Page 4: Historical Events In September - 08

1871  On this day in history etienne-Joseph Soubre, composer, dies at 57   

1873  On this day in history david O McKay, Huntsville, Utah, 9th pres of Mormon church   

1879  Nikolay Ivanovich Zaremba, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1880  Roelof Kranenburg, Dutch social democratic chairman (1st Chamber) on September - 08.   

1881  W Frederik K, prince of Netherlands/general/admiral, dies at 84 on September - 08.   

1882  Joseph Liouville, French mathematician (surface of Liouville), dies on September - 08.   

1883  Northern Pacific RR's last spike driven at Independence Creek, Mont on September - 08.   

1883  On this day in history nY Giants score 13 runs in an inning against Phillies   

1886  Johannesburg, South Africa, founded on this day in history.   

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

1888  In England the first six Football League matches ever are played on this day in history.   

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

1889  On September - 08 robert A Taft, (Sen-R-Ohio, Taft-Hartley Act)   

1892  On this day in history the first appearance of "The Pledge of Allegiance" (Youth's Companion)   

1892  On September - 08 1st appearance of "Pledge of Allegiance" (Youth's Companion)   

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

1895  On September - 08 adam Opel, German manufacturer (motorcars), dies at 58   

1897  Jimmie Rodgers, Mendoza Miss, country singer/singing brakeman on this day in history.   

1898  On September - 08 queenie Smith, NYC, actress/dancer (Funny Side)   

1899  On this day in history british govt sends an additional 10,000 troops to Natal South Africa   

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

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

1900  On September - 08 a huricane strikes Galveston, TX, killing 6,000 people.   

1900  6,000 killed when a hurricane & tidal wave strikes Galveston, Texas on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1902  Anthonie Donker, [Prof N Donkersloot], Dutch literary on September - 08.   

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

1905  Pitts Pirates strand NL record 18 men on base & lose to Reds 8-3 on September - 08.   

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

1906  Andrei P Kirilenko, Russian member of Central Committee of CP on September - 08.   

1907  Pius X publishes encyclical Pasceni dominici gregis (anti-modernism) on this day in history.   

1907  Buck O'Neil, Old Negro League Baseball player on this day in history.   

1908  Geoffrey Hodges, bomb disposal expert on this day in history.   

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0801  On this day in history birth of ansgar, German Catholic archbishop (d. 865)   

0828  Ali al-Hadi, Shia Imam (d. 868) was born on this day in history.   

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

1207  On this day in history birth of sancho II, king of Portugal   

1271  On this day in history birth of charles Martel d'Anjou, son of Charles II of Naples (d. 1295)   

1380  On this day in history birth of bernardinus of Siena, Italian saint   

1474  On September - 08 birth of ludovico Ariosto, Italy, poet (Orlando Furioso)   

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

0394  Death of Arbogast, French general, commits suicide on this day in history.   

0701  Sergius I, Syrian/Italian Pope (687-701), dies on this day in history.   

0780  Leo IV de Chazaar, Byzantine Emperor (775-80), dies on September - 08.   

0876  Lodewijk de Duitser, king of East French Republic (833-76), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

1397  On this day in history death of thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester.   

1425  On September - 08 death of king Charles III of Navarre (b. 1361)   

1539  On this day in history death of john Stokesley, English churchman