Page 3: Historical Events In March - 08

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

1861  On this day in history st Augustine Florida surrenders to Union armies   

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 this day in history.   

1862  On March - 08 joseph Lee, helped develop playgrounds   

1862  On this day in history adrien de La Fage, composer, dies at 56   

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

1865  On this day in history battle of Kingston NC (Wilcox's ridge, Wise's Forks)   

1865  Battle of Kingston, NC (Wilcox's ridge, Wise's Forks) on March - 08.   

1865  Frederick William Goudy, US, printer/type designer on March - 08.   

1869  Louis Hector Berlioz, French composer (Symphony Fantastic), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1872  On this day in history paul Juon, Russian/Swiss violinist/composer   

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

1876  Franco Alfano, Italian opera composer (Il dottore Antonio) on March - 08.   

1879  On March - 08 m Lichnowsky, writer   

1883  Manuel Gomez Carillo, composer on March - 08.   

1884  1st performance of Edward MacDowell's 2nd Piano suite on March - 08.   

1886  On March - 08 anton Portielje, Dutch radio host/zoo director (Artis)   

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

1887  The telescopic fishing rod, made of steel tubes inside one another, was patented by Everett Horton on March - 08.   

1887  Everett Horton, CT, patents fishing rod of telescoping steel tubes on March - 08.   

1887  Pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian/critic, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1888  Stuart Chase, NH, writer/economist (Tragedy of Waste) on March - 08.   

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

1889  Jens/John Ericsson, Swed/US, engineer (fire extinguisher), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1890  Oswald von Nell-Breuning, German theologist/philosopher on March - 08.   

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

1892  Mátyás Rákosi, Hungarian party leader/premier (1952-53) on March - 08.   

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

1894  On March - 08 new York passes first state dog license law   

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

1896  Volunteers of America forms (NYC) on March - 08.   

1898  On this day in history richard Straus' "Don Quixote", premieres in Keulen   

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1075  Abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist was born on this day in history.   

1286  On March - 08 birth of john III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341)   

1293  Beatrice of Castile, queen of Portugal (d. 1359) was born on March - 08.   

1495  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy) was born on March - 08.   

1495  John of God, Portuguese-born friar and saint (d. 1550) was born on March - 08.   

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

1560  Don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613) was born on March - 08.   

1607  On this day in history birth of johann Rist, composer   

0883  Albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies on March - 08.   

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

1144  On this day in history celestine II, [Guido], Italian Pope (1143-44), dies in battle   

1202  Death of Sverre of Norway on March - 08.   

1223  Death of Wincenty KadÅ‚ubek, Polish chronicler (b. 1161) on March - 08.   

1403  Bajezid I Jildirim, 4th sultan of Turkey (1389-1403), dies at 42 on March - 08.   

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

1550  On this day in history juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55