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 in the year 1908.   

Feb 08   On this day in history wilhelmina '08 soccer team forms in Weert Neth   

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

Feb 10   In the year 1908 in England Canadian Tommy Burns KOs Jack Palmer in 4 rounds to defend his world heavyweight boxing title   

Feb 10   On this day in history jean Coulthard, composer   

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

Feb 11   Australia regain the Ashes with a 308 run cricket victory vs England on this day in history.   

Feb 11   Heemskerk's government begins in Holland in the year 1908.   

Feb 11   Josh White, rocker in the year 1908.   

Feb 11   On this day in history 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   In the year 1908 gerald Strang, Claresholm Canada, composer   

Feb 14   Georges Jean Pfeiffer, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1908.   

Feb 15   On this day in history sidney Gilliat, producer   

Feb 17   Geronimo, Apache chief, dies at about 79 in the year 1908.   

Feb 17   On this day in history staats Cotsworth, Oak Park IL, actor (Peyton Place)   

Feb 18   1st US postage stamps in rolls issued in the year 1908.   

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

Feb 20   In the year 1908 grigori Yakovlevich Bakhchivangi, test pilot (BI-1)   

Feb 23   William McMahon, PM of Australia (Liberal) (1971-72) in the year 1908.   

Feb 24   In the year 1908 anatol' Vakhnyanyn, composer, dies at 66   

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

Feb 25   In the year 1908 frank G Slaughter, author (Sangaree)   

Feb 25   The tunnel under the Hudson River (railway tunnel) opens on this day in history.   

Feb 27   On this day in history sacrifice fly adopted (repealed in 1931, reinstated 1954)   

Feb 27   In the year 1908 star #46 was added to US flag for Oklahoma   

Feb 28   Failed assassination attempt on Shah Mohammed Ali in Teheran in the year 1908.   

Feb 29   Alf Gover, cricketer (bowled in 4 Tests for England/famous coach) in the year 1908.   

Feb 29   On this day in history dutch scientists produce solid helium   

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

Mar 02   Jan Brasser, Dutch resistance fighter (Witte Ko)/communist in the year 1908.   

Mar 03   Riccardo Nielsen, composer 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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1908.   

Jan 06   Menahem Avidom, composer was born in the year 1908.   

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 in the year 1908.   

Jan 10   Anna S Barbiers, Dutch actress (Klaasje Zevenster), dies at 65 in the year 1908.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 25   In the year 1908 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