Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1908

Jun 24 Grover Cleveland, 22nd & 24th Pres (1885-89, 93-97), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Jul 03 In the year 1908 joel Chandler Harris, created Uncle Remus, dies at 59  

Jul 05 In the year 1908 death of jonas Lie, Norwegian author (b. 1833)  

Jul 10 Eliza Laurillard, vicar/poet/writer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Jul 14 William Mason, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1908.  

Jul 18 Jaime Nuno, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Jul 20 On this day in history federico Chueca, composer, dies at 62  

Jul 22 On this day in history death of william Randal Cremer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1828)  

Jul 24 In the year 1908 death of vicente Acosta, Salvadoran poet (b. the same day 1867)  

Aug 08 On this day in history joseph [Maria] Olbrich, architect (Wiener Sezession), dies at 40  

Aug 11 Khudiram Bose, Indian freedom fighter (b. 1889) died on this day in history.  

Aug 13 In the year 1908 ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel Hymns), dies at 67  

Aug 20 Louis Varney, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1908.  

Aug 25 Henri Becquerel, French physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1852) died in the year 1908.  

Aug 26 Tony Pastor, American vaudeville performer (b. 1837) died on this day in history.  

Sep 03 In the year 1908 cornelis Pijnacker Hordijk, gov-gen (Dutch East-Indies), dies  

Sep 17 Thomas E Selfridge, earlier US aviator, 1st to die in an air crash died on this day in history.  

Sep 20 In the year 1908 pablo Martin Melitou de Sarasate y Navascuez, composer, dies at 64  

Sep 21 In the year 1908 pablo de Sarasate, Spanish violinist/composer (Spanish Dancer), dies  

Sep 29 In the year 1908 joaquim M Machado de Assis, Brazil writer (Dom Casmurro), dies at 69  

Nov 04 In the year 1908 tomés Estrada Palma, 1st president Cuba (1902-06), dies  

Nov 08 On this day in history victorien Sardou, French opera author (Madame Sans-Gene), dies at 77  

Nov 14 Kwang-siu, emperor of China, dies in the year 1908.  

Nov 15 Cixi [the old Buddha], empress-widow of China, dies in the year 1908.  

Nov 16 On this day in history death of henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, French-born Canadian politician (b. 1829)  

Nov 19 Albert Dietrich, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Nov 20 In the year 1908 death of georgy Voronoy, Russian mathematician (b. 1868)  

Nov 27 Jean Albert Gaudry, French geologist (b. 1827) died in the year 1908.  

Dec 22 Marie Jungius, Dutch teacher/fairy tale writer, dies at 44 on this day in history.  

Dec 23 Eduard Wachmann, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1908.  

Dec 24 Francois-Auguste Gevaert, Belgian musicologist/composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Dec 30 Thomas-Alfred Bernier, Canadian lawyer, journalist and senator (b. 1844) died in the year 1908.  

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Jan 01 On this day in history birth of kinue Hitoma, Japan, 800m runner (Oly-silver-1928)  

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

Jan 02 Janis Kepitis, composer was born in the year 1908.  

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 in the year 1908.  

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

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.