Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1908

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

Jul 03 Joel Chandler Harris, created Uncle Remus, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Jul 05 On this day in history death of jonas Lie, Norwegian author (b. 1833)  

Jul 10 In the year 1908 eliza Laurillard, vicar/poet/writer, dies at 78  

Jul 14 William Mason, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1908.  

Jul 18 Jaime Nuno, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

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 Vicente Acosta, Salvadoran poet (b. the same day 1867) died in the year 1908.  

Aug 08 Joseph [Maria] Olbrich, architect (Wiener Sezession), dies at 40 in the year 1908.  

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 on this day in history.  

Aug 26 In the year 1908 death of tony Pastor, American vaudeville performer (b. 1837)  

Sep 03 In the year 1908 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 in the year 1908.  

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

Sep 21 In the year 1908 pablo de Sarasate, Spanish violinist/composer (Spanish Dancer), dies  

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 On this day in history victorien Sardou, French opera author (Madame Sans-Gene), dies at 77  

Nov 14 Kwang-siu, emperor of China, dies on this day in history.  

Nov 15 Cixi [the old Buddha], empress-widow of China, dies on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1908.  

Nov 20 Georgy Voronoy, Russian mathematician (b. 1868) died in the year 1908.  

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

Dec 22 In the year 1908 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 Thomas-Alfred Bernier, Canadian lawyer, journalist and senator (b. 1844) died in the year 1908.  

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Jan 01 In the year 1908 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 In the year 1908 birth of janis Kepitis, composer  

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

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 In the year 1908 birth of menahem Avidom, composer  

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