Historical Events In September - 08

1910  On this day in history gella Allaert, Flemish actress (La Round)  

1912  Alexander Mackendrick, Boston, director (Man in the White Suit, Mandy) on September - 08.  

1914  On this day in history sS Oceanic,a White Star Liner, built in 1899. She was the first ship to exceed the length of the Great Eastern, at 704 ft overall. After being requistioned on the outbreak of the First World War as an armed merchant cruiser, she was attached to the 10th cruiser squadron of the Royal Navy. On the 8th September, in thick fog, she ran aground on rocks on Foula Island, Shetlands where she became a total loss and was eventually broken up. She had a crew of 400 on board at the time of her accident, all of whom were resued by the Trawler Glenogil.  

1914  On September - 08 the birth of Robert Wise, American film director  

1914  British trader Oceanic sinks off Scotland on this day in history.  

1914  Dimitrios I, patriarch (primus interparis orthodox Christians) on September - 08.  

1914  William E Darwin, British son of Charles Darwin, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1915  On September - 08 assn of Negro Life & History founded  

1915  On this day in history frank Cady, actor (Mr Drucker-Green Acres)  

1917  Charles Edouard Lefebvre, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1918  On this day in history derek Barton, British chemist (Nobel 1969)  

1919  Babe Ruth hits his 26th HR off Jack Quinn in NY, breaking Buck Freeman's 1899 HR mark of 25 on this day in history.  

1919  David Johan Kvandal, composer on September - 08.  

1920  Air mail service between New York and San Francisco begins on September - 08.  

1920  On September - 08 uS Air Mail service begins (NYC to SF)  

1921  On September - 08 1st Miss America crowned (Margaret Gorman of Washington DC)  

1921  Hans Ulrich Engelmann, German composer (Ophelia) on this day in history.  

1922  Lyndon LaRouche, American presidental candidate (1980) on September - 08.  

1923  On this day in history honda Point Disaster: nine US Navy destroyers run aground off the California coast. Seven are lost.  

1923  Alan Weeks, sports commentator on September - 08.  

1924  Alexandra Kollontai of Russia becomes 1st woman ambassador on this day in history.  

1924  Wendell H Ford, (Sen-D-Kentucky, 1974- ) on this day in history.  

1925  On September - 08 alexander Nikolayevich Kholminov, composer  

1926  Germany is admitted into the League of Nations on September - 08.  

1926  League of Nations Assembly voted unanimously to admit Germany on this day in history.  

1930  NYC public schools begin teaching Hebrew on this day in history.  

1930  The first appearance of the comic strip "Blondie" on this day in history.  

1930  On this day in history 1st appearance of comic strip "Blondie"  

1933  Spain's 2nd govt of Azaña forms on this day in history.  

1933  Faisal I ibn Hussein ibn Ali, 1st king of Iraq/Syria, dies at 50 on September - 08.  

1934  On September - 08 134 die in a fire aboard the liner Morro Castle off NJ  

1934  54th US Mens Tennis: Fred Perry beats Wilmer L Allison (64 63 16 86) on this day in history.  

1935  Willy de Supervise swims runs world record 200 m freestyle (2:25.2) on this day in history.  

1935  On September - 08 carl Austin Weiss, murderer of Sen Huey Long, shot down  

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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  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 September - 08.  

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  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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history 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  Death of John Stokesley, English churchman on September - 08.