Historical Events In 1908

Apr 12   Fire makes 17,000 homeless in Chelsea Massachusetts in the year 1908.  

Apr 13   On this day in history groundbreaking on Philadelphia's Shibe Park (home of A's & Phillies)  

Apr 15   Eden Ahbez, songwriter in the year 1908.  

Apr 16   Natural Bridges National Monument established on this day in history.  

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

Apr 18   Edward Roberts, bishop (Ely) on this day in history.  

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

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

Apr 20   On this day in history henry Chadwick, sports reporter (baseball), dies at 85  

Apr 20   Wilhelmus M Bekkers, bishop of Hertogenbosch in the year 1908.  

Apr 21   In the year 1908 frederick A Cook claims to reach North Pole (He didn't)  

Apr 21   On this day in history frederick A Cook claims to reach North Pole (NOT)  

Apr 21   In the year 1908 louis Hostin, France, Light Heavyweight, Olympic-gold-1932, 36)  

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

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   In the year 1908 denmark, Germany, Engld, France, Neth & Sweden signs North Sea accord  

Apr 23   On this day in history frederick Hawkins, dancer  

Apr 24   In the year 1908 heddy Bouber, [Hermanus G Blom], actor (Bluejackets)  

Apr 24   In the year 1908 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  

Apr 24   On this day in history 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  

Apr 25   On this day in history edward R Murrow, Pole Creek NC, newscaster (Person to Person)  

Apr 25   The birth of Edward R Murrow, American journalist on this day in history.  

Apr 26   On this day in history j H Metcalf discovers asteroid #756 Lilliana  

Apr 27   In the year 1908 4th modern Olympic games opens in London  

Apr 28   In the year 1908 arnoud Breeveld, Suriname bishop  

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

May 01   Giovanni Guareschi, Italian writer (Don Camillo, Peppone) in the year 1908.  

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

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

May 05   On this day in history great White Fleet arrives in San Fransisco  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of menahem Avidom, composer  

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