Historical Events In 1908

Aug 28   On this day in history 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 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   Lab Rachel Katherine Hamilton-Russell ouchere, local historian on this day in history.   

Sep 01   Jean Crepin, soldier/industrialist in the year 1908.   

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

Sep 02   In the year 1908 tommy Burns KOs Bill Lang in 6 for heavyweight boxing title   

Sep 03   Cornelis Pijnacker Hordijk, gov-gen (Dutch East-Indies), dies in the year 1908.   

Sep 03   James Barries "What Every Woman Knows," premieres in London in the year 1908.   

Sep 04   On this day in history caledonia & Hillhurst Football Clubs play for Central Alberta Rugby Football League championship   

Sep 04   Edward Dmytryk, director (Carpetbaggers, Young Lions, Caine Mutiny) in the year 1908.   

Sep 05   On this day in history 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   Anthony Wagner, genealogist on this day in history.   

Sep 07   Max Kaminsky, trumpeter in the year 1908.   

Sep 08   Geoffrey Hodges, bomb disposal expert on this day in history.   

Sep 09   In the year 1908 cesare Pavese, Italian writer (La belle estate)   

Sep 09   Orville Wright makes 1st 1-hr airplane flight, Fort Myer, Va in the year 1908.   

Sep 10   In the year 1908 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   In the year 1908 winston Churchill marries Clementine Hozier   

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

Sep 14   Bernie Green, NYC, orch leader (Arthur Godfrey Show, Garry Moore Show) in the year 1908.   

Sep 15   Gerd Gaiser, German writer (Ship in the Mountain) on this day in history.   

Sep 16   Beecher Moore, sailor in the year 1908.   

Sep 16   Carriage-maker, William Durant, founded General Motors Corp in the year 1908.   

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   In the year 1908 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   In the year 1908 thomas Selfridge becomes first fatality of powered flight   

Sep 18   Cleve Indian Bob "Dusty" Rhoades no-hits Boston, 2-1 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 02   In the year 1908 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   On this day in history birth of george Dolenz, Trieste Italy, actor (Count of Monte Cristo)   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of menahem Avidom, composer   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1908 antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 17   Ferdinand IV SMJJBFLGRRJ, ruler of Toscane, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1908 death of carlos I, King of Portugal (1889-1908), assassinated by mob at 44