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   On this day in history grigor Eghiazaryan, composer   

Feb 08   In the year 1908 wilhelmina '08 soccer team forms in Weert Neth   

Feb 09   In the year 1908 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 in the year 1908.   

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

Feb 10   On this day in history 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   On this day in history heemskerk's government begins in Holland   

Feb 11   Josh White, rocker in the year 1908.   

Feb 11   In the year 1908 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   Georges Jean Pfeiffer, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Feb 15   Sidney Gilliat, producer on this day in history.   

Feb 17   Geronimo, Apache chief, dies at about 79 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 18   1st US postage stamps in rolls issued in the year 1908.   

Feb 18   US postage stamps in coils issued in the year 1908.   

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   Anatol' Vakhnyanyn, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Feb 25   In the year 1908 1st tunnel under Hudson River (railway tunnel) opens   

Feb 25   Frank G Slaughter, author (Sangaree) in the year 1908.   

Feb 25   The tunnel under the Hudson River (railway tunnel) opens in the year 1908.   

Feb 27   On this day in history sacrifice fly adopted (repealed in 1931, reinstated 1954)   

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   In the year 1908 alf Gover, cricketer (bowled in 4 Tests for England/famous coach)   

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

Feb 29   On this day in history pat Garrett, U.S. gunslinger   

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

Mar 03   In the year 1908 riccardo Nielsen, composer   

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Jan 01   Kinue Hitoma, Japan, 800m runner (Oly-silver-1928) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of ben Grauer, NYC, newscaster (Big Story)   

Jan 02   Janis Kepitis, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1908 birth of angela Maria "Geli" Raubal, Austrian nude model/Hitler's lover   

Jan 04   In the year 1908 birth of walther Vanbeselaere, Flemish art historian   

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   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1908.   

Jan 14   Holger Drachmann, writer, dies in the year 1908.   

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

Jan 23   In the year 1908 edward Alexander MacDowell, US composer (Indian Suite), dies at 47   

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

Feb 01   Carlos I, King of Portugal (1889-1908), assassinated by mob at 44 died in the year 1908.