Page 10: Historical Events In 1908

Jul 08   Louis Jordan, Ark, alto saxman (Caldonia) on this day in history.   

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

Jul 10   Eliza Laurillard, vicar/poet/writer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

Jul 10   H Kamerlingh Onnes makes helium liquid (-269°C) in the year 1908.   

Jul 12   In the year 1908 alain Cuny, actor (Detective, Weite Land, Emmanuelle)   

Jul 13   In the year 1908 4th modern Olympic games opens in London   

Jul 14   In the year 1908 chaim Raphael, writer   

Jul 14   William Mason, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1908.   

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

Jul 17   Rudolf Petzold, composer in the year 1908.   

Jul 18   In the year 1908 jaime Nuno, composer, dies at 83   

Jul 19   Feyenoord soccer team forms in Rotterdam in the year 1908.   

Jul 20   Federico Chueca, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

Jul 20   Gunnar de Frumerie, composer in the year 1908.   

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

Jul 22   W Lorenz discovers asteroid #665 Sabine on this day in history.   

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) in the year 1908.   

Jul 24   On this day in history 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   Joseph Mitchell, writer in the year 1908.   

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

Jul 26   Federal Bureau of Investigation established in the year 1908.   

Jul 26   Predecessor of the FBI is created by the Department of Justice in the year 1908.   

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

Jul 27   In the year 1908 a Kopff discovers asteroid #668 Dora   

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

Jul 28   On this day in history 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 in the year 1908.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of janis Kepitis, composer   

Jan 04   Angela Maria "Geli" Raubal, Austrian nude model/Hitler's lover was born in the year 1908.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of walther Vanbeselaere, Flemish art historian   

Jan 05   George Dolenz, Trieste Italy, actor (Count of Monte Cristo) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 07   Red Allen, American musician (d. 1967) was born in the year 1908.   

Jan 04   Antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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   Holger Drachmann, writer, dies on this day in history.   

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

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