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 in the year 1908.  

Jul 05 In the year 1908 death of jonas Lie, Norwegian author (b. 1833)  

Jul 10 Eliza Laurillard, vicar/poet/writer, dies at 78 in the year 1908.  

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 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 on this day in history.  

Aug 08 In the year 1908 joseph [Maria] Olbrich, architect (Wiener Sezession), dies at 40  

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

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

Aug 20 In the year 1908 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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 21 In the year 1908 pablo de Sarasate, Spanish violinist/composer (Spanish Dancer), dies  

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

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 In the year 1908 kwang-siu, emperor of China, dies  

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

Nov 16 On this day in history death of henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, French-born Canadian politician (b. 1829)  

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

Nov 20 Georgy Voronoy, Russian mathematician (b. 1868) died on this day in history.  

Nov 27 In the year 1908 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 In the year 1908 eduard Wachmann, composer, dies at 72  

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

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 Ben Grauer, NYC, newscaster (Big Story) was born on this day in history.  

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 Walther Vanbeselaere, Flemish art historian was born in the year 1908.  

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

Jan 06 On this day in history birth of menahem Avidom, composer  

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