Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1908

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

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

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

Jul 10 In the year 1908 eliza Laurillard, vicar/poet/writer, dies at 78  

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

Jul 18 In the year 1908 jaime Nuno, composer, dies at 83  

Jul 20 Federico Chueca, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1908.  

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

Jul 24 Vicente Acosta, Salvadoran poet (b. the same day 1867) died in the year 1908.  

Aug 08 In the year 1908 joseph [Maria] Olbrich, architect (Wiener Sezession), dies at 40  

Aug 11 On this day in history death of khudiram Bose, Indian freedom fighter (b. 1889)  

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 on this day in history.  

Aug 25 In the year 1908 death of henri Becquerel, French physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1852)  

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

Sep 03 On this day in history 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 in the year 1908.  

Sep 20 Pablo Martin Melitou de Sarasate y Navascuez, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Sep 21 On this day in history 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 On this day in history tomés Estrada Palma, 1st president Cuba (1902-06), dies  

Nov 08 In the year 1908 victorien Sardou, French opera author (Madame Sans-Gene), dies at 77  

Nov 14 On this day in history kwang-siu, emperor of China, dies  

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 On this day in history marie Jungius, Dutch teacher/fairy tale writer, dies at 44  

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

Dec 24 In the year 1908 francois-Auguste Gevaert, Belgian musicologist/composer, dies at 80  

Dec 30 On this day in history death of thomas-Alfred Bernier, Canadian lawyer, journalist and senator (b. 1844)  

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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 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 Menahem Avidom, composer was born in the year 1908.  

Jan 07 Red Allen, American musician (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.