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 in the year 1908.  

Jul 05 Jonas Lie, Norwegian author (b. 1833) died on this day in history.  

Jul 10 Eliza Laurillard, vicar/poet/writer, dies at 78 in the year 1908.  

Jul 14 In the year 1908 william Mason, composer, dies at 79  

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

Jul 20 Federico Chueca, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1908.  

Jul 22 William Randal Cremer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1828) died on this day in history.  

Jul 24 On this day in history death of vicente Acosta, Salvadoran poet (b. the same day 1867)  

Aug 08 In the year 1908 joseph [Maria] Olbrich, architect (Wiener Sezession), dies at 40  

Aug 11 In the year 1908 death of khudiram Bose, Indian freedom fighter (b. 1889)  

Aug 13 On this day in history ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel Hymns), dies at 67  

Aug 20 On this day in history louis Varney, composer, dies at 64  

Aug 25 On this day in history death of henri Becquerel, French physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1852)  

Aug 26 On this day in history death of tony Pastor, American vaudeville performer (b. 1837)  

Sep 03 Cornelis Pijnacker Hordijk, gov-gen (Dutch East-Indies), dies in the year 1908.  

Sep 17 In the year 1908 death of thomas E Selfridge, earlier US aviator, 1st to die in an air crash  

Sep 20 Pablo Martin Melitou de Sarasate y Navascuez, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Sep 21 Pablo de Sarasate, Spanish violinist/composer (Spanish Dancer), dies on this day in history.  

Sep 29 In the year 1908 joaquim M Machado de Assis, Brazil writer (Dom Casmurro), dies at 69  

Nov 04 On this day in history tomés Estrada Palma, 1st president Cuba (1902-06), dies  

Nov 08 Victorien Sardou, French opera author (Madame Sans-Gene), dies at 77 in the year 1908.  

Nov 14 On this day in history kwang-siu, emperor of China, dies  

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 In the year 1908 death of georgy Voronoy, Russian mathematician (b. 1868)  

Nov 27 In the year 1908 death of jean Albert Gaudry, French geologist (b. 1827)  

Dec 22 Marie Jungius, Dutch teacher/fairy tale writer, dies at 44 in the year 1908.  

Dec 23 On this day in history eduard Wachmann, composer, dies at 72  

Dec 24 Francois-Auguste Gevaert, Belgian musicologist/composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Dec 30 In the year 1908 death of thomas-Alfred Bernier, Canadian lawyer, journalist and senator (b. 1844)  

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Jan 01 Kinue Hitoma, Japan, 800m runner (Oly-silver-1928) was born in the year 1908.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of walther Vanbeselaere, Flemish art historian  

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