Page 14: Historical Events In 1908

Oct 07   Crete revolts against Turkey and aligns with Greece in the year 1908.   

Oct 07   Richard Caldicot, London England, actor (Horse's Mouth) on this day in history.   

Oct 08   NY Giants set season attendance record at 910,000 (broken in 1920) on this day in history.   

Oct 08   Paul Van Buskirk Yoder, composer in the year 1908.   

Oct 09   Jacques Tati[scheff], La Pecq France, director (Traffic, Playtime) in the year 1908.   

Oct 09   The birth of Jacques Tati, French actor, screenwriter and director on this day in history.   

Oct 10   Baseball Writers Association, formed in the year 1908.   

Oct 10   David Alexander Reginald Herbert, writer on this day in history.   

Oct 11   In the year 1908 armen Carapetyan, composer   

Oct 12   On this day in history ann Lane Petry, US journalist/author (Street)   

Oct 13   John Grant, British rear-admiral in the year 1908.   

Oct 14   Baseball Writers Association of America, forms in the year 1908.   

Oct 15   On this day in history john Kenneth Galbraith, economist (Affluent Society-58 Hillman Award)   

Oct 16   On this day in history edmonton Rugby Foot-ball Club re-organizes as Esquimoux   

Oct 16   On this day in history enver Hoxha, post-war leader of Albania (1944-85)   

Oct 18   In the year 1908 belgium annexes Congo Free State   

Oct 19   Nils Geirr Tveitt, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 20   King Leopold II sells Congo to Belgium on this day in history.   

Oct 21   In the year 1908 alexander Schneider, Vilna Lith, violinist (Budapest String Quartet)   

Oct 22   Helmut Gollwitzer, German theologist/antifascist on this day in history.   

Oct 24   Billy Murray hits the charts with "Take Me Outto the Ball Game" in the year 1908.   

Oct 24   John Alwyne Kitching, zoologist on this day in history.   

Oct 29   Stewart Myles MacPherson, broadcaster on this day in history.   

Oct 30   Franco Margola, composer in the year 1908.   

Oct 31   In the year 1908 4th Olympic games end in London   

Oct 31   4th Olympic games ends in London on this day in history.   

Nov 02   In the year 1908 reginald Beckwith, York England, actor (Genevieve, Doctor in Love)   

Nov 03   On this day in history bronko Nagurski, NFL fullback (Chicago Bears)   

Nov 03   On this day in history william Howard Taft (R) elected 27th pres over William Jennings Bryan   

Nov 03   William Howard Taft (R) elected 27th President over William Jennings Bryan on this day in history.   

Nov 04   Anthony Warde, PA, actor (Black Widow) in the year 1908.   

Nov 04   Brooklyn Academy of Music, opens in NYC on this day in history.   

Nov 04   In the year 1908 tomés Estrada Palma, 1st president Cuba (1902-06), dies   

Nov 06   On this day in history fanny Leys, Flemish author (Ontwijding)   

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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 in the year 1908.   

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   Menahem Avidom, composer was born in the year 1908.   

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

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 in the year 1908.   

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   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 on this day in history.