Historical Events In 1908

Nov 06   Leonid Andreyevs "Dui Nashey Zhizni," premieres in St Petersburg in the year 1908.  

Nov 07   Dutch capture Venezuelan navy in the year 1908.  

Nov 08   In the year 1908 victorien Sardou, French opera author (Madame Sans-Gene), dies at 77  

Nov 10   1st Gideon Bible put in a hotel room on this day in history.  

Nov 12   In the year 1908 hans Werner Richter, German author (Socially Responsible Cinema)  

Nov 14   On this day in history albert Einstein presents quantum theory of light  

Nov 14   In the year 1908 harrison E Salisbury, journalist/author (50th Anniv of Soviet Union)  

Nov 14   In the year 1908 kwang-siu, emperor of China, dies  

Nov 14   The birth of Joseph McCarthy, US senator who led the anti-communist 'witch hunts' on this day in history.  

Nov 15   Cixi [the old Buddha], empress-widow of China, dies in the year 1908.  

Nov 16   In the year 1908 arturo Tuscanini begins conducting NY's Metropolitan Opera  

Nov 16   Burgess Meredith, Cleve Ohio, actor (Mr Novak, Penguin-Batman, Rocky) on this day in history.  

Nov 16   The birth of Burgess Meredith, US actor on this day in history.  

Nov 18   Imogene Coca, Phila, comedienne (Your Show of Shows, Grindl) in the year 1908.  

Nov 19   Alan Baxter, East Cleveland OH, actor (Big Town Girl, Rags to Riches) on this day in history.  

Nov 19   On this day in history albert Dietrich, composer, dies at 79  

Nov 20   On this day in history alistair Cooke, Manchester England, TV host (Masterpiece Theatre)  

Nov 20   The birth of Alistair Cooke, British broadcaster in the year 1908.  

Nov 22   1st US-Japanese baseball game Reach All-Americans defeat Waseda U, 5-0 on this day in history.  

Nov 22   Michael Balfour, historian in the year 1908.  

Nov 23   In the year 1908 leendert P J Braat, Dutch sculptor/screenwriter  

Nov 24   On this day in history harry Kemelman, US detective author (rabbi-omnibus)  

Nov 25   On this day in history dorando Pietri (It) beats Johnny Hayes (US) in MSG marathon by 60 yds  

Nov 26   In the year 1908 charles Forte, Italian/British hotel magnate (Savoy)  

Nov 28   154 men die in coal mine explosion at Marianna Pa in the year 1908.  

Nov 28   Arturo Frondizi, president Argentina (1958-62) on this day in history.  

Nov 29   On this day in history adam Clayton Powell Jr, (Rep-D-NY)/minister  

Dec 02   Pu Yi (Hsuan-T'ung) became China's Last Emperor at age 3 in the year 1908.  

Dec 02   Robert F Simon, Mansfield Oh, actor (Man who shot Liberty Valance) in the year 1908.  

Dec 03   On this day in history edward Elgar's 1st Symphony in A, premieres  

Dec 03   In the year 1908 halsey Stevens, Scott NY, composer (Triskelion)  

Dec 04   A D Hershey, US, biologist, worked with bacteriophages (Nobel 1969) on this day in history.  

Dec 04   On this day in history haiti's president-General Alexis Nord flees from military coup  

Dec 05   1st football uniform numerals used (University of Pittsburgh) in the year 1908.  

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Jan 01   In the year 1908 birth of kinue Hitoma, Japan, 800m runner (Oly-silver-1928)  

Jan 02   Ben Grauer, NYC, newscaster (Big Story) was born in the year 1908.  

Jan 02   In the year 1908 birth of janis Kepitis, composer  

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of menahem Avidom, composer  

Jan 07   Red Allen, American musician (d. 1967) was born in the year 1908.  

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 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 on this day in history.  

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