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   Grigor Eghiazaryan, composer in the year 1908.  

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

Feb 09   Jackie Fields, US, featherweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1924) in the year 1908.  

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   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   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 on this day in history.  

Feb 12   In the year 1908 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 on this day in history.  

Feb 14   In the year 1908 georges Jean Pfeiffer, composer, dies at 72  

Feb 15   Sidney Gilliat, producer in the year 1908.  

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   In the year 1908 1st US postage stamps in rolls issued  

Feb 18   In the year 1908 uS postage stamps in coils issued  

Feb 20   Grigori Yakovlevich Bakhchivangi, test pilot (BI-1) in the year 1908.  

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

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

Feb 25   In the year 1908 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Feb 27   In the year 1908 sacrifice fly adopted (repealed in 1931, reinstated 1954)  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   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   In the year 1908 pat Garrett, U.S. gunslinger  

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   In the year 1908 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Angela Maria "Geli" Raubal, Austrian nude model/Hitler's lover was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1908.  

Jan 06   On this day in history 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   In the year 1908 abraham Goldfaden, US Yiddish stage performer (Shulamis), dies at 67  

Jan 10   In the year 1908 anna S Barbiers, Dutch actress (Klaasje Zevenster), dies at 65  

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   In the year 1908 edward Alexander MacDowell, US composer (Indian Suite), dies at 47  

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