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  On this day in history battle of Elkhorn Tavern ends with Confederate withdrawal   

1862  Confederate ironclad "Merrimack" launched on March - 08.   

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

1862  On March - 08 joseph Lee, helped develop playgrounds   

1862  On March - 08 adrien de La Fage, composer, dies at 56   

1862  On this day in history naval Engagement at Hampton Roads VA: CSS Virginia, Jamestown &Yorktown vs USS Cumberland, Congress &Monitor   

1865  On March - 08 battle of Kingston NC (Wilcox's ridge, Wise's Forks)   

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

1865  Frederick William Goudy, US, printer/type designer on this day in history.   

1869  On March - 08 louis Hector Berlioz, French composer (Symphony Fantastic), dies at 65   

1872  Paul Juon, Russian/Swiss violinist/composer on March - 08.   

1874  On this day in history millard Fillmore, 13th president (1850-53), dies of at 74   

1876  Franco Alfano, Italian opera composer (Il dottore Antonio) on March - 08.   

1879  M Lichnowsky, writer on March - 08.   

1883  Manuel Gomez Carillo, composer on this day in history.   

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

1886  Anton Portielje, Dutch radio host/zoo director (Artis) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1889  On March - 08 oscar Ewing, US govt official (Everybody's Business)   

1889  On March - 08 jens/John Ericsson, Swed/US, engineer (fire extinguisher), dies at 85   

1890  On March - 08 oswald von Nell-Breuning, German theologist/philosopher   

1891  On this day in history sam Jaffe, NYC, actor (Gunga Din, Dr Zorba-Ben Casey)   

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 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  On this day in history volunteers of America forms (NYC)   

1898  Richard Straus' "Don Quixote", premieres in Keulen on this day in history.   

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1075  On this day in history birth of abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist   

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

1293  On March - 08 birth of beatrice of Castile, queen of Portugal (d. 1359)   

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

1495  John of God, Portuguese-born friar and saint (d. 1550) was born on this day in history.   

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  On March - 08 birth of johann Rist, composer   

0883  On March - 08 albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies   

1126  On this day in history death of urraca of Castile (b. 1082)   

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

1202  Death of Sverre of Norway on this day in history.   

1223  Death of Wincenty KadÅ‚ubek, Polish chronicler (b. 1161) on March - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

1550  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55 on March - 08.