Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1908

Jun 24 In the year 1908 grover Cleveland, 22nd & 24th Pres (1885-89, 93-97), dies at 71  

Jul 03 On this day in history joel Chandler Harris, created Uncle Remus, dies at 59  

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

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

Jul 14 In the year 1908 william Mason, composer, dies at 79  

Jul 18 On this day in history jaime Nuno, composer, dies at 83  

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 Vicente Acosta, Salvadoran poet (b. the same day 1867) died in the year 1908.  

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

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

Sep 03 Cornelis Pijnacker Hordijk, gov-gen (Dutch East-Indies), dies in the year 1908.  

Sep 17 Thomas E Selfridge, earlier US aviator, 1st to die in an air crash died on this day in history.  

Sep 20 Pablo Martin Melitou de Sarasate y Navascuez, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1908.  

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 Victorien Sardou, French opera author (Madame Sans-Gene), dies at 77 in the year 1908.  

Nov 14 On this day in history kwang-siu, emperor of China, dies  

Nov 15 In the year 1908 cixi [the old Buddha], empress-widow of China, dies  

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

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 Jean Albert Gaudry, French geologist (b. 1827) died on this day in history.  

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

Dec 23 In the year 1908 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 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 In the year 1908 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 In the year 1908 birth of george Dolenz, Trieste Italy, actor (Count of Monte Cristo)  

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

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