Historical Events In December - 08
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1886 On December - 08 diego Rivera, [Lenin of Mexico], Mexico, painter/wife of Frida Kahlo
1887 Vicente Emilio Sojo, composer on this day in history.
1888 Fiske Kimball, US architect/art historian on December - 08.
1889 W Hervey Allen, US writer/poet (Anthony Adverse) on December - 08.
1890 Bohuslav Jan Martinu, Policka Czechoslovakia, composer (Hry o Marti) on this day in history.
1894 On December - 08 the birth of James Thurber, American writer
1894 On this day in history james (Grover) Thurber, Columbus Ohio, humorist (Men, Women & Dogs)
1894 Willem JF Nuyens, Dutch physician/RC historian, dies at 71 on this day in history.
1895 Battle at Amba Alagi: Ethiopian emperor Menelik II drives Italian general Baratieri's out on December - 08.
1896 On December - 08 start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Missing 3 Quarter" (BG)
1896 On this day in history earnest Angel, German statistician (Law of Angel), dies at 75
1897 On this day in history leslie Heward, composer
1899 Natal: British fall/burst out belegerd Ladysmith on this day in history.
1899 James "Pigmeat" Jarrett, pianist on December - 08.
1900 On December - 08 henry Russell, composer, dies at 87
1902 On December - 08 oliver Wendell Holmes Jr became Associate Justice on Supreme Court
1903 On this day in history adele Simpson, NYC, fashion designer (Neiman-Marcus Award-1946)
1903 Herbert Spencer, British engineer/philosopher, dies at 83 on December - 08.
1904 On this day in history wilmer L Allison Jr, tennis champ (US Open-1935)
1905 Charles Cushing, composer on December - 08.
1906 On December - 08 richard Llewellyn, Wales, novelist (How Green Was My Valley)
1907 On December - 08 king Gustaf V of Sweden accedes to the Swedish throne.
1907 Tony Aubin, composer on this day in history.
1907 On December - 08 oscar II Frederick, King of Sweden (-1907)/Norway (-1905), dies
1908 John Volpe, (Gov-Mass)/US Secretary of Treasury (1969-73) on December - 08.
1909 On December - 08 bird banding society found
1911 On December - 08 lee J Cobb, NYC, actor (Virginian, 12 Angry Men, On the Waterfront)
1912 Jura Soyfer, writer on this day in history.
1913 On December - 08 construction starts on Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco
1913 On this day in history construction starts on Palace of Fine Arts in SF
1913 Delmore Schwartz, US, poet/short story writer/critic (Shenandoah) on this day in history.
1914 British & German fleets battle at Falkland Island on this day in history.
1915 Jean Sibelius' 5th Symphony in E, premieres on December - 08.
1915 Denis Harding, soldier on December - 08.
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