Page 4: Historical Events In March - 08

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

1898  On March - 08 louise Beavers, Cin Ohio, actress (Beulah-Beulah, Made for each other)   

1899  On this day in history eric Linklater, Scotland, novelist/poet (Blue Swallows)   

1900  On March - 08 nL decides to go with 8 teams They exclude Baltimore, Cleveland, Louisville & Washington (in 1953 Boston Braves move to Milwaukee)   

1901  Samuel Benfield Steele, commanding Lord Strathcona's Horse, arrives back in Halifax with his regiment after fighting the Boers in South Africa on March - 08.   

1901  Karl Freiherr von Stumm-Halberg, German politician, dies at 64 on March - 08.   

1902  On March - 08 1st performance of Jean Sibelius' 2nd Symphony   

1902  Jennings Randolph, (Sen) on March - 08.   

1904  Hugh Trumble takes a hat-trick in his final Test Cricket match on March - 08.   

1906  Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Smiths Falls (Ont) in 2 games on March - 08.   

1907  On this day in history charles Boost, movie critic   

1908  Collingwood Elementary (Cleveland) burns, kills 173 kids &2 teachers on March - 08.   

1908  On this day in history dutch utopist Frederick of Eden speaks in Carnegie Hall, New York   

1908  First International Women's Day, founded by German labor activist Clara Zetkin on March - 08.   

1908  Dutch utopist Frederick of Eden speaks in Carnegie Hall, NY on this day in history.   

1909  On March - 08 anthony Donato, composer   

1910  On March - 08 baroness Raymonde de Laroche of Paris France becomes first licensed female pilot   

1910  On this day in history baroness Raymonde de Laroche of Paris is 1st licensed female pilot   

1911  On this day in history 1st International Woman's Day   

1911  Alan Hovhaness, Somerville Mass, composer (Lousadzak, Ukiyo) on March - 08.   

1913  Internal Revenue Service begins to levy &collect income taxes on this day in history.   

1913  On March - 08 federal League organizes with 6 teams   

1914  On this day in history jacob B Bakema, urban developer (St Louis Missouri)   

1915  On this day in history the first US navy minelayer, Baltimore, commissioned   

1915  On March - 08 1st US navy minelayer, Baltimore, commissioned   

1915  On this day in history vivien John, artist   

1916  On March - 08 uS invades Cuba for 3rd time, this to end corrupt Menocal regime   

1916  R W Schnell, writer on this day in history.   

1917  Russian revolution breaks out (in Petrograd/St Petersburg) on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history russian revolution breaks out [OS=Feb 24] (in Petrograd)   

1917  A Marja, [ATE Mooy], Dutch literary (Shreds on the River) on March - 08.   

1917  Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Dutch count/air pioneer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1918  On March - 08 the first case of Spanish flu occurs, the start of a devastating worldwide pandemic.   

1918  On March - 08 alan Hale [MacKahan] Jr, LA Calif, actor (Skipper-Gilligan's Island)   

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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 this day in history.   

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

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

1560  Don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613) was born on this day in history.   

1607  On March - 08 birth of johann Rist, composer   

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

1202  Death of Sverre of Norway on this day in history.   

1223  On March - 08 death of wincenty KadÅ‚ubek, Polish chronicler (b. 1161)   

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

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