Famous Deaths Happened In 1908

Jan 04 Antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70 in the year 1908.  

Jan 09 Abraham Goldfaden, US Yiddish stage performer (Shulamis), dies at 67 in the year 1908.  

Jan 10 Anna S Barbiers, Dutch actress (Klaasje Zevenster), dies at 65 in the year 1908.  

Jan 14 Holger Drachmann, writer, dies in the year 1908.  

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 In the year 1908 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 on this day in history.  

Feb 23 Johannes Friedrich August von Esmarch, German surgeon (b. 1823) died in the year 1908.  

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

Feb 29 In the year 1908 death of pat Garrett, U.S. gunslinger  

Mar 11 In the year 1908 peter Milne, composer, dies at 83  

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

Mar 25 Durham Stevens, American diplomat (b. 1851) died on this day in history.  

Mar 28 In the year 1908 john Eliot, English meteorology, dies at 68  

Apr 04 On this day in history josef Sucher, composer, dies at 64  

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

Apr 11 In the year 1908 death of henry Bird, English Chess player and author (b. 1829)  

Apr 20 On this day in history henry Chadwick, sports reporter (baseball), dies at 85  

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

May 12 In the year 1908 melesio Morales, composer, dies at 69  

May 23 Francois Coppee, French poet, dies on this day in history.  

May 24 On this day in history 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 On this day in history c L "Boy" Johnson, cricketer (Test for S Africa 1895-96), dies  

Jun 02 Redvers H Buller, English general, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Jun 05 In the year 1908 luca Fumagalli, composer, dies at 71  

Jun 08 Johan Lindegren, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Jun 09 In the year 1908 jose FdT Coelho, Portuguese writer (Os meus amores), dies at 46  

Jun 11 In the year 1908 georg Adler, German statehouse head, dies at 45  

Jun 14 On this day in history death of frederick Arthur Stanley, Governor general of Canada (b. 1841)  

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 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 in the year 1908.  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of george Dolenz, Trieste Italy, actor (Count of Monte Cristo)  

Jan 06 Menahem Avidom, composer was born in the year 1908.  

Jan 07 Red Allen, American musician (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.