Page 3: Historical Events In December - 08

1886  Diego Rivera, [Lenin of Mexico], Mexico, painter/wife of Frida Kahlo on December - 08.   

1887  Vicente Emilio Sojo, composer on December - 08.   

1888  Fiske Kimball, US architect/art historian on December - 08.   

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

1890  Bohuslav Jan Martinu, Policka Czechoslovakia, composer (Hry o Marti) on December - 08.   

1894  On December - 08 the birth of James Thurber, American writer   

1894  James (Grover) Thurber, Columbus Ohio, humorist (Men, Women & Dogs) on this day in history.   

1894  On this day in history willem JF Nuyens, Dutch physician/RC historian, dies at 71   

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

1896  On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Missing 3 Quarter" (BG)   

1896  On this day in history earnest Angel, German statistician (Law of Angel), dies at 75   

1897  Leslie Heward, composer on December - 08.   

1899  Natal: British fall/burst out belegerd Ladysmith on this day in history.   

1899  James "Pigmeat" Jarrett, pianist on December - 08.   

1900  Henry Russell, composer, dies at 87 on December - 08.   

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 December - 08.   

1903  Herbert Spencer, British engineer/philosopher, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1904  Wilmer L Allison Jr, tennis champ (US Open-1935) on December - 08.   

1905  Charles Cushing, composer on December - 08.   

1906  Richard Llewellyn, Wales, novelist (How Green Was My Valley) on this day in history.   

1907  King Gustaf V of Sweden accedes to the Swedish throne on this day in history.   

1907  Tony Aubin, composer on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history oscar II Frederick, King of Sweden (-1907)/Norway (-1905), dies   

1908  John Volpe, (Gov-Mass)/US Secretary of Treasury (1969-73) on this day in history.   

1909  On this day in history bird banding society found   

1911  Lee J Cobb, NYC, actor (Virginian, 12 Angry Men, On the Waterfront) on this day in history.   

1912  On this day in history jura Soyfer, writer   

1913  Construction starts on Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco on December - 08.   

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

1913  Delmore Schwartz, US, poet/short story writer/critic (Shenandoah) on December - 08.   

1914  On December - 08 british & German fleets battle at Falkland Island   

1915  On December - 08 jean Sibelius' 5th Symphony in E, premieres   

1915  Denis Harding, soldier on December - 08.   

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1508  On this day in history birth of gemma Frisius, [Jemme Reinersz], Frisian geographer/astronomer   

1574  On this day in history birth of maria Anna of Bavaria, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1616)   

1626  Christina, queen of Sweden who abdicated after becoming Catholic was born on December - 08.   

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

1699  On December - 08 birth of maria Josepha of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1757)   

1704  Anton de Haen, medical expert (Ratio Medendi) was born on this day in history.   

1708  Francis I, Holy Roman emperor (1745-1765) was born on December - 08.   

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

0644  On December - 08 death of omar I, 2nd kalief of Islam, murdered   

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

1292  John Peckham, English archbishop of Canterbury, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1587  On December - 08 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  Death of John Davies, English poet (b. 1569) on this day in history.   

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.