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

Feb 09   Jackie Fields, US, featherweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1924) in the year 1908.   

Feb 10   On this day in history in England Canadian Tommy Burns KOs Jack Palmer in 4 rounds to defend his world heavyweight boxing title   

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   Josh White, rocker on this day in history.   

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

Feb 12   On this day in history 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   In the year 1908 georges Jean Pfeiffer, composer, dies at 72   

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) in the year 1908.   

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

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

Feb 20   Grigori Yakovlevich Bakhchivangi, test pilot (BI-1) in the year 1908.   

Feb 23   On this day in history william McMahon, PM of Australia (Liberal) (1971-72)   

Feb 24   Anatol' Vakhnyanyn, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1908.   

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 in the year 1908.   

Feb 27   On this day in history sacrifice fly adopted (repealed in 1931, reinstated 1954)   

Feb 27   Star #46 was added to US flag for Oklahoma on this day in history.   

Feb 28   In the year 1908 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   In the year 1908 pat Garrett, U.S. gunslinger   

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

Mar 03   On this day in history riccardo Nielsen, composer   

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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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   In the year 1908 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   Abraham Goldfaden, US Yiddish stage performer (Shulamis), dies at 67 in the year 1908.   

Jan 10   On this day in history anna S Barbiers, Dutch actress (Klaasje Zevenster), dies at 65   

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

Jan 17   In the year 1908 ferdinand IV SMJJBFLGRRJ, ruler of Toscane, dies at 72   

Jan 23   Edward Alexander MacDowell, US composer (Indian Suite), dies at 47 in the year 1908.   

Jan 25   On this day in history death of mikhail Chigorin, Russian chess player (b. 1850)   

Feb 01   Carlos I, King of Portugal (1889-1908), assassinated by mob at 44 died on this day in history.