Page 4: Historical Events In September - 08

1871  Etienne-Joseph Soubre, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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

1879  On this day in history nikolay Ivanovich Zaremba, composer, dies at 58   

1880  Roelof Kranenburg, Dutch social democratic chairman (1st Chamber) on this day in history.   

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 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 this day in history.   

1886  Johannesburg, South Africa, founded on September - 08.   

1886  Siegfried L Sassoon, English poet/writer (Counterattack) on this day in history.   

1888  On September - 08 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  Adam Opel, German manufacturer (motorcars), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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

1898  On September - 08 queenie Smith, NYC, actress/dancer (Funny Side)   

1899  On September - 08 british govt sends an additional 10,000 troops to Natal South Africa   

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

1900  6,000 killed when a hurricane &tidal wave destroys Galveston, Texas, most deadly in US history on this day in history.   

1900  A huricane strikes Galveston, TX, killing 6,000 people on September - 08.   

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

1900  On this day in history claude D Pepper, (Rep-D-FL, 1963- ), old people's advocate   

1901  Hendrik F Verwoerd, premier South Africa (1958-66) (assassinated) on September - 08.   

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

1904  On September - 08 carlos Sanchez Malaga, composer   

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

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  Pius X publishes encyclical Pasceni dominici gregis (anti-modernism) on September - 08.   

1907  On this day in history buck O'Neil, Old Negro League Baseball player   

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

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0801  Ansgar, German Catholic archbishop (d. 865) was born on this day in history.   

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

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  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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history sergius I, Syrian/Italian Pope (687-701), dies   

0780  Leo IV de Chazaar, Byzantine Emperor (775-80), dies on September - 08.   

0876  Lodewijk de Duitser, king of East French Republic (833-76), dies at 72 on September - 08.   

1100  Clement III, [Wibert van Ravenna], 1st anti-pope (1084-1100), dies on September - 08.   

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

1425  On this day in history death of king Charles III of Navarre (b. 1361)   

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