Historical Events In 1908

Mar 22   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Mar 23   Dominique de Menil, arts patron/human rights advocate on this day in history.  

Mar 25   In the year 1908 bridget D'Oyly Carte, British theater & hotel director  

Mar 25   Clube Atletico Mineiro, Founded in Belo Horizonte, Brazil on this day in history.  

Mar 25   The birth of David Lean, British director on this day in history.  

Mar 26   Betty MacDonald, [Anne E Campbell Bard], US writer (Egg & I) on this day in history.  

Mar 26   The Prince Edward Island Assembly passes a law to ban all automobiles from its roads, since rescinded on this day in history.  

Mar 27   In the year 1908 jacques [Izaak] den Haan, Dutch writer (Dangerous Book)  

Mar 28   In the year 1908 john Eliot, English meteorology, dies at 68  

Mar 29   Arthur O'Connell, NYC, actor (Mr Peepers, Second Hundred Years) in the year 1908.  

Mar 30   In the year 1908 camille Schmit, composer  

Apr 01   Abraham H Maslow, US psychologist (humanistic psychology) in the year 1908.  

Apr 02   Buddy Ebsen, Belleville Il, actor (Beverly Hillbillies, Barnaby Jones) on this day in history.  

Apr 02   In the year 1908 mills Committee declares baseball was invented by Abner Doubleday  

Apr 03   In the year 1908 frank Gotch wins world heavyweight wrestling championship in 2 hours  

Apr 03   Frank Gotch wins world heavyweight wrestling championship in 2 hrs in the year 1908.  

Apr 04   Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, author (Cheaper by the Dozen) on this day in history.  

Apr 04   Josef Sucher, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Apr 05   On this day in history bette Davis, Lowell Mass, famous eyes (Of Human Bondage, Jezebel)  

Apr 05   British premier Henry Campbell-Bannerman resigns in the year 1908.  

Apr 05   Gaetano Coronaro, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

Apr 05   The birth of Bette Davis, American actress in the year 1908.  

Apr 06   J H Metcalf discovers asteroid #755 Quintilla on this day in history.  

Apr 06   Vano Il'ich Muradeli, composer in the year 1908.  

Apr 07   Le Duan, Vietnamese politician on this day in history.  

Apr 08   Lord Asquith succeeds Henry Campbell-Bannerman as British premier on this day in history.  

Apr 08   Neil Lawson, British high court judge in the year 1908.  

Apr 09   Fred Lohse, composer on this day in history.  

Apr 09   Herbert Henry Asquith becomes PM of England on this day in history.  

Apr 09   In the year 1908 the birth of Victor Vasarely, Russian painter  

Apr 10   On this day in history aidan Crawley, CEO (London Weekend TV)  

Apr 11   Karel Ancerl, Czech conductor (Prague/Toronto) in the year 1908.  

Apr 12   In the year 1908 carlos Lleras Restrepo, president of Colombia  

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Jan 01   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1908 birth of walther Vanbeselaere, Flemish art historian  

Jan 05   George Dolenz, Trieste Italy, actor (Count of Monte Cristo) was born in the year 1908.  

Jan 06   Menahem Avidom, composer was born in the year 1908.  

Jan 07   Red Allen, American musician (d. 1967) was born in the year 1908.  

Jan 04   Antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Jan 09   Abraham Goldfaden, US Yiddish stage performer (Shulamis), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Jan 10   In the year 1908 anna S Barbiers, Dutch actress (Klaasje Zevenster), dies at 65  

Jan 14   Holger Drachmann, writer, dies in the year 1908.  

Jan 17   On this day in history ferdinand IV SMJJBFLGRRJ, ruler of Toscane, dies at 72  

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