Page 3: Historical Events In 1908

Feb 08   Wilhelmina '08 soccer team forms in Weert Neth.   

Feb 09   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.   

Feb 10   Jean Coulthard, composer   

Feb 10   Tommy Burns KOs Jack Palmer in 4 for heavyweight boxing title.   

Feb 11   Australia regain the Ashes with a 308 run cricket victory vs England.   

Feb 11   Heemskerk's government begins in Holland.   

Feb 11   Josh White, rocker   

Feb 11   Vivian Fuchs, British Antartic explorer is born.   

Feb 12   Anna Jeanes bequeaths $1000000 to Swarthmore to become all female   

Feb 12   In this year, New York to Paris auto race (via Alaska and Siberia) begins in New York NY; George Schuster claims after 88 days behind the wheel.   

Feb 13   Gerald Strang, Claresholm Canada, composer   

Feb 14   Georges Jean Pfeiffer, composer, dies at 72   

Feb 15   Sidney Gilliat, producer   

Feb 17   Geronimo, Apache chief, dies at about 79.   

Feb 17   Staats Cotsworth, Oak Park IL, actor (Peyton Place)   

Feb 18   1st US postage stamps in rolls issued   

Feb 18   US postage stamps in coils issued   

Feb 20   Grigori Yakovlevich Bakhchivangi, test pilot (BI-1)   

Feb 23   William McMahon, PM of Australia (Liberal) (1971-72)   

Feb 24   Anatol' Vakhnyanyn, composer, dies at 66   

Feb 25   1st tunnel under Hudson River (railway tunnel) opens   

Feb 25   Frank G Slaughter, author (Sangaree).   

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

Feb 27   Sacrifice fly adopted (repealed in 1931, reinstated 1954).   

Feb 27   Star #46 was added to US flag for Oklahoma.   

Feb 28   Failed assassination attempt on Shah Mohammed Ali in Teheran   

Feb 29   Alf Gover, cricketer (bowled in 4 Tests for England/famous coach)   

Feb 29   Dutch scientists produce solid helium   

Feb 29   Pat Garrett, U.S. gunslinger.   

Mar 02   Jan Brasser, Dutch resistance fighter (Witte Ko)/communist   

Mar 03   Riccardo Nielsen, composer.   

Mar 04   Collingwood OH primary school catches fire; 180 die.   

Mar 04   Collingwood Ohio, US primary school catches fire (180 killed)   

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Jan 01   Kinue hitoma: Japan, 800m runner (oly-silver-1928)   

Jan 02   Ben grauer: Nyc, newscaster (big story)   

Jan 02   Janis kepitis: Composer   

Jan 04   Angela maria "geli" raubal: Austrian nude model/hitler's lover   

Jan 04   Walther vanbeselaere: Flemish art historian   

Jan 05   George dolenz: Trieste italy, actor (count of monte cristo)   

Jan 06   Menahem avidom: Composer   

Jan 07   Red allen: American musician   

Jan 04   Antony winkler prins: Writer (groiller encyclopaedia),   

Jan 09   Abraham goldfaden: Us yiddish stage performer (shulamis),    

Jan 10   Anna s barbiers: Dutch actress (klaasje zevenster),   

Jan 14   Holger drachmann: Writer,    

Jan 17   Ferdinand iv smjjbflgrrj: Ruler of toscane,   

Jan 23   Edward alexander macdowell: Us composer (indian suite),    

Jan 25   Mikhail chigorin: Russian chess player (b. 1850)   

Feb 01   Carlos i: King of portugal (1889-1908), assassinated by mob at 44