Historical Events In September - 08

1871  On this day in history etienne-Joseph Soubre, composer, dies at 57  

1873  David O McKay, Huntsville, Utah, 9th pres of Mormon church on September - 08.  

1879  Nikolay Ivanovich Zaremba, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

1880  On September - 08 roelof Kranenburg, Dutch social democratic chairman (1st Chamber)  

1881  On September - 08 w Frederik K, prince of Netherlands/general/admiral, dies at 84  

1882  Joseph Liouville, French mathematician (surface of Liouville), dies on September - 08.  

1883  Northern Pacific RR's last spike driven at Independence Creek, Mont on September - 08.  

1883  NY Giants score 13 runs in an inning against Phillies on September - 08.  

1886  On this day in history johannesburg, South Africa, founded  

1886  Siegfried L Sassoon, English poet/writer (Counterattack) on September - 08.  

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1888  In England the first six Football League matches ever are played on September - 08.  

1888  On September - 08 louis Zimmer, Flemish clock maker (Jubelklok/Wonder Clock)  

1889  Robert A Taft, (Sen-R-Ohio, Taft-Hartley Act) on September - 08.  

1892  The first appearance of "The Pledge of Allegiance" (Youth's Companion) on September - 08.  

1892  1st appearance of "Pledge of Allegiance" (Youth's Companion) on September - 08.  

1894  Willem FJ Pijper, Dutch composer/critic on this day in history.  

1895  On this day in history adam Opel, German manufacturer (motorcars), dies at 58  

1897  On September - 08 jimmie Rodgers, Mendoza Miss, country singer/singing brakeman  

1898  On this day in history queenie Smith, NYC, actress/dancer (Funny Side)  

1899  British govt sends an additional 10,000 troops to Natal South Africa on September - 08.  

1899  On September - 08 vaclav Hugo Zavrtal, composer, dies at 78  

1900  On September - 08 6,000 killed when a hurricane &tidal wave destroys Galveston, Texas, most deadly in US history  

1900  A huricane strikes Galveston, TX, killing 6,000 people on this day in history.  

1900  6,000 killed when a hurricane & tidal wave strikes Galveston, Texas on September - 08.  

1900  Claude D Pepper, (Rep-D-FL, 1963- ), old people's advocate on September - 08.  

1901  On September - 08 hendrik F Verwoerd, premier South Africa (1958-66) (assassinated)  

1902  On this day in history anthonie Donker, [Prof N Donkersloot], Dutch literary  

1904  On this day in history carlos Sanchez Malaga, composer  

1905  On September - 08 pitts Pirates strand NL record 18 men on base & lose to Reds 8-3  

1905  Henry Wilcoxon, actor (Cleopatra, Jericho, 10 Commandments) on this day in history.  

1906  Andrei P Kirilenko, Russian member of Central Committee of CP on this day in history.  

1907  Pius X publishes encyclical Pasceni dominici gregis (anti-modernism) on this day in history.  

1907  Buck O'Neil, Old Negro League Baseball player on this day in history.  

1908  On this day in history geoffrey Hodges, bomb disposal expert  

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0801  On September - 08 birth of ansgar, German Catholic archbishop (d. 865)  

0828  On September - 08 birth of ali al-Hadi, Shia Imam (d. 868)  

1157  Richard I, [Richard the Lion Hearted], King of England (1189-99) was born on September - 08.  

1207  Sancho II, king of Portugal was born on this day in history.  

1271  On this day in history birth of charles Martel d'Anjou, son of Charles II of Naples (d. 1295)  

1380  On September - 08 birth of bernardinus of Siena, Italian saint  

1474  Ludovico Ariosto, Italy, poet (Orlando Furioso) was born on September - 08.  

1515  On this day in history birth of alfonso Salmeron, Spanish Jesuit biblical scholar (d. 1585)  

0394  On this day in history death of arbogast, French general, commits suicide  

0701  On September - 08 sergius I, Syrian/Italian Pope (687-701), dies  

0780  On this day in history leo IV de Chazaar, Byzantine Emperor (775-80), dies  

0876  On this day in history lodewijk de Duitser, king of East French Republic (833-76), dies at 72  

1100  On September - 08 clement III, [Wibert van Ravenna], 1st anti-pope (1084-1100), dies  

1397  On this day in history death of thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester.  

1425  Death of King Charles III of Navarre (b. 1361) on this day in history.  

1539  On September - 08 death of john Stokesley, English churchman