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   In the year 1908 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 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   Tommy Burns KOs Jack Palmer in 4 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 11   Josh White, rocker in the year 1908.  

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   New York to Paris auto race (via Alaska &Siberia) begins in New York NY; George Schuster wins after 88 days behind the wheel on this day in history.  

Feb 13   Gerald Strang, Claresholm Canada, composer in the year 1908.  

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

Feb 15   In the year 1908 sidney Gilliat, producer  

Feb 17   Geronimo, Apache chief, dies at about 79 in the year 1908.  

Feb 17   In the year 1908 staats Cotsworth, Oak Park IL, actor (Peyton Place)  

Feb 18   1st US postage stamps in rolls issued in the year 1908.  

Feb 18   On this day in history uS postage stamps in coils issued  

Feb 20   In the year 1908 grigori Yakovlevich Bakhchivangi, test pilot (BI-1)  

Feb 23   In the year 1908 william McMahon, PM of Australia (Liberal) (1971-72)  

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

Feb 27   Sacrifice fly adopted (repealed in 1931, reinstated 1954) in the year 1908.  

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

Feb 28   In the year 1908 failed assassination attempt on Shah Mohammed Ali in Teheran  

Feb 29   In the year 1908 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 in the year 1908.  

Mar 02   In the year 1908 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 02   In the year 1908 birth of ben Grauer, NYC, newscaster (Big Story)  

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of walther Vanbeselaere, Flemish art historian  

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   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   Abraham Goldfaden, US Yiddish stage performer (Shulamis), dies at 67 in the year 1908.  

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

Jan 14   Holger Drachmann, writer, dies in the year 1908.  

Jan 17   Ferdinand IV SMJJBFLGRRJ, ruler of Toscane, dies at 72 in the year 1908.  

Jan 23   Edward Alexander MacDowell, US composer (Indian Suite), dies at 47 on this day in history.  

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