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   In the year 1908 grigor Eghiazaryan, composer   

Feb 08   Wilhelmina '08 soccer team forms in Weert Neth in the year 1908.   

Feb 09   On this day in history jackie Fields, US, featherweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1924)   

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   On this day in history jean Coulthard, composer   

Feb 10   In the year 1908 tommy Burns KOs Jack Palmer in 4 for heavyweight boxing title   

Feb 11   Australia regain the Ashes with a 308 run cricket victory vs England on this day in history.   

Feb 11   In the year 1908 heemskerk's government begins in Holland   

Feb 11   Josh White, rocker in the year 1908.   

Feb 11   The birth of Vivian Fuchs, British Antartic explorer on this day in history.   

Feb 12   Anna Jeanes bequeaths $1,000,000 to Swarthmore to become all female on this day in history.   

Feb 12   On this day in history new York to Paris auto race (via Alaska &Siberia) begins in New York NY; George Schuster wins after 88 days behind the wheel   

Feb 13   In the year 1908 gerald Strang, Claresholm Canada, composer   

Feb 14   Georges Jean Pfeiffer, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1908.   

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

Feb 17   On this day in history geronimo, Apache chief, dies at about 79   

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

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

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) in the year 1908.   

Feb 24   Anatol' Vakhnyanyn, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 25   Frank G Slaughter, author (Sangaree) on this day in history.   

Feb 25   The tunnel under the Hudson River (railway tunnel) opens on this day in history.   

Feb 27   Sacrifice fly adopted (repealed in 1931, reinstated 1954) in the year 1908.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 in the year 1908.   

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   In the year 1908 dutch scientists produce solid helium   

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

Mar 02   Jan Brasser, Dutch resistance fighter (Witte Ko)/communist in the year 1908.   

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   Ben Grauer, NYC, newscaster (Big Story) was born on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1908 birth of menahem Avidom, composer   

Jan 07   In the year 1908 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   Abraham Goldfaden, US Yiddish stage performer (Shulamis), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 14   Holger Drachmann, writer, dies on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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.