Historical Events In October - 08

1913  Walter Schumann, NYC, choral director (Ford Show)/composer (Rhenish) on October - 08.   

1915  Battle of Loos, almost 430,000 French, British & Germans killed on October - 08.   

1916  Piper James C. Richardson (16th Cdn. Infanctry Batt.) winds the Victoria Cross at the Somme, France on October - 08.   

1916  On October - 08 spark Matsunaga, (D-Ha-Sen)   

1917  On October - 08 trotski named chairman of Petrograd Soviet   

1917  On this day in history danny Murtaugh, baseball manager (Pittsburgh Pirates)   

1918  On this day in history capt. Coulson Norman Mitchell (4th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Cambrai, France   

1918  Sgt Alvin York single-handedly kills 25, captures 132 Germans on October - 08.   

1918  On this day in history ron Randell, Sydney Australia, actor (Loves of Carmen, I am a Camera)   

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

1919  Bill Anderson, cricketer (played in 1st NZ-Aust Test 1946) on this day in history.   

1919  On October - 08 eugene Demolder, Belgian writer (Sous la Robe), dies   

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  On this day in history douglas Gray, archivist   

1924  On this day in history british Labour govt of MacDonald falls to Communists   

1924  Arkady Vorobyev, Middle heavyweight (Olympic-gold-1956, 60) on this day in history.   

1925  Andrei Donatovich Sinyavsky, writer/critic on October - 08.   

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

1927  On this day in history nY Yankees sweep Pirates in 24th World Series   

1927  On October - 08 al Duncan, drummer   

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

1928  Neil Harvey, cricketer (prolific Australian lefty bat of 50's) on October - 08.   

1929  On October - 08 a's Howard Ehmke (7-2) sets World Series record striking out 13 Cubs   

1930  Phila A's beat St Louis Cards, 4 games to 2 in 27th World Series on this day in history.   

1932  The Indian Air Force is established on October - 08.   

1933  Coit Tower dedicated in SF, a monument to firefighters on October - 08.   

1934  Bruno Hauptmann is indicted for murder of Lindbergh's son on October - 08.   

1935  Ozzie Nelson marries Harriet Hilliard (Ozzie and Harriet) on October - 08.   

1935  Ozzie Nelson marries Harriet Hilliard (Ozzie & Harriet) on October - 08.   

1938  On October - 08 g Kaufman & Moss Hart's "Fabulous Invalid," premieres in NYC   

1939  On October - 08 germany annexes Western Poland   

1940  On October - 08 cin Reds beat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3, in 37th World Series   

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1515  Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (d. 1578) was born on October - 08.   

1585  Heinrich Schutz, composer was born on this day in history.   

1619  On October - 08 birth of philipp von Zesen, German poet/historian (Amsterdam)   

1621  Maximilian H of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/bishop of Hildesheim was born on this day in history.   

1676  Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar (d. 1764) was born on this day in history.   

1690  On this day in history birth of jaime de Casellas, composer   

1692  Antonio Palella, composer was born on this day in history.   

1697  Cornelis Consolation, Dutch portrait painter (Unseemly Love) was born on October - 08.   

0705  On this day in history abd al-Malik, kalief of Damascus, dies   

0976  Death of Jelena of Zadar, Croatian queen on October - 08.   

1094  Death of St Mark, the Evangelist, buried in San Marcos minstery in Venice on this day in history.   

1253  Robert Grosseteste, English Bishop/expert (optica), dies on October - 08.   

1286  On this day in history death of john I of Dreux, Duke of Brittany (b. 1217)   

1317  Death of Fushimi, Emperor of Japan (b. 1265) on this day in history.   

1604  On this day in history 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.