Famous Deaths Happened In 1908

Jan 04 Antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 10 On this day in history anna S Barbiers, Dutch actress (Klaasje Zevenster), dies at 65  

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

Jan 17 In the year 1908 ferdinand IV SMJJBFLGRRJ, ruler of Toscane, dies at 72  

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 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 in the year 1908.  

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

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

Feb 29 On this day in history death of pat Garrett, U.S. gunslinger  

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 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Apr 05 In the year 1908 gaetano Coronaro, composer, dies at 55  

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

Apr 20 Henry Chadwick, sports reporter (baseball), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

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

May 12 Melesio Morales, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 02 Redvers H Buller, English general, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Jun 05 In the year 1908 luca Fumagalli, composer, dies at 71  

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

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

Jan 02 Janis Kepitis, composer was born in the year 1908.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 06 Menahem Avidom, composer was born on this day in history.  

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