Page 4: Historical Events In 1908

Mar 04   Collingwood OH primary school catches fire; 180 die in the year 1908.   

Mar 04   On this day in history collingwood Ohio, US primary school catches fire (180 killed)   

Mar 05   On this day in history 1st ascent of Mt Erebus, Antarctica   

Mar 05   On this day in history first ascent of Mount Erebus, Antarctica   

Mar 05   Rex Harrison, England, actor (My Fair Lady, Dr Doolittle) in the year 1908.   

Mar 05   On this day in history the birth of Rex Harrison, English actor   

Mar 07   On this day in history anna Magnani, Alexandria Egypt, actress (Rose Tattoo, Miracle)   

Mar 07   In the year 1908 cincinnati Mayor Mark Breith stood before city council & announces that, "women are not physically fit to operate automobiles"   

Mar 07   In the year 1908 cincinnati Mayor Mark Breith stood before city council &announced that, "women are not physically fit to operate automobiles"   

Mar 08   In the year 1908 collingwood Elementary (Cleveland) burns, kills 173 kids &2 teachers   

Mar 08   Dutch utopist Frederick of Eden speaks in Carnegie Hall, New York in the year 1908.   

Mar 08   On this day in history dutch utopist Frederick of Eden speaks in Carnegie Hall, NY   

Mar 08   On this day in history first International Women's Day, founded by German labor activist Clara Zetkin.   

Mar 09   Inter Milan is founded on this day in history.   

Mar 09   In the year 1908 luiz Cosme, composer   

Mar 10   In the year 1908 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 in the year 1908.   

Mar 11   Lawrence Welk, Strasburg ND, orch leader (Lawrence Welk Show) on this day in history.   

Mar 11   Peter Milne, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Mar 12   In the year 1908 david Saul Marshall, diplomat lawyer/politician   

Mar 12   Edmondo de Amicis, Italian writer (L'idioma Gentile), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Mar 12   In the year 1908 stanley Cup: Mont Wanderers sweep Win Maple Leafs in 2 games   

Mar 13   Helen Sinclair Glatz, musician in the year 1908.   

Mar 14   On this day in history maurice (Jean Jacques) Merleau-Ponty, French philosopher   

Mar 14   In the year 1908 stanley Cup: Mont Wanderers beat Toronto Trolley Leaguers, 6-4   

Mar 15   1st performance of Maurice Ravel's "Rapsodie Espagnole" in the year 1908.   

Mar 16   On this day in history robert Rossen director/writer (Hustler, All the King's Men, Mambo)   

Mar 17   Boris N Poveloi, [Kampov], Russian journalist/writer [OS=Mar 4] on this day in history.   

Mar 17   In the year 1908 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) on this day in history.   

Mar 18   Louis Gaste, songwriter on this day in history.   

Mar 20   In the year 1908 frank Stanton, Muskegon Mich, broadcasting executive (CBS)   

Mar 20   The birth of Sir Michael Redgrave, British actor on this day in history.   

Mar 21   On this day in history maurice Stans, rocker   

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Jan 01   In the year 1908 birth of kinue Hitoma, Japan, 800m runner (Oly-silver-1928)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Walther Vanbeselaere, Flemish art historian was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1908.   

Jan 07   Red Allen, American musician (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1908 antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70   

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   Holger Drachmann, writer, dies on this day in history.   

Jan 17   In the year 1908 ferdinand IV SMJJBFLGRRJ, ruler of Toscane, dies at 72   

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