Historical Events In 1908

Aug 04   Kurt Eichhorn, conductor on this day in history.   

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

Aug 06   George Singer, composer in the year 1908.   

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

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

Aug 08   Joseph [Maria] Olbrich, architect (Wiener Sezession), dies at 40 on this day in history.   

Aug 10   Gabrielle Keiller, collector/golfer on this day in history.   

Aug 12   On this day in history ford builds the first Model T.   

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

Aug 13   On this day in history cy Young Day in Boston, he pitches briefly against an All-Star team   

Aug 13   Gene Raymond, NYC, actor (Paris 7000, Fireside Theater) on this day in history.   

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

Aug 14   Lady Jean Swaythling, chief controller (ATS) on this day in history.   

Aug 14   In the year 1908 race riot in Springfield Illinois   

Aug 17   B Tarkington & HL Wilson's "Man from Home," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

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

Aug 17   Kurt Hessenberg, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 18   Armijn Pane, Indonesian writer (Belenggu) on this day in history.   

Aug 20   Alfonso Lopez, baseball player (AL Manager of the year 1959) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Aug 21   David Farrar, Forest Gate England, actor (Beat Girl, I Accuse) in the year 1908.   

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

Aug 22   On this day in history henri Cartier-Bresson, France, photographer (Decisive Moment)   

Aug 22   On this day in history the birth of Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer   

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

Aug 24   Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 13 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.   

Aug 25   Allen Winter wins US 1st $50,000 trotting race in the year 1908.   

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

Aug 25   Esther Waterhouse, doctor/methodist on this day in history.   

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

Aug 27   Calgary City Rugby Foot-ball Club re-organizes as the Tigers on this day in history.   

Aug 27   In the year 1908 donald [George] Bradman, Australian cricketer (6,996 runs)   

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

Jan 06   In the year 1908 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   In the year 1908 anna S Barbiers, Dutch actress (Klaasje Zevenster), dies at 65   

Jan 14   In the year 1908 holger Drachmann, writer, dies   

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   Carlos I, King of Portugal (1889-1908), assassinated by mob at 44 died in the year 1908.