Page 3: Historical Events In 1908

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

Feb 08   On this day in history grigor Eghiazaryan, composer   

Feb 08   In the year 1908 wilhelmina '08 soccer team forms in Weert Neth   

Feb 09   In the year 1908 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 in the year 1908.   

Feb 11   In the year 1908 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   On this day in history josh White, rocker   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 15   Sidney Gilliat, producer on this day in history.   

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

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   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   1st tunnel under Hudson River (railway tunnel) opens in the year 1908.   

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

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

Feb 27   In the year 1908 sacrifice fly adopted (repealed in 1931, reinstated 1954)   

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

Feb 28   Failed assassination attempt on Shah Mohammed Ali in Teheran on this day in history.   

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

Feb 29   In the year 1908 dutch scientists produce solid helium   

Feb 29   On this day in history pat Garrett, U.S. gunslinger   

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

Mar 03   On this day in history 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   In the year 1908 birth of ben Grauer, NYC, newscaster (Big Story)   

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 in the year 1908.   

Jan 04   Walther Vanbeselaere, Flemish art historian was born in the year 1908.   

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

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of menahem Avidom, composer   

Jan 07   Red Allen, American musician (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 17   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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