in history.   

1621  On October - 08 birth of maximilian H of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/bishop of Hildesheim   

1676  On this day in history birth of benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar (d. 1764)   

1690  Jaime de Casellas, composer was born on October - 08.   

1692  Antonio Palella, composer was born on October - 08.   

1697  On October - 08 birth of cornelis Consolation, Dutch portrait painter (Unseemly Love)   

0705  On October - 08 abd al-Malik, kalief of Damascus, dies   

0976  On this day in history death of jelena of Zadar, Croatian queen   

1094  Death of St Mark, the Evangelist, buried in San Marcos minstery in Venice on this day in history.   

1253  On this day in history robert Grosseteste, English Bishop/expert (optica), dies   

1286  Death of John I of Dreux, Duke of Brittany (b. 1217) on October - 08.   

1317  On October - 08 death of fushimi, Emperor of Japan (b. 1265)   

1604  Janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], literature/politician, dies at 58 on October - 08.   

1606  Jan, the Aged, count of Nassau/fathered 24, dies on this day in history.