Historical Events In September - 08
Friday, 31 March 2023
1910 On this day in history gella Allaert, Flemish actress (La Round)
1912 Alexander Mackendrick, Boston, director (Man in the White Suit, Mandy) on this day in history.
1914 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 on September - 08.
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 On September - 08 william E Darwin, British son of Charles Darwin, dies at 74
1915 Assn of Negro Life & History founded on this day in history.
1915 Frank Cady, actor (Mr Drucker-Green Acres) on September - 08.
1917 On this day in history charles Edouard Lefebvre, composer, dies at 74
1918 On September - 08 derek Barton, British chemist (Nobel 1969)
1919 On this day in history babe Ruth hits his 26th HR off Jack Quinn in NY, breaking Buck Freeman's 1899 HR mark of 25
1919 On this day in history david Johan Kvandal, composer
1920 Air mail service between New York and San Francisco begins on September - 08.
1920 US Air Mail service begins (NYC to SF) on this day in history.
1921 1st Miss America crowned (Margaret Gorman of Washington DC) on September - 08.
1921 On this day in history hans Ulrich Engelmann, German composer (Ophelia)
1922 Lyndon LaRouche, American presidental candidate (1980) on this day in history.
1923 On this day in history honda Point Disaster: nine US Navy destroyers run aground off the California coast. Seven are lost.
1923 On this day in history alan Weeks, sports commentator
1924 On this day in history alexandra Kollontai of Russia becomes 1st woman ambassador
1924 Wendell H Ford, (Sen-D-Kentucky, 1974- ) on September - 08.
1925 Alexander Nikolayevich Kholminov, composer on this day in history.
1926 Germany is admitted into the League of Nations on this day in history.
1926 On this day in history league of Nations Assembly voted unanimously to admit Germany
1930 On this day in history nYC public schools begin teaching Hebrew
1930 On this day in history the first appearance of the comic strip "Blondie"
1930 On September - 08 1st appearance of comic strip "Blondie"
1933 On this day in history spain's 2nd govt of Azaña forms
1933 On this day in history faisal I ibn Hussein ibn Ali, 1st king of Iraq/Syria, dies at 50
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 September - 08.
1935 On this day in history willy de Supervise swims runs world record 200 m freestyle (2:25.2)
1935 Carl Austin Weiss, murderer of Sen Huey Long, shot down on September - 08.
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