Page 3: Historical Events In March - 08

1861  St Augustine FL surrenders to Union armies on March - 08.   

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 this day in history 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 March - 08.   

1862  Adrien de La Fage, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1862  On this day in history naval Engagement at Hampton Roads VA: CSS Virginia, Jamestown &Yorktown vs USS Cumberland, Congress &Monitor   

1865  Battle of Kingston NC (Wilcox's ridge, Wise's Forks) on this day in history.   

1865  Battle of Kingston, NC (Wilcox's ridge, Wise's Forks) on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history millard Fillmore, 13th president (1850-53), dies of at 74   

1876  On this day in history franco Alfano, Italian opera composer (Il dottore Antonio)   

1879  On this day in history m Lichnowsky, writer   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1891  Sam Jaffe, NYC, actor (Gunga Din, Dr Zorba-Ben Casey) on this day in history.   

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

1894  On March - 08 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 this day in history.   

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

1495  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy) was born on this day in history.   

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

1514  On March - 08 birth of amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1562)   

1560  On this day in history birth of don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613)   

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

0883  On March - 08 albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies   

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

1144  Celestine II, [Guido], Italian Pope (1143-44), dies in battle on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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