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   Grigor Eghiazaryan, composer on this day in history.   

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

Feb 09   In the year 1908 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   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   Australia regain the Ashes with a 308 run cricket victory vs England in the year 1908.   

Feb 11   On this day in history heemskerk's government begins in Holland   

Feb 11   Josh White, rocker in the year 1908.   

Feb 11   In the year 1908 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   New York to Paris auto race (via Alaska &Siberia) begins in New York NY; George Schuster wins after 88 days behind the wheel in the year 1908.   

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   Geronimo, Apache chief, dies at about 79 on this day in history.   

Feb 17   Staats Cotsworth, Oak Park IL, actor (Peyton Place) in the year 1908.   

Feb 18   1st US postage stamps in rolls issued on this day in history.   

Feb 18   US postage stamps in coils issued on this day in history.   

Feb 20   Grigori Yakovlevich Bakhchivangi, test pilot (BI-1) on this day in history.   

Feb 23   William McMahon, PM of Australia (Liberal) (1971-72) in the year 1908.   

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

Feb 27   Sacrifice fly adopted (repealed in 1931, reinstated 1954) on this day in history.   

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

Feb 28   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   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   Ben Grauer, NYC, newscaster (Big Story) was born in the year 1908.   

Jan 02   In the year 1908 birth of janis Kepitis, composer   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1908 birth of george Dolenz, Trieste Italy, actor (Count of Monte Cristo)   

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

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of red Allen, American musician (d. 1967)   

Jan 04   Antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70 in the year 1908.   

Jan 09   On this day in history abraham Goldfaden, US Yiddish stage performer (Shulamis), dies at 67   

Jan 10   Anna S Barbiers, Dutch actress (Klaasje Zevenster), dies at 65 in the year 1908.   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 01   Carlos I, King of Portugal (1889-1908), assassinated by mob at 44 died in the year 1908.