Page 5: Historical Events In October - 08

1913  On this day in history walter Schumann, NYC, choral director (Ford Show)/composer (Rhenish)   

1915  Battle of Loos, almost 430,000 French, British & Germans killed on this day in history.   

1916  Piper James C. Richardson (16th Cdn. Infanctry Batt.) winds the Victoria Cross at the Somme, France on October - 08.   

1916  Spark Matsunaga, (D-Ha-Sen) on October - 08.   

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

1917  Danny Murtaugh, baseball manager (Pittsburgh Pirates) on October - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1919  On October - 08 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 this day in history.   

1921  Abraham Sarmiento, Filipino Supreme Court jurist on October - 08.   

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

1922  Douglas Gray, archivist on October - 08.   

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  NY Yankees sweep Pirates in 24th World Series on October - 08.   

1927  On October - 08 al Duncan, drummer   

1928  Cole Porter & E Ray Goetz' musical "Paris," premieres in NYC on October - 08.   

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  On this day in history the Indian Air Force is established.   

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

1934  Bruno Hauptmann is indicted for murder of Lindbergh's son on October - 08.   

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

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

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

1939  Germany annexes Western Poland on this day in history.   

1940  Cin Reds beat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3, in 37th World Series on this day in history.   

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

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

1619  On this day in history birth of philipp von Zesen, German poet/historian (Amsterdam)   

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 this day in history.   

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

1692  Antonio Palella, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 October - 08 death of jelena of Zadar, Croatian queen   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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