Historical Events In March - 08

1898  On March - 08 richard Straus' "Don Quixote," premieres in Keulen   

1898  On March - 08 louise Beavers, Cin Ohio, actress (Beulah-Beulah, Made for each other)   

1899  On March - 08 eric Linklater, Scotland, novelist/poet (Blue Swallows)   

1900  NL decides to go with 8 teams They exclude Baltimore, Cleveland, Louisville & Washington (in 1953 Boston Braves move to Milwaukee) on March - 08.   

1901  Samuel Benfield Steele, commanding Lord Strathcona's Horse, arrives back in Halifax with his regiment after fighting the Boers in South Africa on March - 08.   

1901  On this day in history karl Freiherr von Stumm-Halberg, German politician, dies at 64   

1902  1st performance of Jean Sibelius' 2nd Symphony on March - 08.   

1902  Jennings Randolph, (Sen) on this day in history.   

1904  Hugh Trumble takes a hat-trick in his final Test Cricket match on March - 08.   

1906  On March - 08 stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Smiths Falls (Ont) in 2 games   

1907  Charles Boost, movie critic on this day in history.   

1908  On March - 08 collingwood Elementary (Cleveland) burns, kills 173 kids &2 teachers   

1908  On March - 08 dutch utopist Frederick of Eden speaks in Carnegie Hall, New York   

1908  First International Women's Day, founded by German labor activist Clara Zetkin on March - 08.   

1908  Dutch utopist Frederick of Eden speaks in Carnegie Hall, NY on this day in history.   

1909  Anthony Donato, composer on March - 08.   

1910  On March - 08 baroness Raymonde de Laroche of Paris France becomes first licensed female pilot   

1910  Baroness Raymonde de Laroche of Paris is 1st licensed female pilot on this day in history.   

1911  On March - 08 1st International Woman's Day   

1911  On this day in history alan Hovhaness, Somerville Mass, composer (Lousadzak, Ukiyo)   

1913  Internal Revenue Service begins to levy &collect income taxes on this day in history.   

1913  Federal League organizes with 6 teams on this day in history.   

1914  Jacob B Bakema, urban developer (St Louis Missouri) on March - 08.   

1915  On March - 08 the first US navy minelayer, Baltimore, commissioned   

1915  1st US navy minelayer, Baltimore, commissioned on March - 08.   

1915  On this day in history vivien John, artist   

1916  On March - 08 uS invades Cuba for 3rd time, this to end corrupt Menocal regime   

1916  R W Schnell, writer on March - 08.   

1917  On this day in history russian revolution breaks out (in Petrograd/St Petersburg)   

1917  Russian revolution breaks out [OS=Feb 24] (in Petrograd) on March - 08.   

1917  A Marja, [ATE Mooy], Dutch literary (Shreds on the River) on this day in history.   

1917  On March - 08 ferdinand von Zeppelin, Dutch count/air pioneer, dies at 78   

1918  On March - 08 the first case of Spanish flu occurs, the start of a devastating worldwide pandemic.   

1918  Alan Hale [MacKahan] Jr, LA Calif, actor (Skipper-Gilligan's Island) on this day in history.   

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1075  On this day in history birth of abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist   

1286  John III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341) was born on this day in history.   

1293  On this day in history birth of beatrice of Castile, queen of Portugal (d. 1359)   

1495  On March - 08 birth of juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy)   

1495  On March - 08 birth of john of God, Portuguese-born friar and saint (d. 1550)   

1514  Amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1562) was born on this day in history.   

1560  On March - 08 birth of don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613)   

1607  Johann Rist, composer was born on March - 08.   

0883  On this day in history albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies   

1126  On this day in history death of urraca of Castile (b. 1082)   

1144  On March - 08 celestine II, [Guido], Italian Pope (1143-44), dies in battle   

1202  On March - 08 death of sverre of Norway   

1223  Death of Wincenty KadÅ‚ubek, Polish chronicler (b. 1161) on this day in history.   

1403  On this day in history bajezid I Jildirim, 4th sultan of Turkey (1389-1403), dies at 42   

1466  On March - 08 francesco Sforza, Italian condottiere/duke of Milan, dies at 64   

1550  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55 on March - 08.