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

Aug 08 Joseph [Maria] Olbrich, architect (Wiener Sezession), dies at 40 in the year 1908.  

Aug 11 In the year 1908 death of khudiram Bose, Indian freedom fighter (b. 1889)  

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

Aug 20 On this day in history louis Varney, composer, dies at 64  

Aug 25 Henri Becquerel, French physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1852) died on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 21 Pablo de Sarasate, Spanish violinist/composer (Spanish Dancer), dies on this day in history.  

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

Nov 04 Tomés Estrada Palma, 1st president Cuba (1902-06), dies on this day in history.  

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

Nov 14 Kwang-siu, emperor of China, dies on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1908.  

Nov 20 Georgy Voronoy, Russian mathematician (b. 1868) died in the year 1908.  

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 in the year 1908.  

Dec 23 On this day in history eduard Wachmann, composer, dies at 72  

Dec 24 Francois-Auguste Gevaert, Belgian musicologist/composer, dies at 80 in the year 1908.  

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 On this day in history 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 in the year 1908.  

Jan 05 George Dolenz, Trieste Italy, actor (Count of Monte Cristo) was born in the year 1908.  

Jan 06 On this day in history birth of menahem Avidom, composer  

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