Famous Deaths In 1908

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

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

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

Jan 23 On this day in history edward Alexander MacDowell, US composer (Indian Suite), dies at 47  

Jan 25 Mikhail Chigorin, Russian chess player (b. 1850) died in the year 1908.  

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

Feb 14 Georges Jean Pfeiffer, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1908.  

Feb 17 On this day in history geronimo, Apache chief, dies at about 79  

Feb 23 Johannes Friedrich August von Esmarch, German surgeon (b. 1823) died on this day in history.  

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

Feb 29 Pat Garrett, U.S. gunslinger died in the year 1908.  

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

Mar 12 In the year 1908 edmondo de Amicis, Italian writer (L'idioma Gentile), dies at 61  

Mar 25 In the year 1908 death of durham Stevens, American diplomat (b. 1851)  

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

Apr 04 Josef Sucher, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Apr 05 Gaetano Coronaro, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1908.  

Apr 11 Henry Bird, English Chess player and author (b. 1829) died in the year 1908.  

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

Apr 22 In the year 1908 henry Campbell-Bannerman, British premier (1905-08), dies  

May 12 In the year 1908 melesio Morales, composer, dies at 69  

May 23 Francois Coppee, French poet, dies on this day in history.  

May 24 Old Tom Morris, Scottish golfer (b. 1821) died in the year 1908.  

May 26 Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Indies theologist (Ahmadiyya motion), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

May 31 C L "Boy" Johnson, cricketer (Test for S Africa 1895-96), dies in the year 1908.  

Jun 02 Redvers H Buller, English general, dies at 68 in the year 1908.  

Jun 05 Luca Fumagalli, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1908.  

Jun 08 In the year 1908 johan Lindegren, composer, dies at 66  

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

Jun 11 On this day in history georg Adler, German statehouse head, dies at 45  

Jun 14 On this day in history death of frederick Arthur Stanley, Governor general of Canada (b. 1841)  

Jun 21 On this day in history nikolai A Rimski-Korssakov, Russian composer (Sheherazade), dies at 64  

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

Jan 02 In the year 1908 birth of ben Grauer, NYC, newscaster (Big Story)  

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

Jan 04 Angela Maria "Geli" Raubal, Austrian nude model/Hitler's lover was born in the year 1908.  

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

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

Jan 06 Menahem Avidom, composer was born in the year 1908.  

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