Historical Events In 1908

Aug 04   On this day in history kurt Eichhorn, conductor   

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

Aug 06   George Singer, composer on this day in history.   

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) in the year 1908.   

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

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   On this day in history lord Renton, QC/British govt minister   

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) in the year 1908.   

Aug 13   Ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel Hymns), dies at 67 in the year 1908.   

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

Aug 14   In the year 1908 race riot in Springfield Illinois   

Aug 17   B Tarkington & HL Wilson's "Man from Home," premieres in NYC in the year 1908.   

Aug 17   On this day in history bank of Italy opens new HQ at Clay &Montgomery   

Aug 17   Kurt Hessenberg, composer in the year 1908.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

Aug 21   In the year 1908 david Farrar, Forest Gate England, actor (Beat Girl, I Accuse)   

Aug 22   Henri Cartier-Bresson, Chanteloup, France, photographer on this day in history.   

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

Aug 22   On this day in history the birth of Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer   

Aug 23   Arthur Adamov, Kislovodsk Russia, playwright (Paolo Paoli) in the year 1908.   

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

Aug 25   On this day in history 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   In the year 1908 esther Waterhouse, doctor/methodist   

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

Aug 27   Calgary City Rugby Foot-ball Club re-organizes as the Tigers on this day in history.   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1908.   

Jan 09   Abraham Goldfaden, US Yiddish stage performer (Shulamis), dies at 67 in the year 1908.   

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

Jan 14   In the year 1908 holger Drachmann, writer, dies   

Jan 17   In the year 1908 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   In the year 1908 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