Page 3: Historical Events In 1908

Feb 07   On this day in history connie Mack sells hurler Rube Waddell to St Louis Browns for $5,000   

Feb 08   Grigor Eghiazaryan, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 08   Wilhelmina '08 soccer team forms in Weert Neth on this day in history.   

Feb 09   On this day in history jackie Fields, US, featherweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1924)   

Feb 10   In England Canadian Tommy Burns KOs Jack Palmer in 4 rounds to defend his world heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.   

Feb 10   In the year 1908 jean Coulthard, composer   

Feb 10   Tommy Burns KOs Jack Palmer in 4 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.   

Feb 11   In the year 1908 australia regain the Ashes with a 308 run cricket victory vs England   

Feb 11   In the year 1908 heemskerk's government begins in Holland   

Feb 11   Josh White, rocker in the year 1908.   

Feb 11   In the year 1908 the birth of Vivian Fuchs, British Antartic explorer   

Feb 12   On this day in history anna Jeanes bequeaths $1,000,000 to Swarthmore to become all female   

Feb 12   On this day in history new York to Paris auto race (via Alaska &Siberia) begins in New York NY; George Schuster wins after 88 days behind the wheel   

Feb 13   Gerald Strang, Claresholm Canada, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 14   Georges Jean Pfeiffer, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Feb 15   Sidney Gilliat, producer in the year 1908.   

Feb 17   Geronimo, Apache chief, dies at about 79 on this day in history.   

Feb 17   Staats Cotsworth, Oak Park IL, actor (Peyton Place) in the year 1908.   

Feb 18   On this day in history 1st US postage stamps in rolls issued   

Feb 18   US postage stamps in coils issued on this day in history.   

Feb 20   Grigori Yakovlevich Bakhchivangi, test pilot (BI-1) in the year 1908.   

Feb 23   In the year 1908 william McMahon, PM of Australia (Liberal) (1971-72)   

Feb 24   On this day in history anatol' Vakhnyanyn, composer, dies at 66   

Feb 25   On this day in history 1st tunnel under Hudson River (railway tunnel) opens   

Feb 25   Frank G Slaughter, author (Sangaree) on this day in history.   

Feb 25   On this day in history the tunnel under the Hudson River (railway tunnel) opens   

Feb 27   In the year 1908 sacrifice fly adopted (repealed in 1931, reinstated 1954)   

Feb 27   On this day in history star #46 was added to US flag for Oklahoma   

Feb 28   In the year 1908 failed assassination attempt on Shah Mohammed Ali in Teheran   

Feb 29   On this day in history alf Gover, cricketer (bowled in 4 Tests for England/famous coach)   

Feb 29   Dutch scientists produce solid helium on this day in history.   

Feb 29   In the year 1908 pat Garrett, U.S. gunslinger   

Mar 02   Jan Brasser, Dutch resistance fighter (Witte Ko)/communist on this day in history.   

Mar 03   Riccardo Nielsen, composer 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   Ben Grauer, NYC, newscaster (Big Story) was born in the year 1908.   

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   On this day in history birth of walther Vanbeselaere, Flemish art historian   

Jan 05   In the year 1908 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   Red Allen, American musician (d. 1967) was born in the year 1908.   

Jan 04   On this day in history antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70   

Jan 09   On this day in history abraham Goldfaden, US Yiddish stage performer (Shulamis), dies at 67   

Jan 10   In the year 1908 anna S Barbiers, Dutch actress (Klaasje Zevenster), dies at 65   

Jan 14   Holger Drachmann, writer, dies on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1908 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