Page 5: Historical Events In October - 08

1913  Walter Schumann, NYC, choral director (Ford Show)/composer (Rhenish) on October - 08.   

1915  On October - 08 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  On October - 08 spark Matsunaga, (D-Ha-Sen)   

1917  Trotski named chairman of Petrograd Soviet on this day in history.   

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

1918  On this day in history capt. Coulson Norman Mitchell (4th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Cambrai, France   

1918  On October - 08 sgt Alvin York single-handedly kills 25, captures 132 Germans   

1918  On this day in history ron Randell, Sydney Australia, actor (Loves of Carmen, I am a Camera)   

1919  On October - 08 the first transcontinental air race in the United States begins.   

1919  On this day in history bill Anderson, cricketer (played in 1st NZ-Aust Test 1946)   

1919  On this day in history eugene Demolder, Belgian writer (Sous la Robe), dies   

1920  Frank [Patrick] Herbert, US, sci-fi author (Dune) on October - 08.   

1921  On this day in history abraham Sarmiento, Filipino Supreme Court jurist   

1922  On this day in history nY Giants beat Yankees, 4 games to 0, with a tie in 19th World Series   

1922  On this day in history douglas Gray, archivist   

1924  British Labour govt of MacDonald falls to Communists on October - 08.   

1924  On this day in history arkady Vorobyev, Middle heavyweight (Olympic-gold-1956, 60)   

1925  On this day in history andrei Donatovich Sinyavsky, writer/critic   

1925  Abraham PC of Karnebeek, liberal foreign minister (1918-27), dies on October - 08.   

1927  NY Yankees sweep Pirates in 24th World Series on this day in history.   

1927  On this day in history al Duncan, drummer   

1928  Cole Porter & E Ray Goetz' musical "Paris," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history neil Harvey, cricketer (prolific Australian lefty bat of 50's)   

1929  A's Howard Ehmke (7-2) sets World Series record striking out 13 Cubs on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history phila A's beat St Louis Cards, 4 games to 2 in 27th World Series   

1932  On October - 08 the Indian Air Force is established.   

1933  On October - 08 coit Tower dedicated in SF, a monument to firefighters   

1934  On October - 08 bruno Hauptmann is indicted for murder of Lindbergh's son   

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

1935  Ozzie Nelson marries Harriet Hilliard (Ozzie & Harriet) on October - 08.   

1938  On this day in history g Kaufman & Moss Hart's "Fabulous Invalid," premieres in NYC   

1939  On this day in history germany annexes Western Poland   

1940  On this day in history cin Reds beat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3, in 37th World Series   

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1515  Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (d. 1578) was born on October - 08.   

1585  Heinrich Schutz, composer was born on October - 08.   

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 October - 08.   

1676  On October - 08 birth of benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar (d. 1764)   

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

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

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

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  Death of St Mark, the Evangelist, buried in San Marcos minstery in Venice on October - 08.   

1253  On October - 08 robert Grosseteste, English Bishop/expert (optica), dies   

1286  Death of John I of Dreux, Duke of Brittany (b. 1217) on this day in history.   

1317  On this day in history death of fushimi, Emperor of Japan (b. 1265)   

1604  Janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], literature/politician, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1606  Jan, the Aged, count of Nassau/fathered 24, dies on October - 08.