Page 11: Historical Events In 1908

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

Aug 08   Arthur J Goldberg, Ill, UN ambassador/Supreme Court justice (1962-65).   

Aug 08   Joseph [Maria] Olbrich, architect (Wiener Sezession), dies at 40.   

Aug 10   Gabrielle Keiller, collector/golfer   

Aug 12   Ford builds the inaugural Model T.   

Aug 12   Lord Renton, QC/British govt minister.   

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

Aug 13   Gene Raymond, NYC, actor (Paris 7000, Fireside Theater).   

Aug 13   Ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel Hymns), dies at 67.   

Aug 14   Lady Jean Swaythling, chief controller (ATS).   

Aug 14   Race riot in Springfield Illinois   

Aug 17   B Tarkington and HL Wilson's "Man from Home," premieres in NYC.   

Aug 17   Bank of Italy opens new HQ at Clay and Montgomery.   

Aug 17   Kurt Hessenberg, composer.   

Aug 18   Armijn Pane, Indonesian writer (Belenggu).   

Aug 20   Alfonso Lopez, baseball player (AL Manager of the year 1959)   

Aug 20   Congo Free State is recorded as becoming Belgian Congo   

Aug 20   Congo Free State is recorded as becoming the Belgian Congo 1912 Plant Quarantine Act comes into force.   

Aug 20   Louis Varney, composer, dies at 64   

Aug 21   David Farrar, Forest Gate England, actor (Beat Girl, I Accuse)   

Aug 22   Henri Cartier-Bresson, Chanteloup, France, photographer   

Aug 22   Henri Cartier-Bresson, France, photographer (Decisive Moment)   

Aug 22   Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer is born.   

Aug 23   Arthur Adamov, Kislovodsk Russia, playwright (Paolo Paoli)   

Aug 24   Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 13 for heavyweight boxing title   

Aug 25   Esther Waterhouse, doctor/methodist.   

Aug 25   In this year, Allen Winter claims US 1st $50000 trotting race.   

Aug 25   In this year, Allen Winter claims US inaugural $50000 trotting race   

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

Aug 27   Calgary City Rugby Foot-ball Club re-organizes as the Tigers.   

Aug 27   Donald [George] Bradman, Australian cricketer (6996 runs).   

Aug 28   14th US Golf Open: Fred McLeod shoots a 322 at Myopia Hunt Club Mass.   

Aug 28   Roger Tory Peterson, NY, ornithologist/writer (How to Know Birds).   

Aug 29   NY gives a ticker tape parade to returning US Olympians from London.   

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Jan 01   Kinue hitoma: Japan, 800m runner (oly-silver-1928)   

Jan 02   Ben grauer: Nyc, newscaster (big story)   

Jan 02   Janis kepitis: Composer   

Jan 04   Angela maria "geli" raubal: Austrian nude model/hitler's lover   

Jan 04   Walther vanbeselaere: Flemish art historian   

Jan 05   George dolenz: Trieste italy, actor (count of monte cristo)   

Jan 06   Menahem avidom: Composer   

Jan 07   Red allen: American musician    

Jan 04   Antony winkler prins: Writer (groiller encyclopaedia),    

Jan 09   Abraham goldfaden: Us yiddish stage performer (shulamis),   

Jan 10   Anna s barbiers: Dutch actress (klaasje zevenster),   

Jan 14   Holger drachmann: Writer,    

Jan 17   Ferdinand iv smjjbflgrrj: Ruler of toscane,   

Jan 23   Edward alexander macdowell: Us composer (indian suite),    

Jan 25   Mikhail chigorin: Russian chess player (b. 1850)   

Feb 01   Carlos i: King of portugal (1889-1908), assassinated by mob at 44