Page 3: Historical Events In December - 08

1886  On this day in history diego Rivera, [Lenin of Mexico], Mexico, painter/wife of Frida Kahlo   

1887  On December - 08 vicente Emilio Sojo, composer   

1888  Fiske Kimball, US architect/art historian on this day in history.   

1889  W Hervey Allen, US writer/poet (Anthony Adverse) on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history bohuslav Jan Martinu, Policka Czechoslovakia, composer (Hry o Marti)   

1894  The birth of James Thurber, American writer on December - 08.   

1894  On this day in history james (Grover) Thurber, Columbus Ohio, humorist (Men, Women & Dogs)   

1894  On December - 08 willem JF Nuyens, Dutch physician/RC historian, dies at 71   

1895  Battle at Amba Alagi: Ethiopian emperor Menelik II drives Italian general Baratieri's out on this day in history.   

1896  Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Missing 3 Quarter" (BG) on this day in history.   

1896  Earnest Angel, German statistician (Law of Angel), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1897  On December - 08 leslie Heward, composer   

1899  On this day in history natal: British fall/burst out belegerd Ladysmith   

1899  On this day in history james "Pigmeat" Jarrett, pianist   

1900  Henry Russell, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1902  On December - 08 oliver Wendell Holmes Jr became Associate Justice on Supreme Court   

1903  Adele Simpson, NYC, fashion designer (Neiman-Marcus Award-1946) on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history herbert Spencer, British engineer/philosopher, dies at 83   

1904  On December - 08 wilmer L Allison Jr, tennis champ (US Open-1935)   

1905  Charles Cushing, composer on December - 08.   

1906  On December - 08 richard Llewellyn, Wales, novelist (How Green Was My Valley)   

1907  On this day in history king Gustaf V of Sweden accedes to the Swedish throne.   

1907  Tony Aubin, composer on this day in history.   

1907  On December - 08 oscar II Frederick, King of Sweden (-1907)/Norway (-1905), dies   

1908  On this day in history john Volpe, (Gov-Mass)/US Secretary of Treasury (1969-73)   

1909  Bird banding society found on December - 08.   

1911  On December - 08 lee J Cobb, NYC, actor (Virginian, 12 Angry Men, On the Waterfront)   

1912  On this day in history jura Soyfer, writer   

1913  On December - 08 construction starts on Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco   

1913  On this day in history construction starts on Palace of Fine Arts in SF   

1913  On this day in history delmore Schwartz, US, poet/short story writer/critic (Shenandoah)   

1914  British & German fleets battle at Falkland Island on December - 08.   

1915  Jean Sibelius' 5th Symphony in E, premieres on this day in history.   

1915  On December - 08 denis Harding, soldier   

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1508  On December - 08 birth of gemma Frisius, [Jemme Reinersz], Frisian geographer/astronomer   

1574  Maria Anna of Bavaria, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1616) was born on December - 08.   

1626  On December - 08 birth of christina, queen of Sweden who abdicated after becoming Catholic   

1678  On December - 08 birth of horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton, English diplomat (d. 1757)   

1699  Maria Josepha of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1757) was born on December - 08.   

1704  On this day in history birth of anton de Haen, medical expert (Ratio Medendi)   

1708  On this day in history birth of francis I, Holy Roman emperor (1745-1765)   

1715  On December - 08 birth of john Althuysen, Frisian vicar/poet (Frisianche rymlery)   

0644  On this day in history death of omar I, 2nd kalief of Islam, murdered   

0899  Arnulf of Carinthia, last emperor of Austria-France, dies on December - 08.   

1292  On this day in history john Peckham, English archbishop of Canterbury, dies at 62   

1587  On this day in history death of mary, Queen of Scots (1560-1587), executed   

1596  On December - 08 death of luis de Carabajal, 1st Jewish author in America, executed in Mexico   

1626  On this day in history death of john Davies, English poet (b. 1569)   

1632  On this day in history death of philippe van Lansberge, Flemish astronomer (b. 1561)   

1643  John Pym, English House of Commons member, dies at about 59 on December - 08.