Historical Events In September - 08

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

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

1879  On September - 08 nikolay Ivanovich Zaremba, composer, dies at 58  

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 this day in history.  

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

1883  On this day in history 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 this day in history johannesburg, South Africa, founded  

1886  On this day in history siegfried L Sassoon, English poet/writer (Counterattack)  

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 September - 08.  

1889  On September - 08 robert A Taft, (Sen-R-Ohio, Taft-Hartley Act)  

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

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 September - 08 adam Opel, German manufacturer (motorcars), dies at 58  

1897  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1899  On this day in history 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  On September - 08 6,000 killed when a hurricane & tidal wave strikes Galveston, Texas  

1900  Claude D Pepper, (Rep-D-FL, 1963- ), old people's advocate on this day in history.  

1901  Hendrik F Verwoerd, premier South Africa (1958-66) (assassinated) on this day in history.  

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

1904  Carlos Sanchez Malaga, composer on this day in history.  

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 September - 08.  

1906  Andrei P Kirilenko, Russian member of Central Committee of CP on September - 08.  

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

1907  Buck O'Neil, Old Negro League Baseball player on September - 08.  

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

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

0828  Ali al-Hadi, Shia Imam (d. 868) was born on this day in history.  

1157  Richard I, [Richard the Lion Hearted], King of England (1189-99) was born on this day in history.  

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 September - 08.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

0701  Sergius I, Syrian/Italian Pope (687-701), dies on September - 08.  

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

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

1425  On September - 08 death of king Charles III of Navarre (b. 1361)  

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