Page 5: Historical Events In September - 08

1910  Gella Allaert, Flemish actress (La Round) on this day in history.   

1912  On this day in history alexander Mackendrick, Boston, director (Man in the White Suit, Mandy)   

1914  On September - 08 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  The birth of Robert Wise, American film director on September - 08.   

1914  On this day in history british trader Oceanic sinks off Scotland   

1914  Dimitrios I, patriarch (primus interparis orthodox Christians) on this day in history.   

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

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

1915  Frank Cady, actor (Mr Drucker-Green Acres) on September - 08.   

1917  On September - 08 charles Edouard Lefebvre, composer, dies at 74   

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  David Johan Kvandal, composer on September - 08.   

1920  Air mail service between New York and San Francisco begins on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history uS Air Mail service begins (NYC to SF)   

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  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 this day in history.   

1923  On September - 08 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  On September - 08 alexander Nikolayevich Kholminov, composer   

1926  On September - 08 germany is admitted into the League of Nations.   

1926  On September - 08 league of Nations Assembly voted unanimously to admit Germany   

1930  On this day in history nYC public schools begin teaching Hebrew   

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  On September - 08 spain's 2nd govt of Azaña forms   

1933  Faisal I ibn Hussein ibn Ali, 1st king of Iraq/Syria, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

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  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  Ansgar, German Catholic archbishop (d. 865) was born on September - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

1271  Charles Martel d'Anjou, son of Charles II of Naples (d. 1295) was born on September - 08.   

1380  Bernardinus of Siena, Italian saint was born on September - 08.   

1474  On this day in history 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 September - 08 death of arbogast, French general, commits suicide   

0701  On September - 08 sergius I, Syrian/Italian Pope (687-701), dies   

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 September - 08.   

1100  On this day in history clement III, [Wibert van Ravenna], 1st anti-pope (1084-1100), dies   

1397  Death of Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester on this day in history.   

1425  Death of King Charles III of Navarre (b. 1361) on this day in history.   

1539  Death of John Stokesley, English churchman on this day in history.