Page 12: Historical Events In 1908

Aug 28   In the year 1908 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) in the year 1908.   

Aug 29   NY gives a ticker tape parade to returning US Olympians from London on this day in history.   

Aug 30   Leonor Fini, painter on this day in history.   

Aug 30   On this day in history the birth of Fred MacMurray, American actor   

Aug 31   Lab Rachel Katherine Hamilton-Russell ouchere, local historian on this day in history.   

Sep 01   In the year 1908 jean Crepin, soldier/industrialist   

Sep 02   Barbara Jo Allen, NYC, actress (Ice Capades Revue, Rosie the Riveter) on this day in history.   

Sep 02   Tommy Burns KOs Bill Lang in 6 for heavyweight boxing title in the year 1908.   

Sep 03   Cornelis Pijnacker Hordijk, gov-gen (Dutch East-Indies), dies on this day in history.   

Sep 03   On this day in history james Barries "What Every Woman Knows," premieres in London   

Sep 04   Caledonia & Hillhurst Football Clubs play for Central Alberta Rugby Football League championship on this day in history.   

Sep 04   Edward Dmytryk, director (Carpetbaggers, Young Lions, Caine Mutiny) on this day in history.   

Sep 05   In the year 1908 dodger Nap Rucker no-hits Boston Braves, 6-0   

Sep 05   Joaquin Maria Nin-Culmell, Berlin Germany, Cuban/Spanish composer on this day in history.   

Sep 06   In the year 1908 anthony Wagner, genealogist   

Sep 07   Max Kaminsky, trumpeter in the year 1908.   

Sep 08   In the year 1908 geoffrey Hodges, bomb disposal expert   

Sep 09   Cesare Pavese, Italian writer (La belle estate) on this day in history.   

Sep 09   Orville Wright makes 1st 1-hr airplane flight, Fort Myer, Va on this day in history.   

Sep 10   Raymond Harry Warnow Scott, Bkln NY, orch leader (Your Hit Parade) on this day in history.   

Sep 11   On this day in history everhardus J van Romondt, physician/Dutch Antillean minister of Eco   

Sep 12   In the year 1908 winston Churchill marries Clementine Hozier   

Sep 13   Ray Burns Green, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 14   On this day in history bernie Green, NYC, orch leader (Arthur Godfrey Show, Garry Moore Show)   

Sep 15   In the year 1908 gerd Gaiser, German writer (Ship in the Mountain)   

Sep 16   Beecher Moore, sailor on this day in history.   

Sep 16   On this day in history carriage-maker, William Durant, founded General Motors Corp   

Sep 16   In the year 1908 general Motors founded by William C Durant   

Sep 17   Franz J A Grothe, German composer in the year 1908.   

Sep 17   In the year 1908 thomas E Selfridge, earlier US aviator, 1st to die in an air crash   

Sep 17   In the year 1908 thomas Selfridge becomes 1st fatality of powered flight   

Sep 17   On this day in history thomas Selfridge becomes first fatality of powered flight   

Sep 18   In the year 1908 cleve Indian Bob "Dusty" Rhoades no-hits Boston, 2-1   

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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   Janis Kepitis, composer was born in the year 1908.   

Jan 04   Angela Maria "Geli" Raubal, Austrian nude model/Hitler's lover was born on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1908 birth of menahem Avidom, composer   

Jan 07   In the year 1908 birth of red Allen, American musician (d. 1967)   

Jan 04   On this day in history antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70   

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   Holger Drachmann, writer, dies in the year 1908.   

Jan 17   In the year 1908 ferdinand IV SMJJBFLGRRJ, ruler of Toscane, dies at 72   

Jan 23   Edward Alexander MacDowell, US composer (Indian Suite), dies at 47 in the year 1908.   

Jan 25   On this day in history death of mikhail Chigorin, Russian chess player (b. 1850)   

Feb 01   Carlos I, King of Portugal (1889-1908), assassinated by mob at 44 died on this day in history.