Famous Deaths Happened In 1908

Jan 04 Antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70 in the year 1908.  

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

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

Feb 17 In the year 1908 geronimo, Apache chief, dies at about 79  

Feb 23 In the year 1908 death of johannes Friedrich August von Esmarch, German surgeon (b. 1823)  

Feb 24 On this day in history anatol' Vakhnyanyn, composer, dies at 66  

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

Mar 11 In the year 1908 peter Milne, composer, dies at 83  

Mar 12 On this day in history 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 in the year 1908.  

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 Henry Bird, English Chess player and author (b. 1829) died on this day in history.  

Apr 20 On this day in history henry Chadwick, sports reporter (baseball), dies at 85  

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

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

May 23 Francois Coppee, French poet, dies in the year 1908.  

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 in the year 1908.  

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 On this day in history 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 Georg Adler, German statehouse head, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 21 In the year 1908 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 on this day in history.  

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 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 in the year 1908.  

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.