Historical Events In 1908

Jul 08   Louis Jordan, Ark, alto saxman (Caldonia) in the year 1908.   

Jul 09   In the year 1908 cHU (Christian Historic Union) Dutch political party forms   

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   In the year 1908 alain Cuny, actor (Detective, Weite Land, Emmanuelle)   

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

Jul 14   Chaim Raphael, writer in the year 1908.   

Jul 14   William Mason, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 20   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.   

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

Jul 23   On this day in history a Kopff discovers asteroids #666 Desdemona & #667 Denise   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 25   In the year 1908 joseph Mitchell, writer   

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) in the year 1908.   

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

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

Jul 28   On this day in history zbigniew Turski, composer   

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

Aug 01   Miloslav Kabelac, composer in the year 1908.   

Aug 02   In the year 1908 george Kimble, geographer   

Aug 03   Dolores del Rio, silent screen actress (Deseada, Bugambilia) in the year 1908.   

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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   In the year 1908 birth of walther Vanbeselaere, Flemish art historian   

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   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   Abraham Goldfaden, US Yiddish stage performer (Shulamis), dies at 67 in the year 1908.   

Jan 10   On this day in history anna S Barbiers, Dutch actress (Klaasje Zevenster), dies at 65   

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

Jan 25   In the year 1908 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.