Historical Events In 1908

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

Mar 04   In the year 1908 collingwood Ohio, US primary school catches fire (180 killed)  

Mar 05   1st ascent of Mt Erebus, Antarctica in the year 1908.  

Mar 05   In the year 1908 first ascent of Mount Erebus, Antarctica  

Mar 05   On this day in history rex Harrison, England, actor (My Fair Lady, Dr Doolittle)  

Mar 05   The birth of Rex Harrison, English actor in the year 1908.  

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   On this day in history dutch utopist Frederick of Eden speaks in Carnegie Hall, New York  

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

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

Mar 09   In the year 1908 inter Milan is founded.  

Mar 09   In the year 1908 luiz Cosme, composer  

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   In the year 1908 lawrence Welk, Strasburg ND, orch leader (Lawrence Welk Show)  

Mar 11   Peter Milne, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1908.  

Mar 12   On this day in history david Saul Marshall, diplomat lawyer/politician  

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

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

Mar 13   On this day in history helen Sinclair Glatz, musician  

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

Mar 14   On this day in history stanley Cup: Mont Wanderers beat Toronto Trolley Leaguers, 6-4  

Mar 15   1st performance of Maurice Ravel's "Rapsodie Espagnole" on this day in history.  

Mar 16   Robert Rossen director/writer (Hustler, All the King's Men, Mambo) in the year 1908.  

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

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

Mar 17   On this day in history quickest world heavyweight title fight (Tommy Burns KOs Jem Roche in 88 seconds)  

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

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

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   George Dolenz, Trieste Italy, actor (Count of Monte Cristo) was born in the year 1908.  

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of menahem Avidom, composer  

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   Abraham Goldfaden, US Yiddish stage performer (Shulamis), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Jan 10   On this day in history 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   On this day in history edward Alexander MacDowell, US composer (Indian Suite), dies at 47  

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