Page 10: Historical Events In 1908

Jul 08   On this day in history louis Jordan, Ark, alto saxman (Caldonia)   

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

Jul 10   On this day in history eliza Laurillard, vicar/poet/writer, dies at 78   

Jul 10   On this day in history h Kamerlingh Onnes makes helium liquid (-269°C)   

Jul 12   On this day in history alain Cuny, actor (Detective, Weite Land, Emmanuelle)   

Jul 13   4th modern Olympic games opens in London in the year 1908.   

Jul 14   On this day in history chaim Raphael, writer   

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   Rudolf Petzold, composer in the year 1908.   

Jul 18   Jaime Nuno, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1908.   

Jul 19   On this day in history feyenoord soccer team forms in Rotterdam   

Jul 20   Federico Chueca, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jul 24   John Hayes wins 4th olympics marathon (2:55:18.4 world record) in the year 1908.   

Jul 25   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 on this day in history.   

Jul 25   Joseph Mitchell, writer on this day in history.   

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

Jul 26   Federal Bureau of Investigation established in the year 1908.   

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

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

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   St Louis Browns Rube Waddell strikes out 16 Phila Athletics in the year 1908.   

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

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

Aug 01   Miloslav Kabelac, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 02   In the year 1908 george Kimble, geographer   

Aug 03   In the year 1908 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   On this day in history birth of ben Grauer, NYC, newscaster (Big Story)   

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

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 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   Menahem Avidom, composer was born on this day in history.   

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   Abraham Goldfaden, US Yiddish stage performer (Shulamis), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 14   Holger Drachmann, writer, dies on this day in history.   

Jan 17   In the year 1908 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 on this day in history.   

Feb 01   Carlos I, King of Portugal (1889-1908), assassinated by mob at 44 died on this day in history.