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 March - 08.   

1862  On this day in history battle of Elkhorn Tavern ends with Confederate withdrawal   

1862  Confederate ironclad "Merrimack" launched on this day in history.   

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

1862  Joseph Lee, helped develop playgrounds on March - 08.   

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

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

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

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

1874  Millard Fillmore, 13th president (1850-53), dies of at 74 on this day in history.   

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

1879  M Lichnowsky, writer on this day in history.   

1883  Manuel Gomez Carillo, composer on March - 08.   

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

1886  Anton Portielje, Dutch radio host/zoo director (Artis) on this day in history.   

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

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

1887  Everett Horton, CT, patents fishing rod of telescoping steel tubes on this day in history.   

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

1888  On this day in history stuart Chase, NH, writer/economist (Tragedy of Waste)   

1889  Oscar Ewing, US govt official (Everybody's Business) on March - 08.   

1889  Jens/John Ericsson, Swed/US, engineer (fire extinguisher), dies at 85 on March - 08.   

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  Mátyás Rákosi, Hungarian party leader/premier (1952-53) on this day in history.   

1894  A dog license law was enacted in the state of New York on March - 08.   

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

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

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

1898  Richard Straus' "Don Quixote", premieres in Keulen on this day in history.   

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

1286  John III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341) was born on March - 08.   

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 March - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1607  On March - 08 birth of johann Rist, composer   

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

1126  On March - 08 death of urraca of Castile (b. 1082)   

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

1202  On March - 08 death of sverre of Norway   

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  On this day in history francesco Sforza, Italian condottiere/duke of Milan, dies at 64   

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