Famous Deaths Happened In 1908

Jan 04 In the year 1908 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 In the year 1908 anna S Barbiers, Dutch actress (Klaasje Zevenster), dies at 65  

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

Jan 17 Ferdinand IV SMJJBFLGRRJ, ruler of Toscane, dies at 72 in the year 1908.  

Jan 23 Edward Alexander MacDowell, US composer (Indian Suite), dies at 47 in the year 1908.  

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

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

Feb 23 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1908.  

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

Apr 11 On this day in history death of henry Bird, English Chess player and author (b. 1829)  

Apr 20 In the year 1908 henry Chadwick, sports reporter (baseball), dies at 85  

Apr 22 On this day in history henry Campbell-Bannerman, British premier (1905-08), dies  

May 12 Melesio Morales, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1908.  

May 23 On this day in history 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 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 on this day in history.  

Jun 08 On this day in history johan Lindegren, composer, dies at 66  

Jun 09 Jose FdT Coelho, Portuguese writer (Os meus amores), dies at 46 on this day in history.  

Jun 11 In the year 1908 georg Adler, German statehouse head, dies at 45  

Jun 14 In the year 1908 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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 02 In the year 1908 birth of janis Kepitis, composer  

Jan 04 On this day in history 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 in the year 1908.  

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

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