Historical Events In September - 08

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

1912  On September - 08 alexander Mackendrick, Boston, director (Man in the White Suit, Mandy)  

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  The birth of Robert Wise, American film director on this day in history.  

1914  British trader Oceanic sinks off Scotland on September - 08.  

1914  On September - 08 dimitrios I, patriarch (primus interparis orthodox Christians)  

1914  On September - 08 william E Darwin, British son of Charles Darwin, dies at 74  

1915  Assn of Negro Life & History founded on September - 08.  

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

1917  Charles Edouard Lefebvre, composer, dies at 74 on September - 08.  

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1918  On September - 08 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 September - 08.  

1919  On this day in history david Johan Kvandal, composer  

1920  On September - 08 air mail service between New York and San Francisco begins.  

1920  US Air Mail service begins (NYC to SF) on September - 08.  

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

1921  Hans Ulrich Engelmann, German composer (Ophelia) on September - 08.  

1922  On this day in history 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  On this day in history alan Weeks, sports commentator  

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

1924  On September - 08 wendell H Ford, (Sen-D-Kentucky, 1974- )  

1925  Alexander Nikolayevich Kholminov, composer on September - 08.  

1926  On this day in history germany is admitted into the League of Nations.  

1926  On this day in history league of Nations Assembly voted unanimously to admit Germany  

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

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

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

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

1933  On September - 08 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  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 this day in history.  

1157  Richard I, [Richard the Lion Hearted], King of England (1189-99) was born on September - 08.  

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 this day in history birth of bernardinus of Siena, Italian saint  

1474  Ludovico Ariosto, Italy, poet (Orlando Furioso) was born on September - 08.  

1515  On September - 08 birth of alfonso Salmeron, Spanish Jesuit biblical scholar (d. 1585)  

0394  On September - 08 death of arbogast, French general, commits suicide  

0701  Sergius I, Syrian/Italian Pope (687-701), dies on this day in history.  

0780  Leo IV de Chazaar, Byzantine Emperor (775-80), dies on this day in history.  

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

1100  On September - 08 clement III, [Wibert van Ravenna], 1st anti-pope (1084-1100), dies  

1397  On September - 08 death of thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester.  

1425  On September - 08 death of king Charles III of Navarre (b. 1361)  

1539  On this day in history death of john Stokesley, English churchman