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 On this day in history joel Chandler Harris, created Uncle Remus, dies at 59  

Jul 05 Jonas Lie, Norwegian author (b. 1833) died in the year 1908.  

Jul 10 In the year 1908 eliza Laurillard, vicar/poet/writer, dies at 78  

Jul 14 William Mason, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1908.  

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

Jul 20 Federico Chueca, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1908.  

Jul 22 In the year 1908 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 on this day in history.  

Aug 11 Khudiram Bose, Indian freedom fighter (b. 1889) died on this day in history.  

Aug 13 Ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel Hymns), dies at 67 in the year 1908.  

Aug 20 On this day in history louis Varney, composer, dies at 64  

Aug 25 Henri Becquerel, French physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1852) died on this day in history.  

Aug 26 Tony Pastor, American vaudeville performer (b. 1837) died in the year 1908.  

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

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

Sep 20 Pablo Martin Melitou de Sarasate y Navascuez, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Sep 21 Pablo de Sarasate, Spanish violinist/composer (Spanish Dancer), dies on this day in history.  

Sep 29 Joaquim M Machado de Assis, Brazil writer (Dom Casmurro), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Nov 04 Tomés Estrada Palma, 1st president Cuba (1902-06), dies in the year 1908.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Nov 16 Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, French-born Canadian politician (b. 1829) died on this day in history.  

Nov 19 Albert Dietrich, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

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

Nov 27 Jean Albert Gaudry, French geologist (b. 1827) died in the year 1908.  

Dec 22 In the year 1908 marie Jungius, Dutch teacher/fairy tale writer, dies at 44  

Dec 23 Eduard Wachmann, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1908.  

Dec 24 Francois-Auguste Gevaert, Belgian musicologist/composer, dies at 80 in the year 1908.  

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

Jan 02 On this day in history 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 In the year 1908 birth of walther Vanbeselaere, Flemish art historian  

Jan 05 In the year 1908 birth of george Dolenz, Trieste Italy, actor (Count of Monte Cristo)  

Jan 06 In the year 1908 birth of menahem Avidom, composer  

Jan 07 On this day in history birth of red Allen, American musician (d. 1967)