Historical Events In 1908

Mar 22   Albrecht Goes, writer in the year 1908.  

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 in the year 1908.  

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 in the year 1908.  

Mar 26   Betty MacDonald, [Anne E Campbell Bard], US writer (Egg & I) in the year 1908.  

Mar 26   In the year 1908 the Prince Edward Island Assembly passes a law to ban all automobiles from its roads, since rescinded  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) on this day in history.  

Mar 28   John Eliot, English meteorology, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1908 buddy Ebsen, Belleville Il, actor (Beverly Hillbillies, Barnaby Jones)  

Apr 02   Mills Committee declares baseball was invented by Abner Doubleday in the year 1908.  

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   On this day in history ernestine Gilbreth Carey, author (Cheaper by the Dozen)  

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

Apr 05   In the year 1908 bette Davis, Lowell Mass, famous eyes (Of Human Bondage, Jezebel)  

Apr 05   British premier Henry Campbell-Bannerman resigns on this day in history.  

Apr 05   In the year 1908 gaetano Coronaro, composer, dies at 55  

Apr 05   On this day in history the birth of Bette Davis, American actress  

Apr 06   In the year 1908 j H Metcalf discovers asteroid #755 Quintilla  

Apr 06   On this day in history vano Il'ich Muradeli, composer  

Apr 07   On this day in history le Duan, Vietnamese politician  

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

Apr 08   In the year 1908 neil Lawson, British high court judge  

Apr 09   On this day in history fred Lohse, composer  

Apr 09   Herbert Henry Asquith becomes PM of England in the year 1908.  

Apr 09   On this day in history the birth of Victor Vasarely, Russian painter  

Apr 10   Aidan Crawley, CEO (London Weekend TV) on this day in history.  

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   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   On this day in history birth of angela Maria "Geli" Raubal, Austrian nude model/Hitler's lover  

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

Jan 05   In the year 1908 birth of george Dolenz, Trieste Italy, actor (Count of Monte Cristo)  

Jan 06   In the year 1908 birth of menahem Avidom, composer  

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   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   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   Mikhail Chigorin, Russian chess player (b. 1850) died on this day in history.  

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