Page 12: Historical Events In 1908

Aug 28   14th US Golf Open: Fred McLeod shoots a 322 at Myopia Hunt Club Mass on this day in history.   

Aug 28   Roger Tory Peterson, NY, ornithologist/writer (How to Know Birds) on this day in history.   

Aug 29   NY gives a ticker tape parade to returning US Olympians from London in the year 1908.   

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

Aug 30   In the year 1908 the birth of Fred MacMurray, American actor   

Aug 31   On this day in history lab Rachel Katherine Hamilton-Russell ouchere, local historian   

Sep 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1908 james Barries "What Every Woman Knows," premieres in London   

Sep 04   Caledonia & Hillhurst Football Clubs play for Central Alberta Rugby Football League championship in the year 1908.   

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   On this day in history joaquin Maria Nin-Culmell, Berlin Germany, Cuban/Spanish composer   

Sep 06   Anthony Wagner, genealogist in the year 1908.   

Sep 07   In the year 1908 max Kaminsky, trumpeter   

Sep 08   On this day in history geoffrey Hodges, bomb disposal expert   

Sep 09   On this day in history cesare Pavese, Italian writer (La belle estate)   

Sep 09   On this day in history orville Wright makes 1st 1-hr airplane flight, Fort Myer, Va   

Sep 10   On this day in history raymond Harry Warnow Scott, Bkln NY, orch leader (Your Hit Parade)   

Sep 11   Everhardus J van Romondt, physician/Dutch Antillean minister of Eco in the year 1908.   

Sep 12   On this day in history winston Churchill marries Clementine Hozier   

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

Sep 14   In the year 1908 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   In the year 1908 beecher Moore, sailor   

Sep 16   Carriage-maker, William Durant, founded General Motors Corp on this day in history.   

Sep 16   General Motors founded by William C Durant in the year 1908.   

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

Sep 17   On this day in history thomas E Selfridge, earlier US aviator, 1st to die in an air crash   

Sep 17   On this day in history thomas Selfridge becomes 1st fatality of powered flight   

Sep 17   Thomas Selfridge becomes first fatality of powered flight in the year 1908.   

Sep 18   Cleve Indian Bob "Dusty" Rhoades no-hits Boston, 2-1 in the year 1908.   

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Jan 01   Kinue Hitoma, Japan, 800m runner (Oly-silver-1928) was born in the year 1908.   

Jan 02   In the year 1908 birth of ben Grauer, NYC, newscaster (Big Story)   

Jan 02   Janis Kepitis, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1908 abraham Goldfaden, US Yiddish stage performer (Shulamis), dies at 67   

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

Jan 14   On this day in history holger Drachmann, writer, dies   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 25   On this day in history 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