Page 3: Historical Events In March - 08

1861  St Augustine FL surrenders to Union armies on this day in history.   

1861  On this day in history st Augustine Florida surrenders to Union armies   

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

1862  On this day in history 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  Adrien de La Fage, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

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

1865  Battle of Kingston NC (Wilcox's ridge, Wise's Forks) on this day in history.   

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

1865  On this day in history frederick William Goudy, US, printer/type designer   

1869  Louis Hector Berlioz, French composer (Symphony Fantastic), dies at 65 on March - 08.   

1872  On March - 08 paul Juon, Russian/Swiss violinist/composer   

1874  Millard Fillmore, 13th president (1850-53), dies of at 74 on March - 08.   

1876  On this day in history franco Alfano, Italian opera composer (Il dottore Antonio)   

1879  M Lichnowsky, writer on this day in history.   

1883  On this day in history manuel Gomez Carillo, composer   

1884  1st performance of Edward MacDowell's 2nd Piano suite on this day in history.   

1886  Anton Portielje, Dutch radio host/zoo director (Artis) on March - 08.   

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  On this day in history everett Horton, CT, patents fishing rod of telescoping steel tubes   

1887  On this day in history pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian/critic, dies at 73   

1888  Stuart Chase, NH, writer/economist (Tragedy of Waste) on March - 08.   

1889  On this day in history oscar Ewing, US govt official (Everybody's Business)   

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

1890  Oswald von Nell-Breuning, German theologist/philosopher on March - 08.   

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

1892  Mátyás Rákosi, Hungarian party leader/premier (1952-53) on March - 08.   

1894  A dog license law was enacted in the state of New York on this day in history.   

1894  On March - 08 new York passes first state dog license law   

1894  On March - 08 the state of New York enacts the nation's first dog-licensing law.   

1896  On March - 08 volunteers of America forms (NYC)   

1898  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1286  On March - 08 birth of john III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341)   

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613)   

1607  Johann Rist, composer was born on March - 08.   

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

1126  On March - 08 death of urraca of Castile (b. 1082)   

1144  On this day in history celestine II, [Guido], Italian Pope (1143-44), dies in battle   

1202  On March - 08 death of sverre of Norway   

1223  On March - 08 death of wincenty KadÅ‚ubek, Polish chronicler (b. 1161)   

1403  Bajezid I Jildirim, 4th sultan of Turkey (1389-1403), dies at 42 on March - 08.   

1466  Francesco Sforza, Italian condottiere/duke of Milan, dies at 64 on March - 08.   

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