Page 10: Historical Events In 1908

Jul 10   H Kamerlingh Onnes makes helium liquid (-269°C)   

Jul 12   Alain Cuny, actor (Detective, Weite Land, Emmanuelle)   

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.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history 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   Janis Kepitis, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1908.   

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 in the year 1908.   

Jan 09   On this day in history 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   In the year 1908 holger Drachmann, writer, dies   

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