Page 4: Historical Events In 1908

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

Mar 04   Collingwood Ohio, US primary school catches fire (180 killed) in the year 1908.   

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

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

Mar 05   In the year 1908 rex Harrison, England, actor (My Fair Lady, Dr Doolittle)   

Mar 05   In the year 1908 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   Cincinnati Mayor Mark Breith stood before city council &announced that, "women are not physically fit to operate automobiles" on this day in history.   

Mar 08   Collingwood Elementary (Cleveland) burns, kills 173 kids &2 teachers on this day in history.   

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

Mar 08   Dutch utopist Frederick of Eden speaks in Carnegie Hall, NY on this day in history.   

Mar 08   First International Women's Day, founded by German labor activist Clara Zetkin in the year 1908.   

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

Mar 09   Luiz Cosme, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 10   Carl Albert, US speaker of house (1971-77) in the year 1908.   

Mar 11   In the year 1908 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) 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 in the year 1908.   

Mar 12   Stanley Cup: Mont Wanderers sweep Win Maple Leafs in 2 games on this day in history.   

Mar 13   Helen Sinclair Glatz, musician on this day in history.   

Mar 14   Maurice (Jean Jacques) Merleau-Ponty, French philosopher in the year 1908.   

Mar 14   Stanley Cup: Mont Wanderers beat Toronto Trolley Leaguers, 6-4 on this day in history.   

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

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

Mar 17   On this day in history boris N Poveloi, [Kampov], Russian journalist/writer [OS=Mar 4]   

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) in the year 1908.   

Mar 18   On this day in history louis Gaste, songwriter   

Mar 20   Frank Stanton, Muskegon Mich, broadcasting executive (CBS) in the year 1908.   

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

Mar 21   Maurice Stans, rocker in the year 1908.   

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Jan 01   Kinue Hitoma, Japan, 800m runner (Oly-silver-1928) was born in the year 1908.   

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

Jan 02   Janis Kepitis, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1908.   

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   Red Allen, American musician (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1908 holger Drachmann, writer, dies   

Jan 17   Ferdinand IV SMJJBFLGRRJ, ruler of Toscane, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Jan 23   Edward Alexander MacDowell, US composer (Indian Suite), dies at 47 in the year 1908.   

Jan 25   Mikhail Chigorin, Russian chess player (b. 1850) died in the year 1908.   

Feb 01   On this day in history death of carlos I, King of Portugal (1889-1908), assassinated by mob at 44