Historical Events In September - 08

1910  On this day in history gella Allaert, Flemish actress (La Round)   

1912  Alexander Mackendrick, Boston, director (Man in the White Suit, Mandy) on this day in history.   

1914  SS Oceanic,a White Star Liner, built in 1899. She was the first ship to exceed the length of the Great Eastern, at 704 ft overall. After being requistioned on the outbreak of the First World War as an armed merchant cruiser, she was attached to the 10th cruiser squadron of the Royal Navy. On the 8th September, in thick fog, she ran aground on rocks on Foula Island, Shetlands where she became a total loss and was eventually broken up. She had a crew of 400 on board at the time of her accident, all of whom were resued by the Trawler Glenogil on September - 08.   

1914  On this day in history the birth of Robert Wise, American film director   

1914  On September - 08 british trader Oceanic sinks off Scotland   

1914  Dimitrios I, patriarch (primus interparis orthodox Christians) on September - 08.   

1914  On this day in history william E Darwin, British son of Charles Darwin, dies at 74   

1915  On September - 08 assn of Negro Life & History founded   

1915  On this day in history frank Cady, actor (Mr Drucker-Green Acres)   

1917  On September - 08 charles Edouard Lefebvre, composer, dies at 74   

1918  Derek Barton, British chemist (Nobel 1969) on September - 08.   

1919  On September - 08 babe Ruth hits his 26th HR off Jack Quinn in NY, breaking Buck Freeman's 1899 HR mark of 25   

1919  On September - 08 david Johan Kvandal, composer   

1920  Air mail service between New York and San Francisco begins on September - 08.   

1920  US Air Mail service begins (NYC to SF) on this day in history.   

1921  1st Miss America crowned (Margaret Gorman of Washington DC) on this day in history.   

1921  On September - 08 hans Ulrich Engelmann, German composer (Ophelia)   

1922  On September - 08 lyndon LaRouche, American presidental candidate (1980)   

1923  On September - 08 honda Point Disaster: nine US Navy destroyers run aground off the California coast. Seven are lost.   

1923  Alan Weeks, sports commentator on this day in history.   

1924  Alexandra Kollontai of Russia becomes 1st woman ambassador on September - 08.   

1924  On this day in history wendell H Ford, (Sen-D-Kentucky, 1974- )   

1925  Alexander Nikolayevich Kholminov, composer on this day in history.   

1926  On this day in history germany is admitted into the League of Nations.   

1926  On this day in history league of Nations Assembly voted unanimously to admit Germany   

1930  On September - 08 nYC public schools begin teaching Hebrew   

1930  The first appearance of the comic strip "Blondie" on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history 1st appearance of comic strip "Blondie"   

1933  On this day in history spain's 2nd govt of Azaña forms   

1933  On this day in history faisal I ibn Hussein ibn Ali, 1st king of Iraq/Syria, dies at 50   

1934  134 die in a fire aboard the liner Morro Castle off NJ on this day in history.   

1934  On September - 08 54th US Mens Tennis: Fred Perry beats Wilmer L Allison (64 63 16 86)   

1935  Willy de Supervise swims runs world record 200 m freestyle (2:25.2) on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history carl Austin Weiss, murderer of Sen Huey Long, shot down   

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0801  On September - 08 birth of ansgar, German Catholic archbishop (d. 865)   

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

1157  Richard I, [Richard the Lion Hearted], King of England (1189-99) was born on September - 08.   

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

1271  On this day in history 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  Ludovico Ariosto, Italy, poet (Orlando Furioso) was born on September - 08.   

1515  Alfonso Salmeron, Spanish Jesuit biblical scholar (d. 1585) was born on this day in history.   

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

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  Death of King Charles III of Navarre (b. 1361) on this day in history.   

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