Page 5: Historical Events In 1908

Mar 23   Dominique de Menil, arts patron/human rights advocate   

Mar 25   Bridget D'Oyly Carte, British theater and hotel director   

Mar 25   Clube Atletico Mineiro, Founded in Belo Horizonte, Brazil   

Mar 25   David Lean, British director is born   

Mar 26   Betty MacDonald, [Anne E Campbell Bard], US writer (Egg and I)   

Mar 26   The Prince Edward Island Assembly passes a law to ban all automobiles from its roads, since rescinded.   

Mar 27   Jacques [Izaak] den Haan, Dutch writer (Dangerous Book).   

Mar 28   John Eliot, English meteorology, dies at 68   

Mar 29   Arthur O'Connell, NYC, actor (Mr Peepers, Second Hundred Years)   

Mar 30   Camille Schmit, composer.   

Apr 01   Abraham H Maslow, US psychologist (humanistic psychology)   

Apr 02   Buddy Ebsen, Belleville Il, actor (Beverly Hillbillies, Barnaby Jones).   

Apr 02   Mills Committee declares baseball was invented by Abner Doubleday   

Apr 03   In this year, Frank Gotch claims world heavyweight wrestling championship in 2 hours   

Apr 03   In this year, Frank Gotch claims world heavyweight wrestling championship in 2 hrs.   

Apr 04   Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, author (Cheaper by the Dozen).   

Apr 04   Josef Sucher, composer, dies at 64   

Apr 05   Bette Davis, American actress is born   

Apr 05   Bette Davis, Lowell Mass, famous eyes (Of Human Bondage, Jezebel).   

Apr 05   British premier Henry Campbell-Bannerman steps down.   

Apr 05   Gaetano Coronaro, composer, dies at 55.   

Apr 06   J H Metcalf discovers asteroid #755 Quintilla   

Apr 06   Vano Il'ich Muradeli, composer   

Apr 07   Le Duan, Vietnamese politician.   

Apr 08   Lord Asquith succeeds Henry Campbell-Bannerman as British premier.   

Apr 08   Neil Lawson, British high court judge   

Apr 09   Fred Lohse, composer   

Apr 09   Herbert Henry Asquith is recorded as becoming PM of England.   

Apr 09   Victor Vasarely, Russian painter is born   

Apr 10   Aidan Crawley, CEO (London Weekend TV).   

Apr 11   Karel Ancerl, Czech conductor (Prague/Toronto).   

Apr 12   Carlos Lleras Restrepo, president of Colombia   

Apr 12   Fire makes 17000 homeless in Chelsea Massachusetts   

Apr 13   Groundbreaking on Philadelphia's Shibe Park (home of A's and Phillies).   

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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