Page 12: Historical Events In 1908

Aug 30   Fred MacMurray, American actor is born.   

Aug 30   Leonor Fini, painter   

Aug 31   Lab Rachel Katherine Hamilton-Russell ouchere, local historian.   

Sep 01   Jean Crepin, soldier/industrialist.   

Sep 02   Barbara Jo Allen, NYC, actress (Ice Capades Revue, Rosie the Riveter).   

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

Sep 03   Cornelis Pijnacker Hordijk, gov-gen (Dutch East-Indies), dies   

Sep 03   James Barries "What Every Woman Knows," premieres in London   

Sep 04   Caledonia and Hillhurst Football Clubs play for Central Alberta Rugby Football League championship.   

Sep 04   Edward Dmytryk, director (Carpetbaggers, Young Lions, Caine Mutiny).   

Sep 05   Dodger Nap Rucker no-hits Boston Braves, 6-0.   

Sep 05   Joaquin Maria Nin-Culmell, Berlin Germany, Cuban/Spanish composer.   

Sep 06   Anthony Wagner, genealogist.   

Sep 07   Max Kaminsky, trumpeter.   

Sep 08   Geoffrey Hodges, bomb disposal expert.   

Sep 09   Cesare Pavese, Italian writer (La belle estate).   

Sep 09   Orville Wright makes 1st 1-hr airplane flight, Fort Myer, Va.   

Sep 10   Raymond Harry Warnow Scott, Bkln NY, orch leader (Your Hit Parade).   

Sep 11   Everhardus J van Romondt, physician/Dutch Antillean minister of Eco   

Sep 12   Winston Churchill marries Clementine Hozier.   

Sep 13   Ray Burns Green, composer   

Sep 14   Bernie Green, NYC, orch leader (Arthur Godfrey Show, Garry Moore Show)   

Sep 15   Gerd Gaiser, German writer (Ship in the Mountain).   

Sep 16   Beecher Moore, sailor.   

Sep 16   Carriage-maker, William Durant, founded General Motors Corp.   

Sep 16   General Motors founded by William C Durant   

Sep 17   Franz J A Grothe, German composer   

Sep 17   Thomas E Selfridge, earlier US aviator, 1st to die in an air crash   

Sep 17   Thomas Selfridge is recorded as becoming 1st fatality of powered flight.   

Sep 17   Thomas Selfridge is recorded as becoming inaugural fatality of powered flight   

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

Sep 18   Viktor A Ambartsoemjan, Russian astronomer (Stalin Prize 1946, 50)   

Sep 19   Gustav Mahler's 7th Symphony, premieres in Prague   

Sep 19   Mika Waltari, novelist (Egyptian)   

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Jan 01   Kinue hitoma: Japan, 800m runner (oly-silver-1928)   

Jan 02   Ben grauer: Nyc, newscaster (big story)   

Jan 02   Janis kepitis: Composer   

Jan 04   Angela maria "geli" raubal: Austrian nude model/hitler's lover   

Jan 04   Walther vanbeselaere: Flemish art historian   

Jan 05   George dolenz: Trieste italy, actor (count of monte cristo)   

Jan 06   Menahem avidom: Composer   

Jan 07   Red allen: American musician   

Jan 04   Antony winkler prins: Writer (groiller encyclopaedia),    

Jan 09   Abraham goldfaden: Us yiddish stage performer (shulamis),   

Jan 10   Anna s barbiers: Dutch actress (klaasje zevenster),    

Jan 14   Holger drachmann: Writer,   

Jan 17   Ferdinand iv smjjbflgrrj: Ruler of toscane,    

Jan 23   Edward alexander macdowell: Us composer (indian suite),    

Jan 25   Mikhail chigorin: Russian chess player (b. 1850)   

Feb 01   Carlos i: King of portugal (1889-1908), assassinated by mob at 44