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   George Singer, composer in the year 1908.   

Aug 06   In the year 1908 st Louis Card John Lush's 2nd no-hitter, beats Dodgers, 2-0 in 6 inn   

Aug 08   In the year 1908 arthur J Goldberg, Ill, UN ambassador/Supreme Court justice (1962-65)   

Aug 08   Joseph [Maria] Olbrich, architect (Wiener Sezession), dies at 40 on this day in history.   

Aug 10   On this day in history gabrielle Keiller, collector/golfer   

Aug 12   Ford builds the first Model T on this day in history.   

Aug 12   Lord Renton, QC/British govt minister on this day in history.   

Aug 13   In the year 1908 cy Young Day in Boston, he pitches briefly against an All-Star team   

Aug 13   In the year 1908 gene Raymond, NYC, actor (Paris 7000, Fireside Theater)   

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

Aug 14   Lady Jean Swaythling, chief controller (ATS) on this day in history.   

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

Aug 17   In the year 1908 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   Kurt Hessenberg, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 18   Armijn Pane, Indonesian writer (Belenggu) in the year 1908.   

Aug 20   Alfonso Lopez, baseball player (AL Manager of the year 1959) in the year 1908.   

Aug 20   Congo Free State becomes Belgian Congo on this day in history.   

Aug 20   In the year 1908 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   Henri Cartier-Bresson, Chanteloup, France, photographer in the year 1908.   

Aug 22   In the year 1908 henri Cartier-Bresson, France, photographer (Decisive Moment)   

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

Aug 23   Arthur Adamov, Kislovodsk Russia, playwright (Paolo Paoli) on this day in history.   

Aug 24   Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 13 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.   

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

Aug 25   Allen Winter wins US first $50,000 trotting race in the year 1908.   

Aug 25   Esther Waterhouse, doctor/methodist on this day in history.   

Aug 26   Bill Hunt, cricketer (NSW slow left-armer, Test for Australia 1933) on this day in history.   

Aug 27   Calgary City Rugby Foot-ball Club re-organizes as the Tigers in the year 1908.   

Aug 27   Donald [George] Bradman, Australian cricketer (6,996 runs) 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   In the year 1908 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   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   Menahem Avidom, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   On this day in history 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   In the year 1908 edward Alexander MacDowell, US composer (Indian Suite), dies at 47   

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