Page 10: Historical Events In 1908

Jul 13   4th modern Olympic games opens in London.   

Jul 14   Chaim Raphael, writer.   

Jul 14   William Mason, composer, dies at 79   

Jul 16   Aruna Asaf Ali, politician   

Jul 17   Rudolf Petzold, composer   

Jul 18   Jaime Nuno, composer, dies at 83.   

Jul 19   Feyenoord soccer team forms in Rotterdam.   

Jul 20   Federico Chueca, composer, dies at 62   

Jul 20   Gunnar de Frumerie, composer.   

Jul 22   Amy Vanderbilt, authority on etiquette (Complete Book of Etiquette)   

Jul 22   W Lorenz discovers asteroid #665 Sabine.   

Jul 23   A Kopff discovers asteroids #666 Desdemona and #667 Denise.   

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

Jul 24   In this year, John Hayes claims 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.   

Jul 25   Joseph Mitchell, writer.   

Jul 26   Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) formed   

Jul 26   Federal Bureau of Investigation established   

Jul 26   Predecessor of the FBI is created by the Department of Justice.   

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

Jul 27   A Kopff discovers asteroid #668 Dora   

Jul 27   Lord Jenkins of Putney, British MP of Arts (Labour)   

Jul 28   Zbigniew Turski, composer   

Jul 29   St Louis Browns Rube Waddell strikes out 16 Phila Athletics.   

Jul 30   Around the World Autombile Race ends in Paris   

Jul 30   Around the World Automobile Race ends in Paris   

Aug 01   Miloslav Kabelac, composer.   

Aug 02   George Kimble, geographer   

Aug 03   Dolores del Rio, silent screen actress (Deseada, Bugambilia)   

Aug 04   Kurt Eichhorn, conductor   

Aug 05   Harold Holt, PM of Australia (1966-67); supported US in Vietnam.   

Aug 06   George Singer, composer   

Aug 06   St Louis Card John Lush's 2nd no-hitter, beats Dodgers, 2-0 in 6 inn   

Aug 08   Arthur J Goldberg, Ill, UN ambassador/Supreme Court justice (1962-65).   

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Jan 01   Kinue hitoma: Japan, 800m runner (oly-silver-1928)   

Jan 02   Ben grauer: Nyc, newscaster (big story)   

Jan 02   Janis kepitis: Composer   

Jan 04   Angela maria "geli" raubal: Austrian nude model/hitler's lover   

Jan 05   George dolenz: Trieste italy, actor (count of monte cristo)   

Jan 06   Menahem avidom: Composer   

Jan 07   Red allen: American musician   

Jan 08   (fearless) mary nadia wadia: Actress   

Jan 04   Antony winkler prins: Writer (groiller encyclopaedia),    

Jan 09   Abraham goldfaden: Us yiddish stage performer (shulamis),    

Jan 10   Anna s barbiers: Dutch actress (klaasje zevenster),    

Jan 14   Holger drachmann: Writer,    

Jan 17   Ferdinand iv smjjbflgrrj: Ruler of toscane,    

Jan 23   Edward alexander macdowell: Us composer (indian suite),   

Jan 25   Mikhail chigorin: Russian chess player (b. 1850)   

Feb 01   Carlos i: King of portugal (1889-1908), assassinated by mob at 44