Historical Events In 1908

Jul 08   On this day in history louis Jordan, Ark, alto saxman (Caldonia)  

Jul 09   CHU (Christian Historic Union) Dutch political party forms in the year 1908.  

Jul 10   On this day in history eliza Laurillard, vicar/poet/writer, dies at 78  

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   In the year 1908 chaim Raphael, writer  

Jul 14   On this day in history 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   Jaime Nuno, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1908.  

Jul 19   On this day in history feyenoord soccer team forms in Rotterdam  

Jul 20   On this day in history federico Chueca, composer, dies at 62  

Jul 20   In the year 1908 gunnar de Frumerie, composer  

Jul 22   On this day in history amy Vanderbilt, authority on etiquette (Complete Book of Etiquette)  

Jul 22   On this day in history w Lorenz discovers asteroid #665 Sabine  

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

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

Jul 24   On this day in history john Hayes wins 4th olympics marathon (2:55:18.4 world record)  

Jul 25   On this day in history 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 in the year 1908.  

Jul 26   Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) formed in the year 1908.  

Jul 26   In the year 1908 federal Bureau of Investigation established  

Jul 26   On this day in history predecessor of the FBI is created by the Department of Justice  

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

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   In the year 1908 zbigniew Turski, composer  

Jul 29   On this day in history st Louis Browns Rube Waddell strikes out 16 Phila Athletics  

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

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   On this day in history 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   Ben Grauer, NYC, newscaster (Big Story) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   On this day in history 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 in the year 1908.  

Jan 05   George Dolenz, Trieste Italy, actor (Count of Monte Cristo) was born in the year 1908.  

Jan 06   In the year 1908 birth of menahem Avidom, composer  

Jan 07   In the year 1908 birth of red Allen, American musician (d. 1967)  

Jan 04   In the year 1908 antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70  

Jan 09   In the year 1908 abraham Goldfaden, US Yiddish stage performer (Shulamis), dies at 67  

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

Jan 14   On this day in history holger Drachmann, writer, dies  

Jan 17   Ferdinand IV SMJJBFLGRRJ, ruler of Toscane, dies at 72 in the year 1908.  

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