Page 11: Historical Events In 1908

Aug 04   In the year 1908 kurt Eichhorn, conductor   

Aug 05   On this day in history harold Holt, PM of Australia (1966-67); supported US in Vietnam   

Aug 06   In the year 1908 george Singer, composer   

Aug 06   On this day in history st Louis Card John Lush's 2nd no-hitter, beats Dodgers, 2-0 in 6 inn   

Aug 08   Arthur J Goldberg, Ill, UN ambassador/Supreme Court justice (1962-65) in the year 1908.   

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

Aug 10   On this day in history gabrielle Keiller, collector/golfer   

Aug 12   Ford builds the first Model T in the year 1908.   

Aug 12   Lord Renton, QC/British govt minister on this day in history.   

Aug 13   Cy Young Day in Boston, he pitches briefly against an All-Star team in the year 1908.   

Aug 13   On this day in history gene Raymond, NYC, actor (Paris 7000, Fireside Theater)   

Aug 13   On this day in history ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel Hymns), dies at 67   

Aug 14   Lady Jean Swaythling, chief controller (ATS) in the year 1908.   

Aug 14   On this day in history race riot in Springfield Illinois   

Aug 17   B Tarkington & HL Wilson's "Man from Home," premieres in NYC in the year 1908.   

Aug 17   In the year 1908 bank of Italy opens new HQ at Clay &Montgomery   

Aug 17   On this day in history kurt Hessenberg, composer   

Aug 18   Armijn Pane, Indonesian writer (Belenggu) in the year 1908.   

Aug 20   Alfonso Lopez, baseball player (AL Manager of the year 1959) in the year 1908.   

Aug 20   Congo Free State becomes Belgian Congo on this day in history.   

Aug 20   In the year 1908 congo Free State becomes the Belgian Congo 1912 Plant Quarantine Act goes into effect   

Aug 20   Louis Varney, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Aug 21   In the year 1908 david Farrar, Forest Gate England, actor (Beat Girl, I Accuse)   

Aug 22   Henri Cartier-Bresson, Chanteloup, France, photographer on this day in history.   

Aug 22   In the year 1908 henri Cartier-Bresson, France, photographer (Decisive Moment)   

Aug 22   The birth of Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer in the year 1908.   

Aug 23   Arthur Adamov, Kislovodsk Russia, playwright (Paolo Paoli) in the year 1908.   

Aug 24   On this day in history tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 13 for heavyweight boxing title   

Aug 25   Allen Winter wins US 1st $50,000 trotting race on this day in history.   

Aug 25   Allen Winter wins US first $50,000 trotting race in the year 1908.   

Aug 25   On this day in history esther Waterhouse, doctor/methodist   

Aug 26   Bill Hunt, cricketer (NSW slow left-armer, Test for Australia 1933) on this day in history.   

Aug 27   On this day in history calgary City Rugby Foot-ball Club re-organizes as the Tigers   

Aug 27   Donald [George] Bradman, Australian cricketer (6,996 runs) in the year 1908.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1908 birth of kinue Hitoma, Japan, 800m runner (Oly-silver-1928)   

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

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   In the year 1908 birth of walther Vanbeselaere, Flemish art historian   

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

Jan 04   Antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70 in the year 1908.   

Jan 09   Abraham Goldfaden, US Yiddish stage performer (Shulamis), dies at 67 in the year 1908.   

Jan 10   Anna S Barbiers, Dutch actress (Klaasje Zevenster), dies at 65 in the year 1908.   

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

Jan 17   Ferdinand IV SMJJBFLGRRJ, ruler of Toscane, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Jan 23   On this day in history edward Alexander MacDowell, US composer (Indian Suite), dies at 47   

Jan 25   Mikhail Chigorin, Russian chess player (b. 1850) died on this day in history.   

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