Page 4: Historical Events In September - 08

1871  Etienne-Joseph Soubre, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1873  David O McKay, Huntsville, Utah, 9th pres of Mormon church on this day in history.   

1879  Nikolay Ivanovich Zaremba, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1880  Roelof Kranenburg, Dutch social democratic chairman (1st Chamber) on September - 08.   

1881  W Frederik K, prince of Netherlands/general/admiral, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1882  On September - 08 joseph Liouville, French mathematician (surface of Liouville), dies   

1883  On September - 08 northern Pacific RR's last spike driven at Independence Creek, Mont   

1883  NY Giants score 13 runs in an inning against Phillies on September - 08.   

1886  Johannesburg, South Africa, founded on this day in history.   

1886  On September - 08 siegfried L Sassoon, English poet/writer (Counterattack)   

1888  On this day in history in England the first six Football League matches ever are played.   

1888  On September - 08 louis Zimmer, Flemish clock maker (Jubelklok/Wonder Clock)   

1889  On this day in history robert A Taft, (Sen-R-Ohio, Taft-Hartley Act)   

1892  The first appearance of "The Pledge of Allegiance" (Youth's Companion) on this day in history.   

1892  1st appearance of "Pledge of Allegiance" (Youth's Companion) on this day in history.   

1894  On this day in history willem FJ Pijper, Dutch composer/critic   

1895  On September - 08 adam Opel, German manufacturer (motorcars), dies at 58   

1897  On this day in history jimmie Rodgers, Mendoza Miss, country singer/singing brakeman   

1898  On September - 08 queenie Smith, NYC, actress/dancer (Funny Side)   

1899  British govt sends an additional 10,000 troops to Natal South Africa on September - 08.   

1899  Vaclav Hugo Zavrtal, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1900  On September - 08 6,000 killed when a hurricane &tidal wave destroys Galveston, Texas, most deadly in US history   

1900  On this day in history a huricane strikes Galveston, TX, killing 6,000 people.   

1900  6,000 killed when a hurricane & tidal wave strikes Galveston, Texas on September - 08.   

1900  Claude D Pepper, (Rep-D-FL, 1963- ), old people's advocate on September - 08.   

1901  Hendrik F Verwoerd, premier South Africa (1958-66) (assassinated) on September - 08.   

1902  Anthonie Donker, [Prof N Donkersloot], Dutch literary on September - 08.   

1904  Carlos Sanchez Malaga, composer on this day in history.   

1905  On September - 08 pitts Pirates strand NL record 18 men on base & lose to Reds 8-3   

1905  On this day in history henry Wilcoxon, actor (Cleopatra, Jericho, 10 Commandments)   

1906  On this day in history andrei P Kirilenko, Russian member of Central Committee of CP   

1907  On this day in history pius X publishes encyclical Pasceni dominici gregis (anti-modernism)   

1907  Buck O'Neil, Old Negro League Baseball player on September - 08.   

1908  Geoffrey Hodges, bomb disposal expert on September - 08.   

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0801  On September - 08 birth of ansgar, German Catholic archbishop (d. 865)   

0828  On September - 08 birth of ali al-Hadi, Shia Imam (d. 868)   

1157  Richard I, [Richard the Lion Hearted], King of England (1189-99) was born on September - 08.   

1207  On September - 08 birth of sancho II, king of Portugal   

1271  On September - 08 birth of charles Martel d'Anjou, son of Charles II of Naples (d. 1295)   

1380  Bernardinus of Siena, Italian saint was born on September - 08.   

1474  Ludovico Ariosto, Italy, poet (Orlando Furioso) was born on this day in history.   

1515  On September - 08 birth of alfonso Salmeron, Spanish Jesuit biblical scholar (d. 1585)   

0394  Death of Arbogast, French general, commits suicide on this day in history.   

0701  Sergius I, Syrian/Italian Pope (687-701), dies on September - 08.   

0780  Leo IV de Chazaar, Byzantine Emperor (775-80), dies on this day in history.   

0876  On this day in history lodewijk de Duitser, king of East French Republic (833-76), dies at 72   

1100  On this day in history clement III, [Wibert van Ravenna], 1st anti-pope (1084-1100), dies   

1397  Death of Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester on this day in history.   

1425  Death of King Charles III of Navarre (b. 1361) on September - 08.   

1539  Death of John Stokesley, English churchman on September - 08.