Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1908

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

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

Jul 05 On this day in history death of jonas Lie, Norwegian author (b. 1833)  

Jul 10 On this day in history eliza Laurillard, vicar/poet/writer, dies at 78  

Jul 14 On this day in history william Mason, composer, dies at 79  

Jul 18 In the year 1908 jaime Nuno, composer, dies at 83  

Jul 20 On this day in history federico Chueca, composer, dies at 62  

Jul 22 William Randal Cremer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1828) died on this day in history.  

Jul 24 In the year 1908 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 Khudiram Bose, Indian freedom fighter (b. 1889) died in the year 1908.  

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

Aug 20 Louis Varney, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1908.  

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

Aug 26 On this day in history death of tony Pastor, American vaudeville performer (b. 1837)  

Sep 03 In the year 1908 cornelis Pijnacker Hordijk, gov-gen (Dutch East-Indies), dies  

Sep 17 Thomas E Selfridge, earlier US aviator, 1st to die in an air crash died in the year 1908.  

Sep 20 In the year 1908 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 On this day in history joaquim M Machado de Assis, Brazil writer (Dom Casmurro), dies at 69  

Nov 04 In the year 1908 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 On this day in history kwang-siu, emperor of China, dies  

Nov 15 On this day in history cixi [the old Buddha], empress-widow of China, dies  

Nov 16 Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, French-born Canadian politician (b. 1829) died in the year 1908.  

Nov 19 On this day in history albert Dietrich, composer, dies at 79  

Nov 20 Georgy Voronoy, Russian mathematician (b. 1868) died in the year 1908.  

Nov 27 In the year 1908 death of jean Albert Gaudry, French geologist (b. 1827)  

Dec 22 On this day in history marie Jungius, Dutch teacher/fairy tale writer, dies at 44  

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

Dec 24 On this day in history francois-Auguste Gevaert, Belgian musicologist/composer, dies at 80  

Dec 30 On this day in history death of thomas-Alfred Bernier, Canadian lawyer, journalist and senator (b. 1844)  

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Jan 01 Kinue Hitoma, Japan, 800m runner (Oly-silver-1928) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of george Dolenz, Trieste Italy, actor (Count of Monte Cristo)  

Jan 06 Menahem Avidom, composer was born in the year 1908.  

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