Famous Deaths In 1908

Jun 24 Grover Cleveland, 22nd & 24th Pres (1885-89, 93-97), dies at 71 in the year 1908.  

Jul 03 In the year 1908 joel Chandler Harris, created Uncle Remus, dies at 59  

Jul 05 Jonas Lie, Norwegian author (b. 1833) died in the year 1908.  

Jul 10 Eliza Laurillard, vicar/poet/writer, dies at 78 in the year 1908.  

Jul 14 In the year 1908 william Mason, composer, dies at 79  

Jul 18 In the year 1908 jaime Nuno, composer, dies at 83  

Jul 20 On this day in history federico Chueca, composer, dies at 62  

Jul 22 William Randal Cremer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1828) died in the year 1908.  

Jul 24 In the year 1908 death of vicente Acosta, Salvadoran poet (b. the same day 1867)  

Aug 08 On this day in history joseph [Maria] Olbrich, architect (Wiener Sezession), dies at 40  

Aug 11 In the year 1908 death of khudiram Bose, Indian freedom fighter (b. 1889)  

Aug 13 Ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel Hymns), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Aug 20 In the year 1908 louis Varney, composer, dies at 64  

Aug 25 Henri Becquerel, French physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1852) died in the year 1908.  

Aug 26 Tony Pastor, American vaudeville performer (b. 1837) died in the year 1908.  

Sep 03 On this day in history cornelis Pijnacker Hordijk, gov-gen (Dutch East-Indies), dies  

Sep 17 Thomas E Selfridge, earlier US aviator, 1st to die in an air crash died on this day in history.  

Sep 20 Pablo Martin Melitou de Sarasate y Navascuez, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1908.  

Sep 21 Pablo de Sarasate, Spanish violinist/composer (Spanish Dancer), dies on this day in history.  

Sep 29 Joaquim M Machado de Assis, Brazil writer (Dom Casmurro), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Nov 04 Tomés Estrada Palma, 1st president Cuba (1902-06), dies in the year 1908.  

Nov 08 In the year 1908 victorien Sardou, French opera author (Madame Sans-Gene), dies at 77  

Nov 14 On this day in history kwang-siu, emperor of China, dies  

Nov 15 Cixi [the old Buddha], empress-widow of China, dies in the year 1908.  

Nov 16 In the year 1908 death of henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, French-born Canadian politician (b. 1829)  

Nov 19 Albert Dietrich, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Nov 20 In the year 1908 death of georgy Voronoy, Russian mathematician (b. 1868)  

Nov 27 On this day in history death of jean Albert Gaudry, French geologist (b. 1827)  

Dec 22 On this day in history marie Jungius, Dutch teacher/fairy tale writer, dies at 44  

Dec 23 On this day in history eduard Wachmann, composer, dies at 72  

Dec 24 Francois-Auguste Gevaert, Belgian musicologist/composer, dies at 80 in the year 1908.  

Dec 30 In the year 1908 death of thomas-Alfred Bernier, Canadian lawyer, journalist and senator (b. 1844)  

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

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 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 Menahem Avidom, composer was born in the year 1908.  

Jan 07 In the year 1908 birth of red Allen, American musician (d. 1967)