Historical Events In October - 08

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

1915  On October - 08 battle of Loos, almost 430,000 French, British & Germans killed   

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

1916  Spark Matsunaga, (D-Ha-Sen) on this day in history.   

1917  Trotski named chairman of Petrograd Soviet on this day in history.   

1917  Danny Murtaugh, baseball manager (Pittsburgh Pirates) on this day in history.   

1918  Capt. Coulson Norman Mitchell (4th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Cambrai, France on October - 08.   

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

1918  Ron Randell, Sydney Australia, actor (Loves of Carmen, I am a Camera) on this day in history.   

1919  On October - 08 the first transcontinental air race in the United States begins.   

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

1919  Eugene Demolder, Belgian writer (Sous la Robe), dies on this day in history.   

1920  Frank [Patrick] Herbert, US, sci-fi author (Dune) on this day in history.   

1921  Abraham Sarmiento, Filipino Supreme Court jurist on this day in history.   

1922  NY Giants beat Yankees, 4 games to 0, with a tie in 19th World Series on this day in history.   

1922  Douglas Gray, archivist on October - 08.   

1924  British Labour govt of MacDonald falls to Communists on October - 08.   

1924  Arkady Vorobyev, Middle heavyweight (Olympic-gold-1956, 60) on October - 08.   

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

1925  Abraham PC of Karnebeek, liberal foreign minister (1918-27), dies on October - 08.   

1927  On October - 08 nY Yankees sweep Pirates in 24th World Series   

1927  On this day in history al Duncan, drummer   

1928  On October - 08 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 this day in history a's Howard Ehmke (7-2) sets World Series record striking out 13 Cubs   

1930  On October - 08 phila A's beat St Louis Cards, 4 games to 2 in 27th World Series   

1932  On October - 08 the Indian Air Force is established.   

1933  On this day in history coit Tower dedicated in SF, a monument to firefighters   

1934  On October - 08 bruno Hauptmann is indicted for murder of Lindbergh's son   

1935  On October - 08 ozzie Nelson marries Harriet Hilliard (Ozzie and Harriet)   

1935  On October - 08 ozzie Nelson marries Harriet Hilliard (Ozzie & Harriet)   

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

1939  Germany annexes Western Poland on this day in history.   

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

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1515  On this day in history birth of margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (d. 1578)   

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

1619  On this day in history birth of philipp von Zesen, German poet/historian (Amsterdam)   

1621  Maximilian H of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/bishop of Hildesheim was born on October - 08.   

1676  Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar (d. 1764) was born on October - 08.   

1690  On October - 08 birth of jaime de Casellas, composer   

1692  On October - 08 birth of antonio Palella, composer   

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

0705  Abd al-Malik, kalief of Damascus, dies on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history robert Grosseteste, English Bishop/expert (optica), dies   

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  Janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], literature/politician, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1606  On October - 08 jan, the Aged, count of Nassau/fathered 24, dies