Page 10: Historical Events In 1908

Jul 08   Louis Jordan, Ark, alto saxman (Caldonia) on this day in history.   

Jul 09   CHU (Christian Historic Union) Dutch political party forms in the year 1908.   

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

Jul 10   In the year 1908 h Kamerlingh Onnes makes helium liquid (-269°C)   

Jul 12   Alain Cuny, actor (Detective, Weite Land, Emmanuelle) in the year 1908.   

Jul 13   On this day in history 4th modern Olympic games opens in London   

Jul 14   Chaim Raphael, writer on this day in history.   

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

Jul 16   On this day in history aruna Asaf Ali, politician   

Jul 17   On this day in history rudolf Petzold, composer   

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

Jul 19   Feyenoord soccer team forms in Rotterdam on this day in history.   

Jul 20   In the year 1908 federico Chueca, composer, dies at 62   

Jul 20   In the year 1908 gunnar de Frumerie, composer   

Jul 22   Amy Vanderbilt, authority on etiquette (Complete Book of Etiquette) on this day in history.   

Jul 22   W Lorenz discovers asteroid #665 Sabine in the year 1908.   

Jul 23   A Kopff discovers asteroids #666 Desdemona & #667 Denise in the year 1908.   

Jul 23   Karl Swenson, Bkln NY, actor (Lara-Little House on the Prairie) on this day in history.   

Jul 24   John Hayes wins 4th olympics marathon (2:55:18.4 world record) on this day in history.   

Jul 25   On this day in history ajinomoto is founded. Kikunae Ikeda of the Tokyo Imperial University discovers that a key ingredient in Konbu soup stock is monosodium glutamate (MSG), and patents a process for manufacturing it.   

Jul 25   On this day in history joseph Mitchell, writer   

Jul 26   In the year 1908 federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) formed   

Jul 26   On this day in history federal Bureau of Investigation established   

Jul 26   Predecessor of the FBI is created by the Department of Justice on this day in history.   

Jul 26   Salvador Allende Gossens, Chile's last elected president (1970-73) on this day in history.   

Jul 27   On this day in history a Kopff discovers asteroid #668 Dora   

Jul 27   Lord Jenkins of Putney, British MP of Arts (Labour) on this day in history.   

Jul 28   Zbigniew Turski, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 29   In the year 1908 st Louis Browns Rube Waddell strikes out 16 Phila Athletics   

Jul 30   In the year 1908 around the World Autombile Race ends in Paris   

Jul 30   Around the World Automobile Race ends in Paris in the year 1908.   

Aug 01   In the year 1908 miloslav Kabelac, composer   

Aug 02   George Kimble, geographer on this day in history.   

Aug 03   On this day in history dolores del Rio, silent screen actress (Deseada, Bugambilia)   

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

Jan 02   In the year 1908 birth of ben Grauer, NYC, newscaster (Big Story)   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1908 birth of angela Maria "Geli" Raubal, Austrian nude model/Hitler's lover   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   In the year 1908 birth of red Allen, American musician (d. 1967)   

Jan 04   Antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   On this day in history abraham Goldfaden, US Yiddish stage performer (Shulamis), dies at 67   

Jan 10   On this day in history anna S Barbiers, Dutch actress (Klaasje Zevenster), dies at 65   

Jan 14   On this day in history holger Drachmann, writer, dies   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 25   Mikhail Chigorin, Russian chess player (b. 1850) died in the year 1908.   

Feb 01   On this day in history death of carlos I, King of Portugal (1889-1908), assassinated by mob at 44