Famous Deaths Happened In 1908

Jan 04 In the year 1908 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 Anna S Barbiers, Dutch actress (Klaasje Zevenster), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Jan 14 On this day in history holger Drachmann, writer, dies  

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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Feb 24 In the year 1908 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 Edmondo de Amicis, Italian writer (L'idioma Gentile), dies at 61 in the year 1908.  

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

Mar 28 On this day in history john Eliot, English meteorology, dies at 68  

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

Apr 05 Gaetano Coronaro, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

Apr 11 Henry Bird, English Chess player and author (b. 1829) died on this day in history.  

Apr 20 In the year 1908 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 on this day in history.  

May 24 In the year 1908 death of old Tom Morris, Scottish golfer (b. 1821)  

May 26 Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Indies theologist (Ahmadiyya motion), dies at 69 in the year 1908.  

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

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 Johan Lindegren, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Jun 09 Jose FdT Coelho, Portuguese writer (Os meus amores), dies at 46 in the year 1908.  

Jun 11 Georg Adler, German statehouse head, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

Jun 14 In the year 1908 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 in the year 1908.  

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

Jan 02 In the year 1908 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 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 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.