Page 5: Historical Events In October - 08

1913  On October - 08 walter Schumann, NYC, choral director (Ford Show)/composer (Rhenish)   

1915  On this day in history battle of Loos, almost 430,000 French, British & Germans killed   

1916  On this day in history piper James C. Richardson (16th Cdn. Infanctry Batt.) winds the Victoria Cross at the Somme, France   

1916  Spark Matsunaga, (D-Ha-Sen) on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history trotski named chairman of Petrograd Soviet   

1917  On this day in history danny Murtaugh, baseball manager (Pittsburgh Pirates)   

1918  Capt. Coulson Norman Mitchell (4th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Cambrai, France on October - 08.   

1918  Sgt Alvin York single-handedly kills 25, captures 132 Germans on October - 08.   

1918  Ron Randell, Sydney Australia, actor (Loves of Carmen, I am a Camera) on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history the first transcontinental air race in the United States begins.   

1919  On October - 08 bill Anderson, cricketer (played in 1st NZ-Aust Test 1946)   

1919  Eugene Demolder, Belgian writer (Sous la Robe), dies on this day in history.   

1920  Frank [Patrick] Herbert, US, sci-fi author (Dune) on this day in history.   

1921  On October - 08 abraham Sarmiento, Filipino Supreme Court jurist   

1922  NY Giants beat Yankees, 4 games to 0, with a tie in 19th World Series on October - 08.   

1922  Douglas Gray, archivist on this day in history.   

1924  British Labour govt of MacDonald falls to Communists on this day in history.   

1924  On October - 08 arkady Vorobyev, Middle heavyweight (Olympic-gold-1956, 60)   

1925  On October - 08 andrei Donatovich Sinyavsky, writer/critic   

1925  On October - 08 abraham PC of Karnebeek, liberal foreign minister (1918-27), dies   

1927  On October - 08 nY Yankees sweep Pirates in 24th World Series   

1927  On this day in history al Duncan, drummer   

1928  On October - 08 cole Porter & E Ray Goetz' musical "Paris," premieres in NYC   

1928  Neil Harvey, cricketer (prolific Australian lefty bat of 50's) on October - 08.   

1929  On October - 08 a's Howard Ehmke (7-2) sets World Series record striking out 13 Cubs   

1930  Phila A's beat St Louis Cards, 4 games to 2 in 27th World Series on October - 08.   

1932  The Indian Air Force is established on this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history coit Tower dedicated in SF, a monument to firefighters   

1934  Bruno Hauptmann is indicted for murder of Lindbergh's son on this day in history.   

1935  Ozzie Nelson marries Harriet Hilliard (Ozzie and Harriet) on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history ozzie Nelson marries Harriet Hilliard (Ozzie & Harriet)   

1938  On October - 08 g Kaufman & Moss Hart's "Fabulous Invalid," premieres in NYC   

1939  On October - 08 germany annexes Western Poland   

1940  On October - 08 cin Reds beat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3, in 37th World Series   

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1515  On October - 08 birth of margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (d. 1578)   

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  Maximilian H of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/bishop of Hildesheim was born on this day in history.   

1676  Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar (d. 1764) was born on October - 08.   

1690  On this day in history birth of jaime de Casellas, composer   

1692  On this day in history birth of antonio Palella, composer   

1697  Cornelis Consolation, Dutch portrait painter (Unseemly Love) was born on October - 08.   

0705  Abd al-Malik, kalief of Damascus, dies on October - 08.   

0976  Death of Jelena of Zadar, Croatian queen on this day in history.   

1094  On this day in history death of st Mark, the Evangelist, buried in San Marcos minstery in Venice   

1253  Robert Grosseteste, English Bishop/expert (optica), dies on this day in history.   

1286  On October - 08 death of john I of Dreux, Duke of Brittany (b. 1217)   

1317  Death of Fushimi, Emperor of Japan (b. 1265) on October - 08.   

1604  On this day in history janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], literature/politician, dies at 58   

1606  On October - 08 jan, the Aged, count of Nassau/fathered 24, dies