Page 5: Historical Events In September - 08
Thursday, 04 December 2025
1910 Gella Allaert, Flemish actress (La Round) on this day in history. 

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

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 this day in history. 

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 On this day in history 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 September - 08. 

1918 Derek Barton, British chemist (Nobel 1969) on this day in history. 

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 On September - 08 david Johan Kvandal, composer 

1920 On this day in history air mail service between New York and San Francisco begins. 

1920 US Air Mail service begins (NYC to SF) on this day in history. 

1921 On this day in history 1st Miss America crowned (Margaret Gorman of Washington DC) 

1921 On this day in history hans Ulrich Engelmann, German composer (Ophelia) 

1922 On September - 08 lyndon LaRouche, American presidental candidate (1980) 

1923 Honda Point Disaster: nine US Navy destroyers run aground off the California coast. Seven are lost on September - 08. 

1923 Alan Weeks, sports commentator on September - 08. 

1924 On this day in history alexandra Kollontai of Russia becomes 1st woman ambassador 

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

1925 Alexander Nikolayevich Kholminov, composer on September - 08. 

1926 Germany is admitted into the League of Nations on this day in history. 

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

1930 NYC public schools begin teaching Hebrew on September - 08. 

1930 On September - 08 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 On this day in history 54th US Mens Tennis: Fred Perry beats Wilmer L Allison (64 63 16 86) 

1935 On September - 08 willy de Supervise swims runs world record 200 m freestyle (2:25.2) 

1935 On this day in history carl Austin Weiss, murderer of Sen Huey Long, shot down 

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