Famous Deaths In 1908

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

Jul 03 On this day in history joel Chandler Harris, created Uncle Remus, dies at 59  

Jul 05 Jonas Lie, Norwegian author (b. 1833) died in the year 1908.  

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

Jul 14 In the year 1908 william Mason, composer, dies at 79  

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 In the year 1908 death of william Randal Cremer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1828)  

Jul 24 Vicente Acosta, Salvadoran poet (b. the same day 1867) died on this day in history.  

Aug 08 On this day in history 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 In the year 1908 louis Varney, composer, dies at 64  

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

Aug 26 On this day in history death of tony Pastor, American vaudeville performer (b. 1837)  

Sep 03 Cornelis Pijnacker Hordijk, gov-gen (Dutch East-Indies), dies in the year 1908.  

Sep 17 Thomas E Selfridge, earlier US aviator, 1st to die in an air crash died in the year 1908.  

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

Sep 21 On this day in history pablo de Sarasate, Spanish violinist/composer (Spanish Dancer), dies  

Sep 29 Joaquim M Machado de Assis, Brazil writer (Dom Casmurro), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

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

Nov 08 Victorien Sardou, French opera author (Madame Sans-Gene), dies at 77 in the year 1908.  

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

Nov 15 On this day in history cixi [the old Buddha], empress-widow of China, dies  

Nov 16 Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, French-born Canadian politician (b. 1829) died in the year 1908.  

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

Nov 20 Georgy Voronoy, Russian mathematician (b. 1868) died on this day in history.  

Nov 27 On this day in history death of jean Albert Gaudry, French geologist (b. 1827)  

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 on this day in history.  

Dec 24 On this day in history francois-Auguste Gevaert, Belgian musicologist/composer, dies at 80  

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

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Jan 01 Kinue Hitoma, Japan, 800m runner (Oly-silver-1928) was born in the year 1908.  

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

Jan 02 Janis Kepitis, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 Angela Maria "Geli" Raubal, Austrian nude model/Hitler's lover was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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