Historical Events In 1908

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

Jul 09   CHU (Christian Historic Union) Dutch political party forms on this day in history.  

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

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

Jul 12   Alain Cuny, actor (Detective, Weite Land, Emmanuelle) on this day in history.  

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   Aruna Asaf Ali, politician in the year 1908.  

Jul 17   Rudolf Petzold, composer in the year 1908.  

Jul 18   On this day in history jaime Nuno, composer, dies at 83  

Jul 19   On this day in history 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   Amy Vanderbilt, authority on etiquette (Complete Book of Etiquette) in the year 1908.  

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

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   In the year 1908 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 on this day in history.  

Jul 26   Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) formed on this day in history.  

Jul 26   Federal Bureau of Investigation established on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1908 a Kopff discovers asteroid #668 Dora  

Jul 27   In the year 1908 lord Jenkins of Putney, British MP of Arts (Labour)  

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

Jul 29   On this day in history 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   In the year 1908 around the World Automobile Race ends in Paris  

Aug 01   In the year 1908 miloslav Kabelac, composer  

Aug 02   George Kimble, geographer in the year 1908.  

Aug 03   On this day in history dolores del Rio, silent screen actress (Deseada, Bugambilia)  

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Jan 01   Kinue Hitoma, Japan, 800m runner (Oly-silver-1928) was born in the year 1908.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of ben Grauer, NYC, newscaster (Big Story)  

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   In the year 1908 birth of walther Vanbeselaere, Flemish art historian  

Jan 05   In the year 1908 birth of george Dolenz, Trieste Italy, actor (Count of Monte Cristo)  

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   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 on this day in history.  

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   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 in the year 1908.  

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 in the year 1908.