Famous Deaths In 1908

Jan 04 Antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Jan 09 In the year 1908 abraham Goldfaden, US Yiddish stage performer (Shulamis), dies at 67  

Jan 10 Anna S Barbiers, Dutch actress (Klaasje Zevenster), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history edward Alexander MacDowell, US composer (Indian Suite), dies at 47  

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.  

Feb 14 Georges Jean Pfeiffer, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Feb 17 Geronimo, Apache chief, dies at about 79 in the year 1908.  

Feb 23 On this day in history death of johannes Friedrich August von Esmarch, German surgeon (b. 1823)  

Feb 24 On this day in history anatol' Vakhnyanyn, composer, dies at 66  

Feb 29 Pat Garrett, U.S. gunslinger died in the year 1908.  

Mar 11 Peter Milne, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Mar 12 On this day in history edmondo de Amicis, Italian writer (L'idioma Gentile), dies at 61  

Mar 25 In the year 1908 death of durham Stevens, American diplomat (b. 1851)  

Mar 28 John Eliot, English meteorology, dies at 68 in the year 1908.  

Apr 04 Josef Sucher, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1908.  

Apr 05 Gaetano Coronaro, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

Apr 11 Henry Bird, English Chess player and author (b. 1829) died in the year 1908.  

Apr 20 Henry Chadwick, sports reporter (baseball), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Apr 22 Henry Campbell-Bannerman, British premier (1905-08), dies in the year 1908.  

May 12 Melesio Morales, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

May 23 On this day in history francois Coppee, French poet, dies  

May 24 In the year 1908 death of old Tom Morris, Scottish golfer (b. 1821)  

May 26 On this day in history mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Indies theologist (Ahmadiyya motion), dies at 69  

May 31 In the year 1908 c L "Boy" Johnson, cricketer (Test for S Africa 1895-96), dies  

Jun 02 In the year 1908 redvers H Buller, English general, dies at 68  

Jun 05 Luca Fumagalli, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Jun 08 Johan Lindegren, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1908.  

Jun 09 On this day in history jose FdT Coelho, Portuguese writer (Os meus amores), dies at 46  

Jun 11 Georg Adler, German statehouse head, dies at 45 in the year 1908.  

Jun 14 Frederick Arthur Stanley, Governor general of Canada (b. 1841) died on this day in history.  

Jun 21 Nikolai A Rimski-Korssakov, Russian composer (Sheherazade), dies at 64 in the year 1908.  

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

Jan 02 In the year 1908 birth of ben Grauer, NYC, newscaster (Big Story)  

Jan 02 Janis Kepitis, composer was born in the year 1908.  

Jan 04 Angela Maria "Geli" Raubal, Austrian nude model/Hitler's lover was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 In the year 1908 birth of walther Vanbeselaere, Flemish art historian  

Jan 05 George Dolenz, Trieste Italy, actor (Count of Monte Cristo) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06 In the year 1908 birth of menahem Avidom, composer  

Jan 07 Red Allen, American musician (d. 1967) was born in the year 1908.