Page 4: Historical Events In October - 08

1887  On this day in history phillies set club record 16th straight victory   

1888  Clifford Heatherley, Preston England, actress (For Love or Money) on this day in history.   

1888  Jules J baron d'Anethan, Belgian Minister of Justice, dies on October - 08.   

1890  On this day in history cyril Rutherford "Snuffy" Browne, cricketer (pioneer WI Test player)   

1892  On this day in history sergei Rachmaninoff 1st performs "Prelude in C-sharp-Minor" in Moscow   

1895  The birth of Juan Peron, Argentine general, and former President on October - 08.   

1895  Ohio Valley Improvement Association forms on this day in history.   

1895  On October - 08 jeanne G van Schaik-Willing, Dutch author (Sinner & the Girl)   

1895  Charles Oberthur, composer, dies at 76 on October - 08.   

1896  On October - 08 dow Jones starts reporting an average of industrial stocks   

1896  On October - 08 dow Jones starts reporting an average of selected industrial stocks   

1897  On October - 08 emperor Karl Joseph I named Gustav Mahler director of Opera   

1897  Rouben Mamoulian, movie director/author (Mark of Zorro, Applause) on this day in history.   

1897  Martin Pluddemann, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1898  1st Canadian Intercollegiate football game: McGill beats Queen's, 3-2 on October - 08.   

1898  Clarence Williams, composer on this day in history.   

1899  On this day in history milner Connorton Gray, designer   

1900  On this day in history geoffrey Alan Jellicoe, landscape architect   

1901  On this day in history eivind Groven, composer   

1903  On this day in history j M Synge's "In the Shadow of the Glen," premieres in Dublin   

1903  On October - 08 lina Radke, Germany, 800m runner (Olympic-gold-1928)   

1904  1st Vanderbilt Cup auto race (Hicksville, Long Island, NY) on this day in history.   

1904  On October - 08 gustav Ratzenhofer, Austria sociologist/philosopher, dies at 62   

1906  Karl Nessler demonstrates 1st 'permanent wave' for hair, in London on October - 08.   

1907  Howard Joslin, GA, actor (Quebec, Detective Story) on October - 08.   

1907  On October - 08 alfred, Liechtensteins noble of Austrian Herrenhaus, dies at 65   

1908  On October - 08 nY Giants set season attendance record at 910,000 (broken in 1920)   

1908  Paul Van Buskirk Yoder, composer on this day in history.   

1909  Chicago Cubs beat NY Giants 4-2 in a playoff to win NL pennant on this day in history.   

1909  Bill Hewitt, NFL end (Chicago Bears, Phila Eagles) on October - 08.   

1910  On October - 08 raymod Gray Lewis, Ontario Canada, 4X400 relayer (Olympic-bronze-1932)   

1912  First Balkan War begins on this day in history.   

1912  On October - 08 1st Balkan War begins   

1912  On this day in history wilhelm Kuhe, composer, dies at 88   

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1515  On this day in history birth of margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (d. 1578)   

1585  On this day in history birth of heinrich Schutz, composer   

1619  Philipp von Zesen, German poet/historian (Amsterdam) was born on this day in history.   

1621  On October - 08 birth of maximilian H of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/bishop of Hildesheim   

1676  Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar (d. 1764) was born on this day in history.   

1690  On October - 08 birth of jaime de Casellas, composer   

1692  Antonio Palella, composer was born on this day in history.   

1697  Cornelis Consolation, Dutch portrait painter (Unseemly Love) was born on October - 08.   

0705  Abd al-Malik, kalief of Damascus, dies on this day in history.   

0976  On October - 08 death of jelena of Zadar, Croatian queen   

1094  On this day in history death of st Mark, the Evangelist, buried in San Marcos minstery in Venice   

1253  On this day in history robert Grosseteste, English Bishop/expert (optica), dies   

1286  Death of John I of Dreux, Duke of Brittany (b. 1217) on this day in history.   

1317  Death of Fushimi, Emperor of Japan (b. 1265) on this day in history.   

1604  On this day in history janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], literature/politician, dies at 58   

1606  Jan, the Aged, count of Nassau/fathered 24, dies on October - 08.