Historical Events In September - 08

1871  On September - 08 etienne-Joseph Soubre, composer, dies at 57  

1873  On September - 08 david O McKay, Huntsville, Utah, 9th pres of Mormon church  

1879  Nikolay Ivanovich Zaremba, composer, dies at 58 on September - 08.  

1880  Roelof Kranenburg, Dutch social democratic chairman (1st Chamber) on September - 08.  

1881  W Frederik K, prince of Netherlands/general/admiral, dies at 84 on September - 08.  

1882  On this day in history joseph Liouville, French mathematician (surface of Liouville), dies  

1883  On September - 08 northern Pacific RR's last spike driven at Independence Creek, Mont  

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

1886  On September - 08 johannesburg, South Africa, founded  

1886  On September - 08 siegfried L Sassoon, English poet/writer (Counterattack)  

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1888  On this day in history in England the first six Football League matches ever are played.  

1888  Louis Zimmer, Flemish clock maker (Jubelklok/Wonder Clock) on this day in history.  

1889  On this day in history robert A Taft, (Sen-R-Ohio, Taft-Hartley Act)  

1892  The first appearance of "The Pledge of Allegiance" (Youth's Companion) on this day in history.  

1892  On this day in history 1st appearance of "Pledge of Allegiance" (Youth's Companion)  

1894  On September - 08 willem FJ Pijper, Dutch composer/critic  

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

1897  Jimmie Rodgers, Mendoza Miss, country singer/singing brakeman on September - 08.  

1898  Queenie Smith, NYC, actress/dancer (Funny Side) on this day in history.  

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

1899  Vaclav Hugo Zavrtal, composer, dies at 78 on September - 08.  

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 September - 08.  

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

1900  On September - 08 claude D Pepper, (Rep-D-FL, 1963- ), old people's advocate  

1901  On this day in history hendrik F Verwoerd, premier South Africa (1958-66) (assassinated)  

1902  Anthonie Donker, [Prof N Donkersloot], Dutch literary on September - 08.  

1904  On September - 08 carlos Sanchez Malaga, composer  

1905  On this day in history pitts Pirates strand NL record 18 men on base & lose to Reds 8-3  

1905  On this day in history henry Wilcoxon, actor (Cleopatra, Jericho, 10 Commandments)  

1906  On September - 08 andrei P Kirilenko, Russian member of Central Committee of CP  

1907  On this day in history pius X publishes encyclical Pasceni dominici gregis (anti-modernism)  

1907  On September - 08 buck O'Neil, Old Negro League Baseball player  

1908  Geoffrey Hodges, bomb disposal expert on September - 08.  

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0801  On this day in history birth of ansgar, German Catholic archbishop (d. 865)  

0828  Ali al-Hadi, Shia Imam (d. 868) was born on September - 08.  

1157  On September - 08 birth of richard I, [Richard the Lion Hearted], King of England (1189-99)  

1207  On September - 08 birth of sancho II, king of Portugal  

1271  Charles Martel d'Anjou, son of Charles II of Naples (d. 1295) was born on this day in history.  

1380  Bernardinus of Siena, Italian saint was born on September - 08.  

1474  Ludovico Ariosto, Italy, poet (Orlando Furioso) was born on this day in history.  

1515  Alfonso Salmeron, Spanish Jesuit biblical scholar (d. 1585) was born on September - 08.  

0394  Death of Arbogast, French general, commits suicide on this day in history.  

0701  Sergius I, Syrian/Italian Pope (687-701), dies on this day in history.  

0780  Leo IV de Chazaar, Byzantine Emperor (775-80), dies on this day in history.  

0876  On September - 08 lodewijk de Duitser, king of East French Republic (833-76), dies at 72  

1100  On this day in history clement III, [Wibert van Ravenna], 1st anti-pope (1084-1100), dies  

1397  Death of Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester on September - 08.  

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

1539  On this day in history death of john Stokesley, English churchman