Page 3: Historical Events In 1908

Feb 07   Connie Mack sells hurler Rube Waddell to St Louis Browns for $5,000 in the year 1908.   

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   Jackie Fields, US, featherweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1924) in the year 1908.   

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   In the year 1908 jean Coulthard, composer   

Feb 10   Tommy Burns KOs Jack Palmer in 4 for heavyweight boxing title in the year 1908.   

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   On this day in history josh White, rocker   

Feb 11   The birth of Vivian Fuchs, British Antartic explorer in the year 1908.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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   Geronimo, Apache chief, dies at about 79 in the year 1908.   

Feb 17   On this day in history staats Cotsworth, Oak Park IL, actor (Peyton Place)   

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   Grigori Yakovlevich Bakhchivangi, test pilot (BI-1) in the year 1908.   

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 in the year 1908.   

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

Feb 25   In the year 1908 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Feb 27   Sacrifice fly adopted (repealed in 1931, reinstated 1954) in the year 1908.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 on this day in history.   

Feb 28   Failed assassination attempt on Shah Mohammed Ali in Teheran in the year 1908.   

Feb 29   On this day in history alf Gover, cricketer (bowled in 4 Tests for England/famous coach)   

Feb 29   On this day in history dutch scientists produce solid helium   

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

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

Mar 03   In the year 1908 riccardo Nielsen, composer   

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Jan 01   In the year 1908 birth of kinue Hitoma, Japan, 800m runner (Oly-silver-1928)   

Jan 02   Ben Grauer, NYC, newscaster (Big Story) was born in the year 1908.   

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of angela Maria "Geli" Raubal, Austrian nude model/Hitler's lover   

Jan 04   Walther Vanbeselaere, Flemish art historian was born in the year 1908.   

Jan 05   In the year 1908 birth of george Dolenz, Trieste Italy, actor (Count of Monte Cristo)   

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

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

Jan 04   In the year 1908 antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70   

Jan 09   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1908.   

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