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Mar 26   The Prince Edward Island Assembly passes a law to ban all automobiles from its roads, since rescinded   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   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   On this day in history birth of janis Kepitis, composer   

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   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   In the year 1908 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   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 on this day in history.   

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   Carlos I, King of Portugal (1889-1908), assassinated by mob at 44 died on this day in history.