Page 10: Historical Events In 1908

Jul 08   On this day in history louis Jordan, Ark, alto saxman (Caldonia)   

Jul 09   CHU (Christian Historic Union) Dutch political party forms in the year 1908.   

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

Jul 10   On this day in history h Kamerlingh Onnes makes helium liquid (-269°C)   

Jul 12   Alain Cuny, actor (Detective, Weite Land, Emmanuelle) on this day in history.   

Jul 13   In the year 1908 4th modern Olympic games opens in London   

Jul 14   Chaim Raphael, writer on this day in history.   

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

Jul 16   Aruna Asaf Ali, politician in the year 1908.   

Jul 17   In the year 1908 rudolf Petzold, composer   

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

Jul 19   On this day in history feyenoord soccer team forms in Rotterdam   

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

Jul 20   Gunnar de Frumerie, composer in the year 1908.   

Jul 22   Amy Vanderbilt, authority on etiquette (Complete Book of Etiquette) in the year 1908.   

Jul 22   W Lorenz discovers asteroid #665 Sabine on this day in history.   

Jul 23   In the year 1908 a Kopff discovers asteroids #666 Desdemona & #667 Denise   

Jul 23   Karl Swenson, Bkln NY, actor (Lara-Little House on the Prairie) on this day in history.   

Jul 24   John Hayes wins 4th olympics marathon (2:55:18.4 world record) on this day in history.   

Jul 25   Ajinomoto is founded. Kikunae Ikeda of the Tokyo Imperial University discovers that a key ingredient in Konbu soup stock is monosodium glutamate (MSG), and patents a process for manufacturing it on this day in history.   

Jul 25   In the year 1908 joseph Mitchell, writer   

Jul 26   Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) formed on this day in history.   

Jul 26   Federal Bureau of Investigation established on this day in history.   

Jul 26   On this day in history predecessor of the FBI is created by the Department of Justice   

Jul 26   Salvador Allende Gossens, Chile's last elected president (1970-73) on this day in history.   

Jul 27   A Kopff discovers asteroid #668 Dora in the year 1908.   

Jul 27   In the year 1908 lord Jenkins of Putney, British MP of Arts (Labour)   

Jul 28   In the year 1908 zbigniew Turski, composer   

Jul 29   On this day in history st Louis Browns Rube Waddell strikes out 16 Phila Athletics   

Jul 30   Around the World Autombile Race ends in Paris in the year 1908.   

Jul 30   Around the World Automobile Race ends in Paris on this day in history.   

Aug 01   On this day in history miloslav Kabelac, composer   

Aug 02   On this day in history george Kimble, geographer   

Aug 03   On this day in history dolores del Rio, silent screen actress (Deseada, Bugambilia)   

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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   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 in the year 1908.   

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.   

Jan 04   In the year 1908 antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70   

Jan 09   Abraham Goldfaden, US Yiddish stage performer (Shulamis), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Anna S Barbiers, Dutch actress (Klaasje Zevenster), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Holger Drachmann, writer, dies on this day in history.   

Jan 17   On this day in history ferdinand IV SMJJBFLGRRJ, ruler of Toscane, dies at 72   

Jan 23   Edward Alexander MacDowell, US composer (Indian Suite), dies at 47 on this day in history.   

Jan 25   On this day in history death of mikhail Chigorin, Russian chess player (b. 1850)   

Feb 01   Carlos I, King of Portugal (1889-1908), assassinated by mob at 44 died in the year 1908.