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   In the year 1908 grigor Eghiazaryan, composer  

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   On this day in history in England Canadian Tommy Burns KOs Jack Palmer in 4 rounds to defend his world heavyweight boxing title  

Feb 10   In the year 1908 jean Coulthard, composer  

Feb 10   In the year 1908 tommy Burns KOs Jack Palmer in 4 for heavyweight boxing title  

Feb 11   On this day in history 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   The birth of Vivian Fuchs, British Antartic explorer in the year 1908.  

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 in the year 1908.  

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

Feb 15   On this day in history sidney Gilliat, producer  

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

Feb 17   Staats Cotsworth, Oak Park IL, actor (Peyton Place) on this day in history.  

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

Feb 18   On this day in history uS postage stamps in coils issued  

Feb 20   Grigori Yakovlevich Bakhchivangi, test pilot (BI-1) on this day in history.  

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

Feb 24   Anatol' Vakhnyanyn, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Feb 25   In the year 1908 1st tunnel under Hudson River (railway tunnel) opens  

Feb 25   Frank G Slaughter, author (Sangaree) in the year 1908.  

Feb 25   The tunnel under the Hudson River (railway tunnel) opens in the year 1908.  

Feb 27   Sacrifice fly adopted (repealed in 1931, reinstated 1954) on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Feb 29   Pat Garrett, U.S. gunslinger in the year 1908.  

Mar 02   In the year 1908 jan Brasser, Dutch resistance fighter (Witte Ko)/communist  

Mar 03   Riccardo Nielsen, composer 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   On this day in history birth of ben Grauer, NYC, newscaster (Big Story)  

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   Walther Vanbeselaere, Flemish art historian was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of george Dolenz, Trieste Italy, actor (Count of Monte Cristo)  

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

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

Jan 04   Antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 10   On this day in history anna S Barbiers, Dutch actress (Klaasje Zevenster), dies at 65  

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

Jan 17   On this day in history ferdinand IV SMJJBFLGRRJ, ruler of Toscane, dies at 72  

Jan 23   Edward Alexander MacDowell, US composer (Indian Suite), dies at 47 in the year 1908.  

Jan 25   Mikhail Chigorin, Russian chess player (b. 1850) died in the year 1908.  

Feb 01   Carlos I, King of Portugal (1889-1908), assassinated by mob at 44 died on this day in history.