Historical Events In 1908

Jul 08   Louis Jordan, Ark, alto saxman (Caldonia) on this day in history.  

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

Jul 10   Eliza Laurillard, vicar/poet/writer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Jul 10   H Kamerlingh Onnes makes helium liquid (-269°C) in the year 1908.  

Jul 12   On this day in history alain Cuny, actor (Detective, Weite Land, Emmanuelle)  

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

Jul 14   Chaim Raphael, writer on this day in history.  

Jul 14   On this day in history william Mason, composer, dies at 79  

Jul 16   Aruna Asaf Ali, politician in the year 1908.  

Jul 17   Rudolf Petzold, composer in the year 1908.  

Jul 18   In the year 1908 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 on this day in history.  

Jul 20   In the year 1908 gunnar de Frumerie, composer  

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

Jul 22   In the year 1908 w Lorenz discovers asteroid #665 Sabine  

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) on this day in history.  

Jul 24   In the year 1908 john Hayes wins 4th olympics marathon (2:55:18.4 world record)  

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 25   In the year 1908 joseph Mitchell, writer  

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   A Kopff discovers asteroid #668 Dora on this day in history.  

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

Jul 28   On this day in history 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 in the year 1908.  

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   In the year 1908 george Kimble, geographer  

Aug 03   Dolores del Rio, silent screen actress (Deseada, Bugambilia) on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   Kinue Hitoma, Japan, 800m runner (Oly-silver-1928) was born in the year 1908.  

Jan 02   Ben Grauer, NYC, newscaster (Big Story) was born in the year 1908.  

Jan 02   Janis Kepitis, composer was born in the year 1908.  

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of walther Vanbeselaere, Flemish art historian  

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

Jan 06   Menahem Avidom, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07   In the year 1908 birth of red Allen, American musician (d. 1967)  

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history edward Alexander MacDowell, US composer (Indian Suite), dies at 47  

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

Feb 01   Carlos I, King of Portugal (1889-1908), assassinated by mob at 44 died on this day in history.