Historical Events In March - 08

1861  On March - 08 st Augustine FL surrenders to Union armies   

1861  On March - 08 st Augustine Florida surrenders to Union armies   

1862  Battle of Elkhorn Tavern ends with Confederate withdrawal on March - 08.   

1862  On March - 08 confederate ironclad "Merrimack" launched   

1862  On March - 08 naval Engagement at Hampton Roads VA CSS Virginia, Jamestown &Yorktown vs USS Cumberland, Congress &Monitor   

1862  On March - 08 joseph Lee, helped develop playgrounds   

1862  On this day in history adrien de La Fage, composer, dies at 56   

1862  On March - 08 naval Engagement at Hampton Roads VA: CSS Virginia, Jamestown &Yorktown vs USS Cumberland, Congress &Monitor   

1865  On this day in history battle of Kingston NC (Wilcox's ridge, Wise's Forks)   

1865  Battle of Kingston, NC (Wilcox's ridge, Wise's Forks) on March - 08.   

1865  On March - 08 frederick William Goudy, US, printer/type designer   

1869  On this day in history louis Hector Berlioz, French composer (Symphony Fantastic), dies at 65   

1872  Paul Juon, Russian/Swiss violinist/composer on this day in history.   

1874  Millard Fillmore, 13th president (1850-53), dies of at 74 on this day in history.   

1876  Franco Alfano, Italian opera composer (Il dottore Antonio) on this day in history.   

1879  On March - 08 m Lichnowsky, writer   

1883  On March - 08 manuel Gomez Carillo, composer   

1884  On March - 08 1st performance of Edward MacDowell's 2nd Piano suite   

1886  On March - 08 anton Portielje, Dutch radio host/zoo director (Artis)   

1887  Everett Horton, Connecticut, patents fishing rod of telescoping steel tubes on this day in history.   

1887  The telescopic fishing rod, made of steel tubes inside one another, was patented by Everett Horton on March - 08.   

1887  Everett Horton, CT, patents fishing rod of telescoping steel tubes on this day in history.   

1887  Pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian/critic, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1888  On this day in history stuart Chase, NH, writer/economist (Tragedy of Waste)   

1889  Oscar Ewing, US govt official (Everybody's Business) on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history jens/John Ericsson, Swed/US, engineer (fire extinguisher), dies at 85   

1890  On this day in history oswald von Nell-Breuning, German theologist/philosopher   

1891  Sam Jaffe, NYC, actor (Gunga Din, Dr Zorba-Ben Casey) on this day in history.   

1892  On March - 08 mátyás Rákosi, Hungarian party leader/premier (1952-53)   

1894  A dog license law was enacted in the state of New York on March - 08.   

1894  New York passes first state dog license law on this day in history.   

1894  The state of New York enacts the nation's first dog-licensing law on this day in history.   

1896  Volunteers of America forms (NYC) on this day in history.   

1898  On March - 08 richard Straus' "Don Quixote", premieres in Keulen   

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1075  Abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist was born on March - 08.   

1286  John III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341) was born on March - 08.   

1293  Beatrice of Castile, queen of Portugal (d. 1359) was born on this day in history.   

1495  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy) was born on March - 08.   

1495  On this day in history birth of john of God, Portuguese-born friar and saint (d. 1550)   

1514  On this day in history birth of amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1562)   

1560  Don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613) was born on March - 08.   

1607  On this day in history birth of johann Rist, composer   

0883  Albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies on March - 08.   

1126  Death of Urraca of Castile (b. 1082) on March - 08.   

1144  On March - 08 celestine II, [Guido], Italian Pope (1143-44), dies in battle   

1202  On March - 08 death of sverre of Norway   

1223  Death of Wincenty KadÅ‚ubek, Polish chronicler (b. 1161) on this day in history.   

1403  On this day in history bajezid I Jildirim, 4th sultan of Turkey (1389-1403), dies at 42   

1466  On March - 08 francesco Sforza, Italian condottiere/duke of Milan, dies at 64   

1550  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55 on this day in history.