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   Grigor Eghiazaryan, composer in the year 1908.   

Feb 08   On this day in history wilhelmina '08 soccer team forms in Weert Neth   

Feb 09   Jackie Fields, US, featherweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1924) on this day in history.   

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   Jean Coulthard, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 10   On this day in history 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 in the year 1908.   

Feb 11   In the year 1908 heemskerk's government begins in Holland   

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   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   On this day in history gerald Strang, Claresholm Canada, composer   

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

Feb 15   On this day in history sidney Gilliat, producer   

Feb 17   Geronimo, Apache chief, dies at about 79 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history uS postage stamps in coils issued   

Feb 20   On this day in history 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 in the year 1908.   

Feb 25   On this day in history 1st tunnel under Hudson River (railway tunnel) opens   

Feb 25   Frank G Slaughter, author (Sangaree) in the year 1908.   

Feb 25   The tunnel under the Hudson River (railway tunnel) opens on this day in history.   

Feb 27   Sacrifice fly adopted (repealed in 1931, reinstated 1954) in the year 1908.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   Alf Gover, cricketer (bowled in 4 Tests for England/famous coach) in the year 1908.   

Feb 29   Dutch scientists produce solid helium in the year 1908.   

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   Riccardo Nielsen, composer on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of kinue Hitoma, Japan, 800m runner (Oly-silver-1928)   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of ben Grauer, NYC, newscaster (Big Story)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of walther Vanbeselaere, Flemish art historian   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of george Dolenz, Trieste Italy, actor (Count of Monte Cristo)   

Jan 06   Menahem Avidom, composer was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history anna S Barbiers, Dutch actress (Klaasje Zevenster), dies at 65   

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