Historical Events In 1908

Aug 04   In the year 1908 kurt Eichhorn, conductor  

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

Aug 06   On this day in history george Singer, composer  

Aug 06   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.  

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

Aug 10   Gabrielle Keiller, collector/golfer in the year 1908.  

Aug 12   On this day in history ford builds the first Model T.  

Aug 12   Lord Renton, QC/British govt minister in the year 1908.  

Aug 13   On this day in history cy Young Day in Boston, he pitches briefly against an All-Star team  

Aug 13   Gene Raymond, NYC, actor (Paris 7000, Fireside Theater) on this day in history.  

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

Aug 14   Lady Jean Swaythling, chief controller (ATS) in the year 1908.  

Aug 14   Race riot in Springfield Illinois in the year 1908.  

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

Aug 20   On this day in history alfonso Lopez, baseball player (AL Manager of the year 1959)  

Aug 20   On this day in history congo Free State becomes Belgian Congo  

Aug 20   In the year 1908 congo Free State becomes the Belgian Congo 1912 Plant Quarantine Act goes into effect  

Aug 20   On this day in history louis Varney, composer, dies at 64  

Aug 21   David Farrar, Forest Gate England, actor (Beat Girl, I Accuse) in the year 1908.  

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

Aug 22   On this day in history henri Cartier-Bresson, France, photographer (Decisive Moment)  

Aug 22   The birth of Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer in the year 1908.  

Aug 23   On this day in history arthur Adamov, Kislovodsk Russia, playwright (Paolo Paoli)  

Aug 24   In the year 1908 tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 13 for heavyweight boxing title  

Aug 25   Allen Winter wins US 1st $50,000 trotting race in the year 1908.  

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

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

Aug 26   In the year 1908 bill Hunt, cricketer (NSW slow left-armer, Test for Australia 1933)  

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) in the year 1908.  

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Jan 01   Kinue Hitoma, Japan, 800m runner (Oly-silver-1928) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04   In the year 1908 birth of walther Vanbeselaere, Flemish art historian  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of george Dolenz, Trieste Italy, actor (Count of Monte Cristo)  

Jan 06   Menahem Avidom, composer was born in the year 1908.  

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 in the year 1908.  

Jan 09   Abraham Goldfaden, US Yiddish stage performer (Shulamis), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Jan 10   Anna S Barbiers, Dutch actress (Klaasje Zevenster), dies at 65 in the year 1908.  

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

Jan 17   On this day in history ferdinand IV SMJJBFLGRRJ, ruler of Toscane, dies at 72  

Jan 23   In the year 1908 edward Alexander MacDowell, US composer (Indian Suite), dies at 47  

Jan 25   Mikhail Chigorin, Russian chess player (b. 1850) died on this day in history.  

Feb 01   On this day in history death of carlos I, King of Portugal (1889-1908), assassinated by mob at 44