Historical Events In 1908

Oct 07   Crete revolts against Turkey and aligns with Greece in the year 1908.   

Oct 07   On this day in history richard Caldicot, London England, actor (Horse's Mouth)   

Oct 08   NY Giants set season attendance record at 910,000 (broken in 1920) in the year 1908.   

Oct 08   In the year 1908 paul Van Buskirk Yoder, composer   

Oct 09   In the year 1908 jacques Tati[scheff], La Pecq France, director (Traffic, Playtime)   

Oct 09   In the year 1908 the birth of Jacques Tati, French actor, screenwriter and director   

Oct 10   Baseball Writers Association, formed on this day in history.   

Oct 10   On this day in history david Alexander Reginald Herbert, writer   

Oct 11   Armen Carapetyan, composer in the year 1908.   

Oct 12   Ann Lane Petry, US journalist/author (Street) on this day in history.   

Oct 13   On this day in history john Grant, British rear-admiral   

Oct 14   In the year 1908 baseball Writers Association of America, forms   

Oct 15   John Kenneth Galbraith, economist (Affluent Society-58 Hillman Award) on this day in history.   

Oct 16   Edmonton Rugby Foot-ball Club re-organizes as Esquimoux in the year 1908.   

Oct 16   Enver Hoxha, post-war leader of Albania (1944-85) in the year 1908.   

Oct 18   In the year 1908 belgium annexes Congo Free State   

Oct 19   Nils Geirr Tveitt, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 20   King Leopold II sells Congo to Belgium on this day in history.   

Oct 21   In the year 1908 alexander Schneider, Vilna Lith, violinist (Budapest String Quartet)   

Oct 22   Helmut Gollwitzer, German theologist/antifascist on this day in history.   

Oct 24   On this day in history billy Murray hits the charts with "Take Me Outto the Ball Game"   

Oct 24   On this day in history john Alwyne Kitching, zoologist   

Oct 29   Stewart Myles MacPherson, broadcaster on this day in history.   

Oct 30   Franco Margola, composer in the year 1908.   

Oct 31   On this day in history 4th Olympic games end in London   

Oct 31   In the year 1908 4th Olympic games ends in London   

Nov 02   Reginald Beckwith, York England, actor (Genevieve, Doctor in Love) on this day in history.   

Nov 03   Bronko Nagurski, NFL fullback (Chicago Bears) on this day in history.   

Nov 03   William Howard Taft (R) elected 27th pres over William Jennings Bryan on this day in history.   

Nov 03   On this day in history william Howard Taft (R) elected 27th President over William Jennings Bryan   

Nov 04   Anthony Warde, PA, actor (Black Widow) on this day in history.   

Nov 04   Brooklyn Academy of Music, opens in NYC on this day in history.   

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

Nov 06   Fanny Leys, Flemish author (Ontwijding) 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 in the year 1908.   

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   On this day in history birth of red Allen, American musician (d. 1967)   

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   In the year 1908 anna S Barbiers, Dutch actress (Klaasje Zevenster), dies at 65   

Jan 14   In the year 1908 holger Drachmann, writer, dies   

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

Jan 23   Edward Alexander MacDowell, US composer (Indian Suite), dies at 47 on this day in history.   

Jan 25   Mikhail Chigorin, Russian chess player (b. 1850) died on this day in history.   

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