Page 9: Historical Events In 1908

Jun 13   Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 8 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.   

Jun 14   Fourth German Navy Bill is passed authorising the financing the building of another four major warships in the year 1908.   

Jun 14   John Scott Trotter, Charlotte NC, orch leader (George Gobel Show) on this day in history.   

Jun 15   World congress for Woman's rights opens in Amsterdam in the year 1908.   

Jun 17   Frank Sully, St Louis MO, actor (Along Came Jones, Phantom Thief) on this day in history.   

Jun 18   On this day in history bud Collyer, NYC, TV emcee (Beat the Clock, To Tell the Truth)   

Jun 18   Japanese immigration to Brazil begins when 781 people arrive in Santos aboard the Kasato-Maru ship on this day in history.   

Jun 19   Mildred Natwick, Balt Md, actress (She Wore a Yellow Ribbon) on this day in history.   

Jun 20   In the year 1908 billy Werber, American baseball player   

Jun 21   Nikolai A Rimski-Korssakov, Russian composer (Sheherazade), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Jun 22   On this day in history george Armin Goyder, businessman/social philosopher   

Jun 23   Paulus Akkerman, [Paul fen Nijenborn], Frisian writer (Each om Each) on this day in history.   

Jun 24   On this day in history a Kopff discovers asteroids #663 Gerlinde &#664 Judith   

Jun 24   In the year 1908 grover Cleveland, 22nd & 24th Pres (1885-89, 93-97), dies at 71   

Jun 24   Hugo Distler, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 24   On this day in history yanks replace Clark Griffith with Kid Elberfeld as manager who is destined to have worse won-lost pct of any Yankee mgr 27-71 (.276)   

Jun 27   Hans de Jong, musician/conductor (De Damrakkertjes) on this day in history.   

Jun 28   In the year 1908 james L Reinsch, media-adviser (Roosevelt/Churchill/Kennedy)   

Jun 29   On this day in history paul Lebeau, Flemish writer (Last Rose, Xanthippe)   

Jun 30   Boston's Cy Young's 2nd no-hitter, beats NY Highlanders, 8-0 on this day in history.   

Jun 30   Charles Camproux, French linguistic/author (Bestiari) on this day in history.   

Jun 30   Giant fireball impacts in Central Siberia (Tunguska Event) on this day in history.   

Jul 01   Estee Lauder, CEO (Estee Lauder's cosmetics) on this day in history.   

Jul 02   Jean Sinclair, teacher/campaigner on this day in history.   

Jul 03   Joel Chandler Harris, created Uncle Remus, dies at 59 in the year 1908.   

Jul 03   On this day in history thomas Narcejac, Rochefort-sur-Mer France, writer (Vertigo)   

Jul 04   Aurelio Peccei, Italian businessman/chairman (Club of Rome) on this day in history.   

Jul 04   In the year 1908 nY Giant George "Hooks" Witse no-hits Phila Phillies, 1-0 in 10 inn   

Jul 06   CDR Robert Peary sails in Roosevelt from New York to explore Arctic in the year 1908.   

Jul 06   On this day in history leonce Grass, Flemish singer/conductor   

Jul 06   Robert Peary's expedition sails from NYC for north pole on this day in history.   

Jul 06   On this day in history robert Peary's expedition sails from NYC for the north pole   

Jul 07   On this day in history evert W Beth, Dutch mathematician/philosopher   

Jul 07   On this day in history great White Fleet leaves SF Bay   

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Jan 01   In the year 1908 birth of kinue Hitoma, Japan, 800m runner (Oly-silver-1928)   

Jan 02   Ben Grauer, NYC, newscaster (Big Story) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1908 birth of janis Kepitis, composer   

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   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 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   On this day in history holger Drachmann, writer, dies   

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 on this day in history.   

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