Page 11: Historical Events In 1908

Aug 04   In the year 1908 kurt Eichhorn, conductor   

Aug 05   On this day in history harold Holt, PM of Australia (1966-67); supported US in Vietnam   

Aug 06   On this day in history george Singer, composer   

Aug 06   St Louis Card John Lush's 2nd no-hitter, beats Dodgers, 2-0 in 6 inn on this day in history.   

Aug 08   On this day in history arthur J Goldberg, Ill, UN ambassador/Supreme Court justice (1962-65)   

Aug 08   On this day in history joseph [Maria] Olbrich, architect (Wiener Sezession), dies at 40   

Aug 10   In the year 1908 gabrielle Keiller, collector/golfer   

Aug 12   Ford builds the first Model T in the year 1908.   

Aug 12   In the year 1908 lord Renton, QC/British govt minister   

Aug 13   Cy Young Day in Boston, he pitches briefly against an All-Star team on this day in history.   

Aug 13   Gene Raymond, NYC, actor (Paris 7000, Fireside Theater) in the year 1908.   

Aug 13   On this day in history ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel Hymns), dies at 67   

Aug 14   In the year 1908 lady Jean Swaythling, chief controller (ATS)   

Aug 14   On this day in history race riot in Springfield Illinois   

Aug 17   On this day in history b Tarkington & HL Wilson's "Man from Home," premieres in NYC   

Aug 17   In the year 1908 bank of Italy opens new HQ at Clay &Montgomery   

Aug 17   In the year 1908 kurt Hessenberg, composer   

Aug 18   On this day in history armijn Pane, Indonesian writer (Belenggu)   

Aug 20   Alfonso Lopez, baseball player (AL Manager of the year 1959) on this day in history.   

Aug 20   In the year 1908 congo Free State becomes Belgian Congo   

Aug 20   On this day in history congo Free State becomes the Belgian Congo 1912 Plant Quarantine Act goes into effect   

Aug 20   Louis Varney, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1908.   

Aug 21   On this day in history david Farrar, Forest Gate England, actor (Beat Girl, I Accuse)   

Aug 22   On this day in history henri Cartier-Bresson, Chanteloup, France, photographer   

Aug 22   Henri Cartier-Bresson, France, photographer (Decisive Moment) on this day in history.   

Aug 22   The birth of Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer on this day in history.   

Aug 23   In the year 1908 arthur Adamov, Kislovodsk Russia, playwright (Paolo Paoli)   

Aug 24   Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 13 for heavyweight boxing title in the year 1908.   

Aug 25   In the year 1908 allen Winter wins US 1st $50,000 trotting race   

Aug 25   In the year 1908 allen Winter wins US first $50,000 trotting race   

Aug 25   Esther Waterhouse, doctor/methodist in the year 1908.   

Aug 26   Bill Hunt, cricketer (NSW slow left-armer, Test for Australia 1933) in the year 1908.   

Aug 27   On this day in history calgary City Rugby Foot-ball Club re-organizes as the Tigers   

Aug 27   Donald [George] Bradman, Australian cricketer (6,996 runs) on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of angela Maria "Geli" Raubal, Austrian nude model/Hitler's lover   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   Menahem Avidom, composer was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history abraham Goldfaden, US Yiddish stage performer (Shulamis), dies at 67   

Jan 10   Anna S Barbiers, Dutch actress (Klaasje Zevenster), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Holger Drachmann, writer, dies in the year 1908.   

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

Jan 23   On this day in history 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