Historical Events In 1908

Jul 08   In the year 1908 louis Jordan, Ark, alto saxman (Caldonia)  

Jul 09   In the year 1908 cHU (Christian Historic Union) Dutch political party forms  

Jul 10   On this day in history eliza Laurillard, vicar/poet/writer, dies at 78  

Jul 10   On this day in history h Kamerlingh Onnes makes helium liquid (-269°C)  

Jul 12   Alain Cuny, actor (Detective, Weite Land, Emmanuelle) in the year 1908.  

Jul 13   4th modern Olympic games opens in London on this day in history.  

Jul 14   Chaim Raphael, writer in the year 1908.  

Jul 14   In the year 1908 william Mason, composer, dies at 79  

Jul 16   In the year 1908 aruna Asaf Ali, politician  

Jul 17   Rudolf Petzold, composer on this day in history.  

Jul 18   On this day in history jaime Nuno, composer, dies at 83  

Jul 19   In the year 1908 feyenoord soccer team forms in Rotterdam  

Jul 20   Federico Chueca, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1908.  

Jul 20   Gunnar de Frumerie, composer on this day in history.  

Jul 22   On this day in history amy Vanderbilt, authority on etiquette (Complete Book of Etiquette)  

Jul 22   W Lorenz discovers asteroid #665 Sabine in the year 1908.  

Jul 23   A Kopff discovers asteroids #666 Desdemona & #667 Denise in the year 1908.  

Jul 23   Karl Swenson, Bkln NY, actor (Lara-Little House on the Prairie) in the year 1908.  

Jul 24   John Hayes wins 4th olympics marathon (2:55:18.4 world record) in the year 1908.  

Jul 25   Ajinomoto is founded. Kikunae Ikeda of the Tokyo Imperial University discovers that a key ingredient in Konbu soup stock is monosodium glutamate (MSG), and patents a process for manufacturing it in the year 1908.  

Jul 25   Joseph Mitchell, writer in the year 1908.  

Jul 26   On this day in history federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) formed  

Jul 26   Federal Bureau of Investigation established in the year 1908.  

Jul 26   Predecessor of the FBI is created by the Department of Justice on this day in history.  

Jul 26   On this day in history salvador Allende Gossens, Chile's last elected president (1970-73)  

Jul 27   In the year 1908 a Kopff discovers asteroid #668 Dora  

Jul 27   Lord Jenkins of Putney, British MP of Arts (Labour) on this day in history.  

Jul 28   In the year 1908 zbigniew Turski, composer  

Jul 29   St Louis Browns Rube Waddell strikes out 16 Phila Athletics on this day in history.  

Jul 30   In the year 1908 around the World Autombile Race ends in Paris  

Jul 30   Around the World Automobile Race ends in Paris in the year 1908.  

Aug 01   On this day in history miloslav Kabelac, composer  

Aug 02   George Kimble, geographer in the year 1908.  

Aug 03   In the year 1908 dolores del Rio, silent screen actress (Deseada, Bugambilia)  

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Jan 01   Kinue Hitoma, Japan, 800m runner (Oly-silver-1928) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of ben Grauer, NYC, newscaster (Big Story)  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of janis Kepitis, composer  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of angela Maria "Geli" Raubal, Austrian nude model/Hitler's lover  

Jan 04   In the year 1908 birth of walther Vanbeselaere, Flemish art historian  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of george Dolenz, Trieste Italy, actor (Count of Monte Cristo)  

Jan 06   In the year 1908 birth of menahem Avidom, composer  

Jan 07   Red Allen, American musician (d. 1967) was born in the year 1908.  

Jan 04   In the year 1908 antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70  

Jan 09   In the year 1908 abraham Goldfaden, US Yiddish stage performer (Shulamis), dies at 67  

Jan 10   Anna S Barbiers, Dutch actress (Klaasje Zevenster), dies at 65 in the year 1908.  

Jan 14   Holger Drachmann, writer, dies on this day in history.  

Jan 17   Ferdinand IV SMJJBFLGRRJ, ruler of Toscane, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Jan 23   Edward Alexander MacDowell, US composer (Indian Suite), dies at 47 in the year 1908.  

Jan 25   In the year 1908 death of mikhail Chigorin, Russian chess player (b. 1850)  

Feb 01   On this day in history death of carlos I, King of Portugal (1889-1908), assassinated by mob at 44