389 Historic Events for March 8
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| 1884 |
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1st performance of Edward MacDowell's 2nd Piano suite
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| 1886 |
Birth |
Edward Kendall, chemist, isolated cortisone (Nobel 1950)
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| 1886 |
Birth |
Anton Portielje, Dutch radio host/zoo director (Artis)
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| 1887 |
Death |
Pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian/critic, dies at 73
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| 1887 |
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Everett Horton, CT, patents fishing rod of telescoping steel tubes
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| 1888 |
Birth |
Stuart Chase, NH, writer/economist (Tragedy of Waste)
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| 1889 |
Death |
Jens/John Ericsson, Swed/US, engineer (fire extinguisher), dies at 85
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| 1889 |
Birth |
Oscar Ewing, US govt official (Everybody's Business)
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| 1890 |
Birth |
Oswald von Nell-Breuning, German theologist/philosopher
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| 1891 |
Birth |
Sam Jaffe, NYC, actor (Gunga Din, Dr Zorba-Ben Casey)
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| 1892 |
Birth |
M ty s R kosi, Hungarian party leader/premier (1952-53)
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| 1894 |
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NY passes 1st state dog license law
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| 1894 |
Birth |
W„in” V Aaltonen, Finnish sculptor
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| 1896 |
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Volunteers of America forms (NYC)
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| 1898 |
Birth |
Theophilus E D”nges, South Afr minister of Internal Affairs
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| 1898 |
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Richard Straus' "Don Quixote," premieres in Keulen
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| 1898 |
Birth |
Louise Beavers, Cin Ohio, actress (Beulah-Beulah, Made for each other)
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| 1899 |
Birth |
Eric Linklater, Scotland, novelist/poet (Blue Swallows)
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| 1900 |
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NL decides to go with 8 teams They exclude Baltimore, Cleveland, Louisville and Washington (in 1953 Boston Braves move to Milwaukee)
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| 1901 |
Death |
Karl Freiherr von Stumm-Halberg, German politician, dies at 64
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| 1901 |
Death |
Peter Benoit, Flemish composer/conductor (High Mass), dies at 66
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| 1902 |
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1st performance of Jean Sibelius' 2nd Symphony
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| 1902 |
Birth |
Jennings Randolph, (Sen)
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| 1904 |
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Hugh Trumble takes a hat-trick in his final Test Cricket match
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| 1906 |
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Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Smiths Falls (Ont) in 2 games
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