Famous Deaths Happened In 1908

Jan 04 On this day in history 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 In the year 1908 death of carlos I, King of Portugal (1889-1908), assassinated by mob at 44  

Feb 14 Georges Jean Pfeiffer, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1908.  

Feb 17 Geronimo, Apache chief, dies at about 79 in the year 1908.  

Feb 23 In the year 1908 death of johannes Friedrich August von Esmarch, German surgeon (b. 1823)  

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

Feb 29 In the year 1908 death of pat Garrett, U.S. gunslinger  

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

Mar 12 In the year 1908 edmondo de Amicis, Italian writer (L'idioma Gentile), dies at 61  

Mar 25 Durham Stevens, American diplomat (b. 1851) died on this day in history.  

Mar 28 On this day in history john Eliot, English meteorology, dies at 68  

Apr 04 Josef Sucher, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1908.  

Apr 05 On this day in history gaetano Coronaro, composer, dies at 55  

Apr 11 In the year 1908 death of henry Bird, English Chess player and author (b. 1829)  

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

Apr 22 Henry Campbell-Bannerman, British premier (1905-08), dies on this day in history.  

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

May 23 Francois Coppee, French poet, dies on this day in history.  

May 24 Old Tom Morris, Scottish golfer (b. 1821) died in the year 1908.  

May 26 Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Indies theologist (Ahmadiyya motion), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

May 31 On this day in history c L "Boy" Johnson, cricketer (Test for S Africa 1895-96), dies  

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 Johan Lindegren, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Jun 09 Jose FdT Coelho, Portuguese writer (Os meus amores), dies at 46 on this day in history.  

Jun 11 Georg Adler, German statehouse head, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

Jun 14 Frederick Arthur Stanley, Governor general of Canada (b. 1841) died on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of george Dolenz, Trieste Italy, actor (Count of Monte Cristo)  

Jan 06 In the year 1908 birth of menahem Avidom, composer  

Jan 07 On this day in history birth of red Allen, American musician (d. 1967)