Historical Events In 1908

Jul 08   Louis Jordan, Ark, alto saxman (Caldonia) in the year 1908.  

Jul 09   CHU (Christian Historic Union) Dutch political party forms in the year 1908.  

Jul 10   In the year 1908 eliza Laurillard, vicar/poet/writer, dies at 78  

Jul 10   H Kamerlingh Onnes makes helium liquid (-269°C) on this day in history.  

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

Jul 13   In the year 1908 4th modern Olympic games opens in London  

Jul 14   In the year 1908 chaim Raphael, writer  

Jul 14   William Mason, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1908.  

Jul 16   On this day in history aruna Asaf Ali, politician  

Jul 17   In the year 1908 rudolf Petzold, composer  

Jul 18   In the year 1908 jaime Nuno, composer, dies at 83  

Jul 19   Feyenoord soccer team forms in Rotterdam on this day in history.  

Jul 20   Federico Chueca, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jul 22   On this day in history w Lorenz discovers asteroid #665 Sabine  

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

Jul 23   On this day in history karl Swenson, Bkln NY, actor (Lara-Little House on the Prairie)  

Jul 24   John Hayes wins 4th olympics marathon (2:55:18.4 world record) on this day in history.  

Jul 25   In the year 1908 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.  

Jul 25   Joseph Mitchell, writer on this day in history.  

Jul 26   Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) formed in the year 1908.  

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

Jul 26   In the year 1908 predecessor of the FBI is created by the Department of Justice  

Jul 26   In the year 1908 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   Around the World Autombile Race ends in Paris on this day in history.  

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

Aug 01   Miloslav Kabelac, composer in the year 1908.  

Aug 02   In the year 1908 george Kimble, geographer  

Aug 03   On this day in history 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   In the year 1908 birth of ben Grauer, NYC, newscaster (Big Story)  

Jan 02   Janis Kepitis, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   In the year 1908 birth of angela Maria "Geli" Raubal, Austrian nude model/Hitler's lover  

Jan 04   Walther Vanbeselaere, Flemish art historian was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   George Dolenz, Trieste Italy, actor (Count of Monte Cristo) was born in the year 1908.  

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of menahem Avidom, composer  

Jan 07   Red Allen, American musician (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Jan 09   Abraham Goldfaden, US Yiddish stage performer (Shulamis), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Jan 10   In the year 1908 anna S Barbiers, Dutch actress (Klaasje Zevenster), dies at 65  

Jan 14   In the year 1908 holger Drachmann, writer, dies  

Jan 17   In the year 1908 ferdinand IV SMJJBFLGRRJ, ruler of Toscane, dies at 72  

Jan 23   Edward Alexander MacDowell, US composer (Indian Suite), dies at 47 on this day in history.  

Jan 25   On this day in history death of mikhail Chigorin, Russian chess player (b. 1850)  

Feb 01   In the year 1908 death of carlos I, King of Portugal (1889-1908), assassinated by mob at 44