Page 3: Historical Events In 1908

Feb 07   Connie Mack sells hurler Rube Waddell to St Louis Browns for $5,000 in the year 1908.   

Feb 08   In the year 1908 grigor Eghiazaryan, composer   

Feb 08   Wilhelmina '08 soccer team forms in Weert Neth in the year 1908.   

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   Jean Coulthard, composer on this day in history.   

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

Feb 11   Josh White, rocker on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 12   In the year 1908 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   In the year 1908 georges Jean Pfeiffer, composer, dies at 72   

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   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 in the year 1908.   

Feb 20   On this day in history grigori Yakovlevich Bakhchivangi, test pilot (BI-1)   

Feb 23   On this day in history william McMahon, PM of Australia (Liberal) (1971-72)   

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

Feb 25   In the year 1908 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Feb 27   In the year 1908 sacrifice fly adopted (repealed in 1931, reinstated 1954)   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   Alf Gover, cricketer (bowled in 4 Tests for England/famous coach) in the year 1908.   

Feb 29   In the year 1908 dutch scientists produce solid helium   

Feb 29   Pat Garrett, U.S. gunslinger on this day in history.   

Mar 02   On this day in history jan Brasser, Dutch resistance fighter (Witte Ko)/communist   

Mar 03   In the year 1908 riccardo Nielsen, composer   

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Jan 01   Kinue Hitoma, Japan, 800m runner (Oly-silver-1928) was born in the year 1908.   

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   Angela Maria "Geli" Raubal, Austrian nude model/Hitler's lover was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of walther Vanbeselaere, Flemish art historian   

Jan 05   George Dolenz, Trieste Italy, actor (Count of Monte Cristo) was born on this day in history.   

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

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   Holger Drachmann, writer, dies in the year 1908.   

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

Jan 23   In the year 1908 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   On this day in history death of carlos I, King of Portugal (1889-1908), assassinated by mob at 44