Historical Events In February - 08

1908  On this day in history grigor Eghiazaryan, composer   

1909  France &Germany sign treaty about Morocco on this day in history.   

1909  France & Germany sign treaty about Morocco on February - 08.   

1909  On February - 08 henry Roth, writer   

1909  On this day in history edouard Silas, composer, dies at 80   

1910  On February - 08 boy Scouts of America incorporated &chartered (William D Boyce-Chicago)   

1910  The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce on this day in history.   

1911  On February - 08 uS helps overthrow President Miguel Dávila of Honduras   

1911  On February - 08 uS helps overthrow Pres Miguel Devila of Honduras   

1911  Anne Aitken, [nee Hopkins], Chicago, co-found (Diamond Sangha) on February - 08.   

1912  First eastbound US transcontinental flight lands in Jacksonville FL on February - 08.   

1912  On February - 08 1st eastbound US transcontinental flight lands in Jacksonville, Fla   

1912  Simon Jurovsky, composer on this day in history.   

1913  Betty Field, Boston MA, actress (Kings Row, Bus Stop) on this day in history.   

1914  On February - 08 general Zamon becomes President of Haiti   

1914  On February - 08 bert Haas, baseball player   

1915  On February - 08 "Birth of a Nation" opens at Clune's Auditorium in Los Angeles CA   

1915  "Birth of a Nation" opens at Clune's Auditorium in LA on February - 08.   

1915  On this day in history lambros Georges Guetary Worloou, singer   

1916  On February - 08 french cruiser "Admiral Charner" torpedoed off Syrian coast, kills 374   

1918  On February - 08 "Stars &Stripes," weekly US armed forces newspaper, first published   

1918  On this day in history hMS Boxer, a British 'A' Class destroyer, of around 300 tons, built by Thorneycroft at Chiswick, London, and completed in 1894, sunk in the English Channel after a collision with the SS St.Patrick in bad weather.   

1918  "Stars & Stripes," weekly US armed forces newspaper, 1st published on February - 08.   

1918  On this day in history john Intoxication, resistance fighter   

1919  On February - 08 buddy Morrow, orch leader (Jimmie Rodgers Show)   

1920  Lana (Julia Jean) Turner actress and WWII poster girl was born on February - 08.   

1920  On February - 08 swiss men vote against women's suffrage   

1920  The birth of Lana Turner, American film actress on this day in history.   

1920  On February - 08 buddy Blattner, baseball player   

1920  On this day in history richard Dehmel, writer, dies at 56   

1921  On this day in history hoot Evers, baseball player   

1921  On this day in history pjotr A Kropotkin, Russian ruler/anarchist, dies at 78   

1922  On February - 08 radio arrives in the White House   

1922  Radio arrives at the White House on this day in history.   

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1191  On February - 08 birth of yaroslav II of Russia (d. 1246)   

1291  On February - 08 birth of afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57)   

1487  On this day in history birth of ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1550)   

1552  Agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet and soldier (d. 1630) was born on this day in history.   

1577  On February - 08 birth of robert Burton, writer, Anglican clergyman (Anatomy of Melancholy)   

1586  On February - 08 birth of jacob Praetorius, composer   

1612  On this day in history birth of samuel Butler, England, poet/satirist (Hudibras) (baptized)   

1649  On this day in history birth of gabriel Daniel, French Jesuit historian (d. 1728)   

1124  Stefanus of Thiers/Muret, founder of order of Grammond/saint, dies on February - 08.   

1245  On February - 08 johannes de Rupella/de la Rochelle, French theologist, dies   

1250  Death of Robert I of Artois, French crusader (b. 1216) on this day in history.   

1265  Death of Hulagu Khan, Mongol ruler (b. 1217) on this day in history.   

1296  On this day in history death of king PrzemysÅ‚ II of Poland (b. 1257)   

1303  Nanshu, Zen teacher (Rinzai line)/founder (Zounan temple), dies on February - 08.   

1513  On February - 08 alonso de Ojeda, Spanish explorer (Curacao & Bonaire), dies   

1529  On February - 08 death of baldassare Castiglione, Italian writer and diplomat (b. 1478)