Historical Events In October - 08

1913  Walter Schumann, NYC, choral director (Ford Show)/composer (Rhenish) on this day in history.   

1915  Battle of Loos, almost 430,000 French, British & Germans killed on this day in history.   

1916  Piper James C. Richardson (16th Cdn. Infanctry Batt.) winds the Victoria Cross at the Somme, France on this day in history.   

1916  Spark Matsunaga, (D-Ha-Sen) on this day in history.   

1917  Trotski named chairman of Petrograd Soviet on October - 08.   

1917  On October - 08 danny Murtaugh, baseball manager (Pittsburgh Pirates)   

1918  On October - 08 capt. Coulson Norman Mitchell (4th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Cambrai, France   

1918  On this day in history sgt Alvin York single-handedly kills 25, captures 132 Germans   

1918  Ron Randell, Sydney Australia, actor (Loves of Carmen, I am a Camera) on this day in history.   

1919  The first transcontinental air race in the United States begins on this day in history.   

1919  On October - 08 bill Anderson, cricketer (played in 1st NZ-Aust Test 1946)   

1919  Eugene Demolder, Belgian writer (Sous la Robe), dies on this day in history.   

1920  On October - 08 frank [Patrick] Herbert, US, sci-fi author (Dune)   

1921  Abraham Sarmiento, Filipino Supreme Court jurist on October - 08.   

1922  NY Giants beat Yankees, 4 games to 0, with a tie in 19th World Series on October - 08.   

1922  Douglas Gray, archivist on October - 08.   

1924  British Labour govt of MacDonald falls to Communists on October - 08.   

1924  On this day in history arkady Vorobyev, Middle heavyweight (Olympic-gold-1956, 60)   

1925  On October - 08 andrei Donatovich Sinyavsky, writer/critic   

1925  On October - 08 abraham PC of Karnebeek, liberal foreign minister (1918-27), dies   

1927  NY Yankees sweep Pirates in 24th World Series on this day in history.   

1927  On this day in history al Duncan, drummer   

1928  On this day in history cole Porter & E Ray Goetz' musical "Paris," premieres in NYC   

1928  On this day in history neil Harvey, cricketer (prolific Australian lefty bat of 50's)   

1929  A's Howard Ehmke (7-2) sets World Series record striking out 13 Cubs on this day in history.   

1930  Phila A's beat St Louis Cards, 4 games to 2 in 27th World Series on October - 08.   

1932  The Indian Air Force is established on this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history coit Tower dedicated in SF, a monument to firefighters   

1934  On this day in history bruno Hauptmann is indicted for murder of Lindbergh's son   

1935  On this day in history ozzie Nelson marries Harriet Hilliard (Ozzie and Harriet)   

1935  On this day in history ozzie Nelson marries Harriet Hilliard (Ozzie & Harriet)   

1938  G Kaufman & Moss Hart's "Fabulous Invalid," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history germany annexes Western Poland   

1940  Cin Reds beat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3, in 37th World Series on October - 08.   

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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  On this day in history birth of philipp von Zesen, German poet/historian (Amsterdam)   

1621  On this day in history 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  Jaime de Casellas, composer was born on this day in history.   

1692  On this day in history birth of antonio Palella, composer   

1697  Cornelis Consolation, Dutch portrait painter (Unseemly Love) was born on this day in history.   

0705  On October - 08 abd al-Malik, kalief of Damascus, dies   

0976  Death of Jelena of Zadar, Croatian queen on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of john I of Dreux, Duke of Brittany (b. 1217)   

1317  On October - 08 death of fushimi, Emperor of Japan (b. 1265)   

1604  On October - 08 janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], literature/politician, dies at 58   

1606  Jan, the Aged, count of Nassau/fathered 24, dies on this day in history.