Page 3: Historical Events In 1908

Feb 07   On this day in history connie Mack sells hurler Rube Waddell to St Louis Browns for $5,000   

Feb 08   Grigor Eghiazaryan, composer on this day in history.   

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 England Canadian Tommy Burns KOs Jack Palmer in 4 rounds to defend his world heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.   

Feb 10   Jean Coulthard, composer in the year 1908.   

Feb 10   In the year 1908 tommy Burns KOs Jack Palmer in 4 for heavyweight boxing title   

Feb 11   On this day in history australia regain the Ashes with a 308 run cricket victory vs England   

Feb 11   In the year 1908 heemskerk's government begins in Holland   

Feb 11   In the year 1908 josh White, rocker   

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

Feb 12   In the year 1908 anna Jeanes bequeaths $1,000,000 to Swarthmore to become all female   

Feb 12   On this day in history new York to Paris auto race (via Alaska &Siberia) begins in New York NY; George Schuster wins after 88 days behind the wheel   

Feb 13   On this day in history gerald Strang, Claresholm Canada, composer   

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

Feb 15   Sidney Gilliat, producer in the year 1908.   

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

Feb 17   Staats Cotsworth, Oak Park IL, actor (Peyton Place) on this day in history.   

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

Feb 18   On this day in history uS postage stamps in coils issued   

Feb 20   In the year 1908 grigori Yakovlevich Bakhchivangi, test pilot (BI-1)   

Feb 23   William McMahon, PM of Australia (Liberal) (1971-72) on this day in history.   

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   The tunnel under the Hudson River (railway tunnel) opens on this day in history.   

Feb 27   Sacrifice fly adopted (repealed in 1931, reinstated 1954) in the year 1908.   

Feb 27   On this day in history star #46 was added to US flag for Oklahoma   

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   On this day in history dutch scientists produce solid helium   

Feb 29   Pat Garrett, U.S. gunslinger in the year 1908.   

Mar 02   On this day in history jan Brasser, Dutch resistance fighter (Witte Ko)/communist   

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

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of kinue Hitoma, Japan, 800m runner (Oly-silver-1928)   

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

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   On this day in history birth of george Dolenz, Trieste Italy, actor (Count of Monte Cristo)   

Jan 06   In the year 1908 birth of menahem Avidom, composer   

Jan 07   Red Allen, American musician (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 09   In the year 1908 abraham Goldfaden, US Yiddish stage performer (Shulamis), dies at 67   

Jan 10   Anna S Barbiers, Dutch actress (Klaasje Zevenster), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history death of mikhail Chigorin, Russian chess player (b. 1850)   

Feb 01   In the year 1908 death of carlos I, King of Portugal (1889-1908), assassinated by mob at 44