Historical Events In September - 08

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

1873  On September - 08 david O McKay, Huntsville, Utah, 9th pres of Mormon church   

1879  On September - 08 nikolay Ivanovich Zaremba, composer, dies at 58   

1880  On this day in history roelof Kranenburg, Dutch social democratic chairman (1st Chamber)   

1881  On this day in history w Frederik K, prince of Netherlands/general/admiral, dies at 84   

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 September - 08.   

1886  Siegfried L Sassoon, English poet/writer (Counterattack) on September - 08.   

1888  On September - 08 in England the first six Football League matches ever are played.   

1888  Louis Zimmer, Flemish clock maker (Jubelklok/Wonder Clock) on this day in history.   

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

1892  On September - 08 the first appearance of "The Pledge of Allegiance" (Youth's Companion)   

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

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

1895  Adam Opel, German manufacturer (motorcars), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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

1898  Queenie Smith, NYC, actress/dancer (Funny Side) on this day in history.   

1899  On September - 08 british govt sends an additional 10,000 troops to Natal South Africa   

1899  On September - 08 vaclav Hugo Zavrtal, composer, dies at 78   

1900  6,000 killed when a hurricane &tidal wave destroys Galveston, Texas, most deadly in US history on this day in history.   

1900  A huricane strikes Galveston, TX, killing 6,000 people on this day in history.   

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

1900  On September - 08 claude D Pepper, (Rep-D-FL, 1963- ), old people's advocate   

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

1902  Anthonie Donker, [Prof N Donkersloot], Dutch literary on this day in history.   

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

1905  On this day in history pitts Pirates strand NL record 18 men on base & lose to Reds 8-3   

1905  Henry Wilcoxon, actor (Cleopatra, Jericho, 10 Commandments) on this day in history.   

1906  On September - 08 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 this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history geoffrey Hodges, bomb disposal expert   

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0801  Ansgar, German Catholic archbishop (d. 865) was born on this day in history.   

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

1157  On this day in history birth of richard I, [Richard the Lion Hearted], King of England (1189-99)   

1207  Sancho II, king of Portugal was born on September - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

1474  On this day in history birth of ludovico Ariosto, Italy, poet (Orlando Furioso)   

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

0394  On this day in history death of arbogast, French general, commits suicide   

0701  On September - 08 sergius I, Syrian/Italian Pope (687-701), dies   

0780  On this day in history leo IV de Chazaar, Byzantine Emperor (775-80), dies   

0876  Lodewijk de Duitser, king of East French Republic (833-76), dies at 72 on September - 08.   

1100  On September - 08 clement III, [Wibert van Ravenna], 1st anti-pope (1084-1100), dies   

1397  On September - 08 death of thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester.   

1425  On this day in history death of king Charles III of Navarre (b. 1361)   

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