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 in the year 1908.  

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

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

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

Jul 20 In the year 1908 federico Chueca, composer, dies at 62  

Jul 22 William Randal Cremer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1828) died in the year 1908.  

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 In the year 1908 death of khudiram Bose, Indian freedom fighter (b. 1889)  

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

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

Aug 25 Henri Becquerel, French physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1852) died in the year 1908.  

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

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

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 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 on this day in history.  

Nov 08 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 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 In the year 1908 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 in the year 1908.  

Dec 22 Marie Jungius, Dutch teacher/fairy tale writer, dies at 44 on this day in history.  

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 Thomas-Alfred Bernier, Canadian lawyer, journalist and senator (b. 1844) died on this day in history.  

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Jan 01 Kinue Hitoma, Japan, 800m runner (Oly-silver-1928) was born in the year 1908.  

Jan 02 Ben Grauer, NYC, newscaster (Big Story) was born in the year 1908.  

Jan 02 Janis Kepitis, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 Angela Maria "Geli" Raubal, Austrian nude model/Hitler's lover was born in the year 1908.  

Jan 04 Walther Vanbeselaere, Flemish art historian was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1908.