Page 10: Historical Events In 1908

Jul 08   Louis Jordan, Ark, alto saxman (Caldonia) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jul 12   Alain Cuny, actor (Detective, Weite Land, Emmanuelle) in the year 1908.   

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

Jul 14   Chaim Raphael, writer in the year 1908.   

Jul 14   On this day in history william Mason, composer, dies at 79   

Jul 16   On this day in history aruna Asaf Ali, politician   

Jul 17   In the year 1908 rudolf Petzold, composer   

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

Jul 19   Feyenoord soccer team forms in Rotterdam on this day in history.   

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

Jul 22   On this day in history w Lorenz discovers asteroid #665 Sabine   

Jul 23   A Kopff discovers asteroids #666 Desdemona & #667 Denise on this day in history.   

Jul 23   Karl Swenson, Bkln NY, actor (Lara-Little House on the Prairie) in the year 1908.   

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

Jul 25   In the year 1908 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.   

Jul 25   Joseph Mitchell, writer in the year 1908.   

Jul 26   In the year 1908 federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) formed   

Jul 26   In the year 1908 federal Bureau of Investigation established   

Jul 26   In the year 1908 predecessor of the FBI is created by the Department of Justice   

Jul 26   Salvador Allende Gossens, Chile's last elected president (1970-73) in the year 1908.   

Jul 27   In the year 1908 a Kopff discovers asteroid #668 Dora   

Jul 27   Lord Jenkins of Putney, British MP of Arts (Labour) in the year 1908.   

Jul 28   In the year 1908 zbigniew Turski, composer   

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 on this day in history.   

Aug 01   In the year 1908 miloslav Kabelac, composer   

Aug 02   On this day in history george Kimble, geographer   

Aug 03   Dolores del Rio, silent screen actress (Deseada, Bugambilia) 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   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   In the year 1908 birth of menahem Avidom, composer   

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

Jan 04   Antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70 in the year 1908.   

Jan 09   In the year 1908 abraham Goldfaden, US Yiddish stage performer (Shulamis), dies at 67   

Jan 10   In the year 1908 anna S Barbiers, Dutch actress (Klaasje Zevenster), dies at 65   

Jan 14   Holger Drachmann, writer, dies in the year 1908.   

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   Mikhail Chigorin, Russian chess player (b. 1850) died in the year 1908.   

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