Page 5: Historical Events In September - 08

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1914  William E Darwin, British son of Charles Darwin, dies at 74 on September - 08.   

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

1915  Frank Cady, actor (Mr Drucker-Green Acres) on this day in history.   

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  David Johan Kvandal, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1921  On September - 08 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 this day in history.   

1923  Alan Weeks, sports commentator on September - 08.   

1924  Alexandra Kollontai of Russia becomes 1st woman ambassador on September - 08.   

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

1925  On September - 08 alexander Nikolayevich Kholminov, composer   

1926  On September - 08 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 this day in history.   

1930  The first appearance of the comic strip "Blondie" on September - 08.   

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 this day in history faisal I ibn Hussein ibn Ali, 1st king of Iraq/Syria, dies at 50   

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

1934  54th US Mens Tennis: Fred Perry beats Wilmer L Allison (64 63 16 86) on September - 08.   

1935  On September - 08 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 this day in history birth of ansgar, German Catholic archbishop (d. 865)   

0828  On this day in history birth of ali al-Hadi, Shia Imam (d. 868)   

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  Charles Martel d'Anjou, son of Charles II of Naples (d. 1295) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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  On this day in history sergius I, Syrian/Italian Pope (687-701), dies   

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

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  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 September - 08.   

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