Historical Events In 1908

Oct 07   Crete revolts against Turkey and aligns with Greece on this day in history.  

Oct 07   Richard Caldicot, London England, actor (Horse's Mouth) on this day in history.  

Oct 08   NY Giants set season attendance record at 910,000 (broken in 1920) on this day in history.  

Oct 08   Paul Van Buskirk Yoder, composer on this day in history.  

Oct 09   In the year 1908 jacques Tati[scheff], La Pecq France, director (Traffic, Playtime)  

Oct 09   The birth of Jacques Tati, French actor, screenwriter and director in the year 1908.  

Oct 10   Baseball Writers Association, formed on this day in history.  

Oct 10   David Alexander Reginald Herbert, writer on this day in history.  

Oct 11   Armen Carapetyan, composer in the year 1908.  

Oct 12   In the year 1908 ann Lane Petry, US journalist/author (Street)  

Oct 13   In the year 1908 john Grant, British rear-admiral  

Oct 14   On this day in history baseball Writers Association of America, forms  

Oct 15   In the year 1908 john Kenneth Galbraith, economist (Affluent Society-58 Hillman Award)  

Oct 16   Edmonton Rugby Foot-ball Club re-organizes as Esquimoux on this day in history.  

Oct 16   Enver Hoxha, post-war leader of Albania (1944-85) in the year 1908.  

Oct 18   Belgium annexes Congo Free State on this day in history.  

Oct 19   In the year 1908 nils Geirr Tveitt, composer  

Oct 20   King Leopold II sells Congo to Belgium on this day in history.  

Oct 21   In the year 1908 alexander Schneider, Vilna Lith, violinist (Budapest String Quartet)  

Oct 22   Helmut Gollwitzer, German theologist/antifascist in the year 1908.  

Oct 24   On this day in history billy Murray hits the charts with "Take Me Outto the Ball Game"  

Oct 24   On this day in history john Alwyne Kitching, zoologist  

Oct 29   In the year 1908 stewart Myles MacPherson, broadcaster  

Oct 30   Franco Margola, composer in the year 1908.  

Oct 31   On this day in history 4th Olympic games end in London  

Oct 31   4th Olympic games ends in London in the year 1908.  

Nov 02   In the year 1908 reginald Beckwith, York England, actor (Genevieve, Doctor in Love)  

Nov 03   On this day in history bronko Nagurski, NFL fullback (Chicago Bears)  

Nov 03   William Howard Taft (R) elected 27th pres over William Jennings Bryan in the year 1908.  

Nov 03   On this day in history william Howard Taft (R) elected 27th President over William Jennings Bryan  

Nov 04   In the year 1908 anthony Warde, PA, actor (Black Widow)  

Nov 04   Brooklyn Academy of Music, opens in NYC in the year 1908.  

Nov 04   Tomés Estrada Palma, 1st president Cuba (1902-06), dies on this day in history.  

Nov 06   Fanny Leys, Flemish author (Ontwijding) in the year 1908.  

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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   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 on this day in history.  

Jan 05   George Dolenz, Trieste Italy, actor (Count of Monte Cristo) was born in the year 1908.  

Jan 06   In the year 1908 birth of menahem Avidom, composer  

Jan 07   Red Allen, American musician (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history anna S Barbiers, Dutch actress (Klaasje Zevenster), dies at 65  

Jan 14   Holger Drachmann, writer, dies in the year 1908.  

Jan 17   Ferdinand IV SMJJBFLGRRJ, ruler of Toscane, dies at 72 in the year 1908.  

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   Carlos I, King of Portugal (1889-1908), assassinated by mob at 44 died in the year 1908.