Famous Deaths In 1908

Jan 04 On this day in history antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70

Jan 09 On this day in history abraham Goldfaden, US Yiddish stage performer (Shulamis), dies at 67

Jan 10 Anna S Barbiers, Dutch actress (Klaasje Zevenster), dies at 65 on this day in history.

Jan 14 Holger Drachmann, writer, dies in the year 1908.

Jan 17 On this day in history 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 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.

Feb 14 On this day in history georges Jean Pfeiffer, composer, dies at 72

Feb 17 Geronimo, Apache chief, dies at about 79 on this day in history.

Feb 23 Johannes Friedrich August von Esmarch, German surgeon (b. 1823) died in the year 1908.

Feb 24 Anatol' Vakhnyanyn, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.

Feb 29 In the year 1908 death of pat Garrett, U.S. gunslinger

Mar 11 Peter Milne, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.

Mar 12 On this day in history edmondo de Amicis, Italian writer (L'idioma Gentile), dies at 61

Mar 25 Durham Stevens, American diplomat (b. 1851) died in the year 1908.

Mar 28 John Eliot, English meteorology, dies at 68 on this day in history.

Apr 04 Josef Sucher, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1908.

Apr 05 On this day in history gaetano Coronaro, composer, dies at 55

Apr 11 In the year 1908 death of henry Bird, English Chess player and author (b. 1829)

Apr 20 Henry Chadwick, sports reporter (baseball), dies at 85 in the year 1908.

Apr 22 Henry Campbell-Bannerman, British premier (1905-08), dies on this day in history.

May 12 On this day in history melesio Morales, composer, dies at 69

May 23 In the year 1908 francois Coppee, French poet, dies

May 24 On this day in history death of old Tom Morris, Scottish golfer (b. 1821)

May 26 In the year 1908 mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Indies theologist (Ahmadiyya motion), dies at 69

May 31 On this day in history c L "Boy" Johnson, cricketer (Test for S Africa 1895-96), dies

Jun 02 In the year 1908 redvers H Buller, English general, dies at 68

Jun 05 Luca Fumagalli, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.

Jun 08 Johan Lindegren, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1908.

Jun 09 On this day in history jose FdT Coelho, Portuguese writer (Os meus amores), dies at 46

Jun 11 Georg Adler, German statehouse head, dies at 45 in the year 1908.

Jun 14 Frederick Arthur Stanley, Governor general of Canada (b. 1841) died in the year 1908.

Jun 21 Nikolai A Rimski-Korssakov, Russian composer (Sheherazade), dies at 64 on this day in history.

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Jan 01 In the year 1908 birth of kinue Hitoma, Japan, 800m runner (Oly-silver-1928)

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

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

Jan 04 Angela Maria "Geli" Raubal, Austrian nude model/Hitler's lover was born on this day in history.

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

Jan 05 George Dolenz, Trieste Italy, actor (Count of Monte Cristo) was born on this day in history.

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

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