Famous Deaths Happened In 1908

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 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 on this day in history.  

Feb 01 Carlos I, King of Portugal (1889-1908), assassinated by mob at 44 died in the year 1908.  

Feb 14 In the year 1908 georges Jean Pfeiffer, composer, dies at 72  

Feb 17 In the year 1908 geronimo, Apache chief, dies at about 79  

Feb 23 Johannes Friedrich August von Esmarch, German surgeon (b. 1823) died on this day in history.  

Feb 24 On this day in history anatol' Vakhnyanyn, composer, dies at 66  

Feb 29 Pat Garrett, U.S. gunslinger died in the year 1908.  

Mar 11 Peter Milne, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Mar 12 Edmondo de Amicis, Italian writer (L'idioma Gentile), dies at 61 in the year 1908.  

Mar 25 On this day in history death of durham Stevens, American diplomat (b. 1851)  

Mar 28 In the year 1908 john Eliot, English meteorology, dies at 68  

Apr 04 In the year 1908 josef Sucher, composer, dies at 64  

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

Apr 11 Henry Bird, English Chess player and author (b. 1829) died in the year 1908.  

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

Apr 22 Henry Campbell-Bannerman, British premier (1905-08), dies in the year 1908.  

May 12 In the year 1908 melesio Morales, composer, dies at 69  

May 23 In the year 1908 francois Coppee, French poet, dies  

May 24 On this day in history death of old Tom Morris, Scottish golfer (b. 1821)  

May 26 In the year 1908 mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Indies theologist (Ahmadiyya motion), dies at 69  

May 31 C L "Boy" Johnson, cricketer (Test for S Africa 1895-96), dies in the year 1908.  

Jun 02 Redvers H Buller, English general, dies at 68 in the year 1908.  

Jun 05 Luca Fumagalli, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1908.  

Jun 08 On this day in history johan Lindegren, composer, dies at 66  

Jun 09 On this day in history jose FdT Coelho, Portuguese writer (Os meus amores), dies at 46  

Jun 11 Georg Adler, German statehouse head, dies at 45 in the year 1908.  

Jun 14 In the year 1908 death of frederick Arthur Stanley, Governor general of Canada (b. 1841)  

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

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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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04 Angela Maria "Geli" Raubal, Austrian nude model/Hitler's lover was born in the year 1908.  

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

Jan 05 On this day in history 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 Red Allen, American musician (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.