Historical Events In March - 08

1861  St Augustine FL surrenders to Union armies on this day in history.   

1861  St Augustine Florida surrenders to Union armies on this day in history.   

1862  On March - 08 battle of Elkhorn Tavern ends with Confederate withdrawal   

1862  On March - 08 confederate ironclad "Merrimack" launched   

1862  Naval Engagement at Hampton Roads VA CSS Virginia, Jamestown &Yorktown vs USS Cumberland, Congress &Monitor on March - 08.   

1862  Joseph Lee, helped develop playgrounds on this day in history.   

1862  On March - 08 adrien de La Fage, composer, dies at 56   

1862  On March - 08 naval Engagement at Hampton Roads VA: CSS Virginia, Jamestown &Yorktown vs USS Cumberland, Congress &Monitor   

1865  On March - 08 battle of Kingston NC (Wilcox's ridge, Wise's Forks)   

1865  On March - 08 battle of Kingston, NC (Wilcox's ridge, Wise's Forks)   

1865  On this day in history frederick William Goudy, US, printer/type designer   

1869  On March - 08 louis Hector Berlioz, French composer (Symphony Fantastic), dies at 65   

1872  Paul Juon, Russian/Swiss violinist/composer on this day in history.   

1874  On March - 08 millard Fillmore, 13th president (1850-53), dies of at 74   

1876  On March - 08 franco Alfano, Italian opera composer (Il dottore Antonio)   

1879  M Lichnowsky, writer on this day in history.   

1883  On this day in history manuel Gomez Carillo, composer   

1884  On this day in history 1st performance of Edward MacDowell's 2nd Piano suite   

1886  On this day in history anton Portielje, Dutch radio host/zoo director (Artis)   

1887  On March - 08 everett Horton, Connecticut, patents fishing rod of telescoping steel tubes   

1887  On this day in history the telescopic fishing rod, made of steel tubes inside one another, was patented by Everett Horton.   

1887  On this day in history everett Horton, CT, patents fishing rod of telescoping steel tubes   

1887  Pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian/critic, dies at 73 on March - 08.   

1888  Stuart Chase, NH, writer/economist (Tragedy of Waste) on this day in history.   

1889  On March - 08 oscar Ewing, US govt official (Everybody's Business)   

1889  On this day in history jens/John Ericsson, Swed/US, engineer (fire extinguisher), dies at 85   

1890  On this day in history oswald von Nell-Breuning, German theologist/philosopher   

1891  On March - 08 sam Jaffe, NYC, actor (Gunga Din, Dr Zorba-Ben Casey)   

1892  On this day in history mátyás Rákosi, Hungarian party leader/premier (1952-53)   

1894  On this day in history a dog license law was enacted in the state of New York.   

1894  New York passes first state dog license law on March - 08.   

1894  On this day in history the state of New York enacts the nation's first dog-licensing law.   

1896  On this day in history volunteers of America forms (NYC)   

1898  Richard Straus' "Don Quixote", premieres in Keulen on March - 08.   

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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 March - 08.   

1293  Beatrice of Castile, queen of Portugal (d. 1359) was born on this day in history.   

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 March - 08.   

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

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

0883  Albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies on this day in history.   

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  Death of Sverre of Norway on March - 08.   

1223  On this day in history death of wincenty KadÅ‚ubek, Polish chronicler (b. 1161)   

1403  On March - 08 bajezid I Jildirim, 4th sultan of Turkey (1389-1403), dies at 42   

1466  Francesco Sforza, Italian condottiere/duke of Milan, dies at 64 on March - 08.   

1550  On March - 08 juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55