Page 11: Historical Events In 1908

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

Aug 05   Harold Holt, PM of Australia (1966-67); supported US in Vietnam in the year 1908.   

Aug 06   George Singer, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 06   In the year 1908 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   Joseph [Maria] Olbrich, architect (Wiener Sezession), dies at 40 on this day in history.   

Aug 10   Gabrielle Keiller, collector/golfer in the year 1908.   

Aug 12   In the year 1908 ford builds the first Model T.   

Aug 12   On this day in history lord Renton, QC/British govt minister   

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

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) on this day in history.   

Aug 14   Race riot in Springfield Illinois in the year 1908.   

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

Aug 17   Bank of Italy opens new HQ at Clay &Montgomery on this day in history.   

Aug 17   On this day in history kurt Hessenberg, composer   

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

Aug 20   In the year 1908 alfonso Lopez, baseball player (AL Manager of the year 1959)   

Aug 20   On this day in history congo Free State becomes Belgian Congo   

Aug 20   On this day in history 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   David Farrar, Forest Gate England, actor (Beat Girl, I Accuse) on this day in history.   

Aug 22   On this day in history henri Cartier-Bresson, Chanteloup, France, photographer   

Aug 22   Henri Cartier-Bresson, France, photographer (Decisive Moment) in the year 1908.   

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

Aug 23   On this day in history arthur Adamov, Kislovodsk Russia, playwright (Paolo Paoli)   

Aug 24   Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 13 for heavyweight boxing title in the year 1908.   

Aug 25   On this day in history allen Winter wins US 1st $50,000 trotting race   

Aug 25   In the year 1908 allen Winter wins US first $50,000 trotting race   

Aug 25   In the year 1908 esther Waterhouse, doctor/methodist   

Aug 26   Bill Hunt, cricketer (NSW slow left-armer, Test for Australia 1933) in the year 1908.   

Aug 27   In the year 1908 calgary City Rugby Foot-ball Club re-organizes as the Tigers   

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

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Jan 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1908 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Menahem Avidom, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1908 ferdinand IV SMJJBFLGRRJ, ruler of Toscane, dies at 72   

Jan 23   In the year 1908 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.