Page 5: 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 this day in history.   

1914  On September - 08 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 this day in history.   

1914  William E Darwin, British son of Charles Darwin, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history charles Edouard Lefebvre, composer, dies at 74   

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

1919  Babe Ruth hits his 26th HR off Jack Quinn in NY, breaking Buck Freeman's 1899 HR mark of 25 on this day in history.   

1919  David Johan Kvandal, composer on September - 08.   

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

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

1922  Lyndon LaRouche, American presidental candidate (1980) on this day in history.   

1923  Honda Point Disaster: nine US Navy destroyers run aground off the California coast. Seven are lost on this day in history.   

1923  Alan Weeks, sports commentator on September - 08.   

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 September - 08.   

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

1926  On September - 08 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 September - 08.   

1930  1st appearance of comic strip "Blondie" on September - 08.   

1933  On September - 08 spain's 2nd govt of Azaña forms   

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

1934  134 die in a fire aboard the liner Morro Castle off NJ on September - 08.   

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

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

1271  Charles Martel d'Anjou, son of Charles II of Naples (d. 1295) was born on this day in history.   

1380  Bernardinus of Siena, Italian saint was born on September - 08.   

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

0701  Sergius I, Syrian/Italian Pope (687-701), dies on September - 08.   

0780  Leo IV de Chazaar, Byzantine Emperor (775-80), dies on this day in history.   

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

1100  Clement III, [Wibert van Ravenna], 1st anti-pope (1084-1100), dies on September - 08.   

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  Death of John Stokesley, English churchman on this day in history.