Historical Events In 1908

Apr 12   On this day in history fire makes 17,000 homeless in Chelsea Massachusetts   

Apr 13   In the year 1908 groundbreaking on Philadelphia's Shibe Park (home of A's & Phillies)   

Apr 15   In the year 1908 eden Ahbez, songwriter   

Apr 16   Natural Bridges National Monument established in the year 1908.   

Apr 16   Natural Bridges National Monument forms (Lake Powell Utah) in the year 1908.   

Apr 18   In the year 1908 edward Roberts, bishop (Ely)   

Apr 18   In the year 1908 tommy Burns KOs Jewy Smith in 5 for heavyweight boxing title   

Apr 20   In the year 1908 12th Boston Marathon won by Tom Morrissey of NY in 2:25:43.2   

Apr 20   In the year 1908 henry Chadwick, sports reporter (baseball), dies at 85   

Apr 20   In the year 1908 wilhelmus M Bekkers, bishop of Hertogenbosch   

Apr 21   Frederick A Cook claims to reach North Pole (He didn't) in the year 1908.   

Apr 21   Frederick A Cook claims to reach North Pole (NOT) on this day in history.   

Apr 21   Louis Hostin, France, Light Heavyweight, Olympic-gold-1932, 36) in the year 1908.   

Apr 22   On this day in history eddie Albert, [Heimberger], Rock Island Il, actor (Oliver-Green Acres)   

Apr 22   In the year 1908 henry Campbell-Bannerman, British premier (1905-08), dies   

Apr 22   Queensland beat NSW by 171 runs for their 1st cricket win at Gabba in the year 1908.   

Apr 23   Denmark, Germany, Engld, France, Neth & Sweden signs North Sea accord in the year 1908.   

Apr 23   Frederick Hawkins, dancer in the year 1908.   

Apr 24   Heddy Bouber, [Hermanus G Blom], actor (Bluejackets) on this day in history.   

Apr 24   Mr & Mrs Jacob Murdock become 1st to travel across US by car, they leave LA in a Packard & arrive in NYC in 32d-5h-25m on this day in history.   

Apr 24   Mr & Mrs Jacob Murdock become the first to travel across the US by car, they leave LA in a Packard & arrive in NYC in 32d-5h-25m on this day in history.   

Apr 25   In the year 1908 edward R Murrow, Pole Creek NC, newscaster (Person to Person)   

Apr 25   On this day in history the birth of Edward R Murrow, American journalist   

Apr 26   In the year 1908 j H Metcalf discovers asteroid #756 Lilliana   

Apr 27   4th modern Olympic games opens in London on this day in history.   

Apr 28   Arnoud Breeveld, Suriname bishop in the year 1908.   

Apr 29   Jack [Stewart] Williamson, US, sci-fi author (Cometeers) on this day in history.   

May 01   In the year 1908 giovanni Guareschi, Italian writer (Don Camillo, Peppone)   

May 01   On this day in history world's most intense rain shower (2.47" in 3 minutes) at Portobelo Panama   

May 01   In the year 1908 world's most intense shower (2.47" in 3 minutes) at Portobelo Panama   

May 02   In the year 1908 1908 "Take me out to the Ball Game registered for copyright.   

May 02   On this day in history william Bakewell, LA Calif, actor (Stage manager-Pinky Lee Show)   

May 05   On this day in history 34th Kentucky Derby: Arthur Pickens on Stone Street wins in 2:15.2   

May 05   Great White Fleet arrives in San Fransisco in the year 1908.   

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Jan 01   Kinue Hitoma, Japan, 800m runner (Oly-silver-1928) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Ben Grauer, NYC, newscaster (Big Story) was born in the year 1908.   

Jan 02   Janis Kepitis, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1908 birth of angela Maria "Geli" Raubal, Austrian nude model/Hitler's lover   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of walther Vanbeselaere, Flemish art historian   

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

Jan 06   Menahem Avidom, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   In the year 1908 birth of red Allen, American musician (d. 1967)   

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 in the year 1908.   

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

Jan 14   Holger Drachmann, writer, dies on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Ferdinand IV SMJJBFLGRRJ, ruler of Toscane, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1908 death of carlos I, King of Portugal (1889-1908), assassinated by mob at 44