Page 10: Historical Events In 1908

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

Jul 09   On this day in history cHU (Christian Historic Union) Dutch political party forms   

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

Jul 10   H Kamerlingh Onnes makes helium liquid (-269°C) in the year 1908.   

Jul 12   On this day in history alain Cuny, actor (Detective, Weite Land, Emmanuelle)   

Jul 13   4th modern Olympic games opens in London on this day in history.   

Jul 14   On this day in history chaim Raphael, writer   

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

Jul 16   Aruna Asaf Ali, politician on this day in history.   

Jul 17   Rudolf Petzold, composer on this day in history.   

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

Jul 19   Feyenoord soccer team forms in Rotterdam in the year 1908.   

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

Jul 20   Gunnar de Frumerie, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 22   In the year 1908 amy Vanderbilt, authority on etiquette (Complete Book of Etiquette)   

Jul 22   W Lorenz discovers asteroid #665 Sabine in the year 1908.   

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   In the year 1908 john Hayes wins 4th olympics marathon (2:55:18.4 world record)   

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 in the year 1908.   

Jul 25   Joseph Mitchell, writer on this day in history.   

Jul 26   Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) formed in the year 1908.   

Jul 26   On this day in history federal Bureau of Investigation established   

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

Jul 26   In the year 1908 salvador Allende Gossens, Chile's last elected president (1970-73)   

Jul 27   A Kopff discovers asteroid #668 Dora on this day in history.   

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

Jul 28   Zbigniew Turski, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 29   In the year 1908 st Louis Browns Rube Waddell strikes out 16 Phila Athletics   

Jul 30   In the year 1908 around the World Autombile Race ends in Paris   

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

Aug 01   In the year 1908 miloslav Kabelac, composer   

Aug 02   George Kimble, geographer in the year 1908.   

Aug 03   Dolores del Rio, silent screen actress (Deseada, Bugambilia) on this day in history.   

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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   On this day in history birth of janis Kepitis, composer   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 07   In the year 1908 birth of red Allen, American musician (d. 1967)   

Jan 04   Antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1908 holger Drachmann, writer, dies   

Jan 17   In the year 1908 ferdinand IV SMJJBFLGRRJ, ruler of Toscane, dies at 72   

Jan 23   In the year 1908 edward Alexander MacDowell, US composer (Indian Suite), dies at 47   

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 on this day in history.