Page 3: Historical Events In 1908

Feb 07   In the year 1908 connie Mack sells hurler Rube Waddell to St Louis Browns for $5,000   

Feb 08   In the year 1908 grigor Eghiazaryan, composer   

Feb 08   On this day in history wilhelmina '08 soccer team forms in Weert Neth   

Feb 09   On this day in history jackie Fields, US, featherweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1924)   

Feb 10   In the year 1908 in England Canadian Tommy Burns KOs Jack Palmer in 4 rounds to defend his world heavyweight boxing title   

Feb 10   Jean Coulthard, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 10   Tommy Burns KOs Jack Palmer in 4 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.   

Feb 11   In the year 1908 australia regain the Ashes with a 308 run cricket victory vs England   

Feb 11   Heemskerk's government begins in Holland in the year 1908.   

Feb 11   Josh White, rocker in the year 1908.   

Feb 11   On this day in history the birth of Vivian Fuchs, British Antartic explorer   

Feb 12   Anna Jeanes bequeaths $1,000,000 to Swarthmore to become all female in the year 1908.   

Feb 12   New York to Paris auto race (via Alaska &Siberia) begins in New York NY; George Schuster wins after 88 days behind the wheel in the year 1908.   

Feb 13   Gerald Strang, Claresholm Canada, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 14   On this day in history georges Jean Pfeiffer, composer, dies at 72   

Feb 15   On this day in history sidney Gilliat, producer   

Feb 17   On this day in history geronimo, Apache chief, dies at about 79   

Feb 17   In the year 1908 staats Cotsworth, Oak Park IL, actor (Peyton Place)   

Feb 18   1st US postage stamps in rolls issued on this day in history.   

Feb 18   In the year 1908 uS postage stamps in coils issued   

Feb 20   Grigori Yakovlevich Bakhchivangi, test pilot (BI-1) on this day in history.   

Feb 23   In the year 1908 william McMahon, PM of Australia (Liberal) (1971-72)   

Feb 24   On this day in history anatol' Vakhnyanyn, composer, dies at 66   

Feb 25   1st tunnel under Hudson River (railway tunnel) opens on this day in history.   

Feb 25   In the year 1908 frank G Slaughter, author (Sangaree)   

Feb 25   On this day in history the tunnel under the Hudson River (railway tunnel) opens   

Feb 27   Sacrifice fly adopted (repealed in 1931, reinstated 1954) in the year 1908.   

Feb 27   Star #46 was added to US flag for Oklahoma in the year 1908.   

Feb 28   On this day in history failed assassination attempt on Shah Mohammed Ali in Teheran   

Feb 29   Alf Gover, cricketer (bowled in 4 Tests for England/famous coach) in the year 1908.   

Feb 29   Dutch scientists produce solid helium in the year 1908.   

Feb 29   Pat Garrett, U.S. gunslinger on this day in history.   

Mar 02   Jan Brasser, Dutch resistance fighter (Witte Ko)/communist on this day in history.   

Mar 03   Riccardo Nielsen, composer on this day in history.   

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

Jan 02   Ben Grauer, NYC, newscaster (Big Story) was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of menahem Avidom, composer   

Jan 07   Red Allen, American musician (d. 1967) was born in the year 1908.   

Jan 04   On this day in history antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 17   Ferdinand IV SMJJBFLGRRJ, ruler of Toscane, dies at 72 in the year 1908.   

Jan 23   Edward Alexander MacDowell, US composer (Indian Suite), dies at 47 on this day in history.   

Jan 25   In the year 1908 death of mikhail Chigorin, Russian chess player (b. 1850)   

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