Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1908

Jun 24 On this day in history grover Cleveland, 22nd & 24th Pres (1885-89, 93-97), dies at 71  

Jul 03 Joel Chandler Harris, created Uncle Remus, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Jul 05 Jonas Lie, Norwegian author (b. 1833) died on this day in history.  

Jul 10 Eliza Laurillard, vicar/poet/writer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Jul 14 William Mason, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Jul 18 Jaime Nuno, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1908.  

Jul 20 Federico Chueca, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Jul 22 On this day in history death of william Randal Cremer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1828)  

Jul 24 On this day in history death of vicente Acosta, Salvadoran poet (b. the same day 1867)  

Aug 08 Joseph [Maria] Olbrich, architect (Wiener Sezession), dies at 40 in the year 1908.  

Aug 11 On this day in history death of khudiram Bose, Indian freedom fighter (b. 1889)  

Aug 13 On this day in history ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel Hymns), dies at 67  

Aug 20 Louis Varney, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Aug 25 In the year 1908 death of henri Becquerel, French physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1852)  

Aug 26 Tony Pastor, American vaudeville performer (b. 1837) died on this day in history.  

Sep 03 Cornelis Pijnacker Hordijk, gov-gen (Dutch East-Indies), dies on this day in history.  

Sep 17 In the year 1908 death of thomas E Selfridge, earlier US aviator, 1st to die in an air crash  

Sep 20 On this day in history pablo Martin Melitou de Sarasate y Navascuez, composer, dies at 64  

Sep 21 Pablo de Sarasate, Spanish violinist/composer (Spanish Dancer), dies in the year 1908.  

Sep 29 In the year 1908 joaquim M Machado de Assis, Brazil writer (Dom Casmurro), dies at 69  

Nov 04 On this day in history tomés Estrada Palma, 1st president Cuba (1902-06), dies  

Nov 08 In the year 1908 victorien Sardou, French opera author (Madame Sans-Gene), dies at 77  

Nov 14 Kwang-siu, emperor of China, dies in the year 1908.  

Nov 15 Cixi [the old Buddha], empress-widow of China, dies in the year 1908.  

Nov 16 In the year 1908 death of henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, French-born Canadian politician (b. 1829)  

Nov 19 In the year 1908 albert Dietrich, composer, dies at 79  

Nov 20 On this day in history death of georgy Voronoy, Russian mathematician (b. 1868)  

Nov 27 On this day in history death of jean Albert Gaudry, French geologist (b. 1827)  

Dec 22 Marie Jungius, Dutch teacher/fairy tale writer, dies at 44 in the year 1908.  

Dec 23 On this day in history eduard Wachmann, composer, dies at 72  

Dec 24 Francois-Auguste Gevaert, Belgian musicologist/composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Dec 30 In the year 1908 death of thomas-Alfred Bernier, Canadian lawyer, journalist and senator (b. 1844)  

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Jan 01 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 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 Menahem Avidom, composer was born in the year 1908.  

Jan 07 Red Allen, American musician (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.