Page 4: Historical Events In 1908

Mar 05   1st ascent of Mt Erebus, Antarctica.   

Mar 05   inaugural ascent of Mount Erebus, Antarctica.   

Mar 05   Rex Harrison, England, actor (My Fair Lady, Dr Doolittle)   

Mar 05   Rex Harrison, English actor is born   

Mar 07   Anna Magnani, Alexandria Egypt, actress (Rose Tattoo, Miracle).   

Mar 07   Cincinnati Mayor Mark Breith stood before city council and announced that, "women are not physically fit to operate automobiles".   

Mar 07   Cincinnati Mayor Mark Breith stood before city council and announces that, "women are not physically fit to operate automobiles".   

Mar 08   Collingwood Elementary (Cleveland) burns, results in the deaths of 173 kids and 2 teachers   

Mar 08   Dutch utopist Frederick of Eden speaks in Carnegie Hall, New York   

Mar 08   Dutch utopist Frederick of Eden speaks in Carnegie Hall, NY.   

Mar 08   inaugural International Women's Day, founded by German labor activist Clara Zetkin.   

Mar 09   Inter Milan is founded.   

Mar 09   Luiz Cosme, composer.   

Mar 10   Carl Albert, US speaker of house (1971-77).   

Mar 11   Laurier government creates National Battlefields Commission; partly to save Quebec's Plains of Abraham from property development   

Mar 11   Lawrence Welk, Strasburg ND, orch leader (Lawrence Welk Show).   

Mar 11   Peter Milne, composer, dies at 83   

Mar 12   David Saul Marshall, diplomat lawyer/politician   

Mar 12   Edmondo de Amicis, Italian writer (L'idioma Gentile), dies at 61   

Mar 12   Stanley Cup: Mont Wanderers sweep Win Maple Leafs in 2 games   

Mar 13   Helen Sinclair Glatz, musician   

Mar 14   Maurice (Jean Jacques) Merleau-Ponty, French philosopher   

Mar 14   Stanley Cup: Mont Wanderers beat Toronto Trolley Leaguers, 6-4.   

Mar 15   1st performance of Maurice Ravel's "Rapsodie Espagnole".   

Mar 16   Robert Rossen director/writer (Hustler, All the King's Men, Mambo).   

Mar 17   Boris N Poveloi, [Kampov], Russian journalist/writer [OS=Mar 4].   

Mar 17   Quickest world heavyweight title fight (Burns KOs Roche in 88 seconds).   

Mar 17   Quickest world heavyweight title fight (Tommy Burns KOs Jem Roche in 88 seconds).   

Mar 18   Louis Gaste, songwriter   

Mar 20   Frank Stanton, Muskegon Mich, broadcasting executive (CBS)   

Mar 20   Sir Michael Redgrave, British actor is born   

Mar 21   Maurice Stans, rocker   

Mar 22   Albrecht Goes, writer   

Mar 23   American diplomat Durham Stevens is attacked by Korean assassins Jeon Myeong-un and Jang In-hwan, leading to his death in a hospital two days later   

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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