Page 10: Historical Events In 1908

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

Jul 09   On this day in history cHU (Christian Historic Union) Dutch political party forms   

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

Jul 10   H Kamerlingh Onnes makes helium liquid (-269°C) on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1908 william Mason, composer, dies at 79   

Jul 16   In the year 1908 aruna Asaf Ali, politician   

Jul 17   In the year 1908 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   Federico Chueca, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1908.   

Jul 20   Gunnar de Frumerie, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 22   In the year 1908 amy Vanderbilt, authority on etiquette (Complete Book of Etiquette)   

Jul 22   In the year 1908 w Lorenz discovers asteroid #665 Sabine   

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

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   On this day in history federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) formed   

Jul 26   In the year 1908 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   A Kopff discovers asteroid #668 Dora in the year 1908.   

Jul 27   Lord Jenkins of Putney, British MP of Arts (Labour) on this day in history.   

Jul 28   Zbigniew Turski, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 29   St Louis Browns Rube Waddell strikes out 16 Phila Athletics in the year 1908.   

Jul 30   Around the World Autombile Race ends in Paris in the year 1908.   

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

Aug 01   Miloslav Kabelac, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 02   In the year 1908 george Kimble, geographer   

Aug 03   Dolores del Rio, silent screen actress (Deseada, Bugambilia) on this day in history.   

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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   In the year 1908 birth of janis Kepitis, composer   

Jan 04   In the year 1908 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   In the year 1908 birth of george Dolenz, Trieste Italy, actor (Count of Monte Cristo)   

Jan 06   Menahem Avidom, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Red Allen, American musician (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70   

Jan 09   Abraham Goldfaden, US Yiddish stage performer (Shulamis), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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

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   Mikhail Chigorin, Russian chess player (b. 1850) died on this day in history.   

Feb 01   In the year 1908 death of carlos I, King of Portugal (1889-1908), assassinated by mob at 44