Page 3: Historical Events In 1908

Feb 07   In the year 1908 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   Jackie Fields, US, featherweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1924) in the year 1908.   

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

Feb 10   Jean Coulthard, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 10   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Feb 12   Anna Jeanes bequeaths $1,000,000 to Swarthmore to become all female in the year 1908.   

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

Feb 13   On this day in history gerald Strang, Claresholm Canada, composer   

Feb 14   On this day in history georges Jean Pfeiffer, composer, dies at 72   

Feb 15   Sidney Gilliat, producer in the year 1908.   

Feb 17   In the year 1908 geronimo, Apache chief, dies at about 79   

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

Feb 18   In the year 1908 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   On this day in history william McMahon, PM of Australia (Liberal) (1971-72)   

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

Feb 27   Sacrifice fly adopted (repealed in 1931, reinstated 1954) in the year 1908.   

Feb 27   Star #46 was added to US flag for Oklahoma in the year 1908.   

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

Mar 03   Riccardo Nielsen, composer on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of kinue Hitoma, Japan, 800m runner (Oly-silver-1928)   

Jan 02   Ben Grauer, NYC, newscaster (Big Story) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Janis Kepitis, composer was born in the year 1908.   

Jan 04   In the year 1908 birth of angela Maria "Geli" Raubal, Austrian nude model/Hitler's lover   

Jan 04   In the year 1908 birth of walther Vanbeselaere, Flemish art historian   

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

Jan 06   Menahem Avidom, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 09   In the year 1908 abraham Goldfaden, US Yiddish stage performer (Shulamis), dies at 67   

Jan 10   Anna S Barbiers, Dutch actress (Klaasje Zevenster), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   On this day in history holger Drachmann, writer, dies   

Jan 17   In the year 1908 ferdinand IV SMJJBFLGRRJ, ruler of Toscane, dies at 72   

Jan 23   On this day in history edward Alexander MacDowell, US composer (Indian Suite), dies at 47   

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.