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   In the year 1908 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 on this day in history.   

Jul 14   William Mason, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1908.   

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

Jul 17   On this day in history rudolf Petzold, composer   

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

Jul 19   In the year 1908 feyenoord soccer team forms in Rotterdam   

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

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

Jul 23   A Kopff discovers asteroids #666 Desdemona & #667 Denise in the year 1908.   

Jul 23   In the year 1908 karl Swenson, Bkln NY, actor (Lara-Little House on the Prairie)   

Jul 24   John Hayes wins 4th olympics marathon (2:55:18.4 world record) in the year 1908.   

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   Joseph Mitchell, writer in the year 1908.   

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   Predecessor of the FBI is created by the Department of Justice on this day in history.   

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

Jul 27   On this day in history a Kopff discovers asteroid #668 Dora   

Jul 27   On this day in history lord Jenkins of Putney, British MP of Arts (Labour)   

Jul 28   Zbigniew Turski, composer in the year 1908.   

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

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

Jul 30   On this day in history around the World Automobile Race ends in Paris   

Aug 01   On this day in history miloslav Kabelac, composer   

Aug 02   George Kimble, geographer on this day in history.   

Aug 03   In the year 1908 dolores del Rio, silent screen actress (Deseada, Bugambilia)   

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Jan 01   In the year 1908 birth of kinue Hitoma, Japan, 800m runner (Oly-silver-1928)   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of ben Grauer, NYC, newscaster (Big Story)   

Jan 02   In the year 1908 birth of janis Kepitis, composer   

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 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   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   On this day in history holger Drachmann, writer, dies   

Jan 17   In the year 1908 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   On this day in history death of carlos I, King of Portugal (1889-1908), assassinated by mob at 44