Historical Events In September - 08

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

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

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

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

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

1883  On September - 08 nY Giants score 13 runs in an inning against Phillies  

1886  On September - 08 johannesburg, South Africa, founded  

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

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

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

1889  Robert A Taft, (Sen-R-Ohio, Taft-Hartley Act) on this day in history.  

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

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

1894  On this day in history willem FJ Pijper, Dutch composer/critic  

1895  Adam Opel, German manufacturer (motorcars), dies at 58 on September - 08.  

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

1898  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history 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  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 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  Ali al-Hadi, Shia Imam (d. 868) was born on September - 08.  

1157  On this day in history birth of richard I, [Richard the Lion Hearted], King of England (1189-99)  

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

1271  On September - 08 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  On September - 08 birth of ludovico Ariosto, Italy, poet (Orlando Furioso)  

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

0780  On September - 08 leo IV de Chazaar, Byzantine Emperor (775-80), dies  

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

1100  On September - 08 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  On September - 08 death of king Charles III of Navarre (b. 1361)  

1539  Death of John Stokesley, English churchman on September - 08.