Historical Events In 1908

Feb 07   Connie Mack sells hurler Rube Waddell to St Louis Browns for $5,000 on this day in history.   

Feb 08   Grigor Eghiazaryan, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 08   Wilhelmina '08 soccer team forms in Weert Neth on this day in history.   

Feb 09   Jackie Fields, US, featherweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1924) in the year 1908.   

Feb 10   In England Canadian Tommy Burns KOs Jack Palmer in 4 rounds to defend his world heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.   

Feb 10   In the year 1908 jean Coulthard, composer   

Feb 10   Tommy Burns KOs Jack Palmer in 4 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.   

Feb 11   Australia regain the Ashes with a 308 run cricket victory vs England on this day in history.   

Feb 11   Heemskerk's government begins in Holland on this day in history.   

Feb 11   On this day in history josh White, rocker   

Feb 11   In the year 1908 the birth of Vivian Fuchs, British Antartic explorer   

Feb 12   On this day in history anna Jeanes bequeaths $1,000,000 to Swarthmore to become all female   

Feb 12   New York to Paris auto race (via Alaska &Siberia) begins in New York NY; George Schuster wins after 88 days behind the wheel in the year 1908.   

Feb 13   Gerald Strang, Claresholm Canada, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 14   Georges Jean Pfeiffer, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1908.   

Feb 15   Sidney Gilliat, producer in the year 1908.   

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

Feb 17   Staats Cotsworth, Oak Park IL, actor (Peyton Place) in the year 1908.   

Feb 18   In the year 1908 1st US postage stamps in rolls issued   

Feb 18   In the year 1908 uS postage stamps in coils issued   

Feb 20   On this day in history grigori Yakovlevich Bakhchivangi, test pilot (BI-1)   

Feb 23   William McMahon, PM of Australia (Liberal) (1971-72) in the year 1908.   

Feb 24   In the year 1908 anatol' Vakhnyanyn, composer, dies at 66   

Feb 25   On this day in history 1st tunnel under Hudson River (railway tunnel) opens   

Feb 25   On this day in history frank G Slaughter, author (Sangaree)   

Feb 25   The tunnel under the Hudson River (railway tunnel) opens in the year 1908.   

Feb 27   On this day in history sacrifice fly adopted (repealed in 1931, reinstated 1954)   

Feb 27   In the year 1908 star #46 was added to US flag for Oklahoma   

Feb 28   On this day in history failed assassination attempt on Shah Mohammed Ali in Teheran   

Feb 29   In the year 1908 alf Gover, cricketer (bowled in 4 Tests for England/famous coach)   

Feb 29   In the year 1908 dutch scientists produce solid helium   

Feb 29   On this day in history pat Garrett, U.S. gunslinger   

Mar 02   Jan Brasser, Dutch resistance fighter (Witte Ko)/communist in the year 1908.   

Mar 03   Riccardo Nielsen, composer 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   Ben Grauer, NYC, newscaster (Big Story) was born in the year 1908.   

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   In the year 1908 birth of walther Vanbeselaere, Flemish art historian   

Jan 05   George Dolenz, Trieste Italy, actor (Count of Monte Cristo) was born in the year 1908.   

Jan 06   Menahem Avidom, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of red Allen, American musician (d. 1967)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 10   In the year 1908 anna S Barbiers, Dutch actress (Klaasje Zevenster), dies at 65   

Jan 14   Holger Drachmann, writer, dies on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Ferdinand IV SMJJBFLGRRJ, ruler of Toscane, dies at 72 in the year 1908.   

Jan 23   On this day in history edward Alexander MacDowell, US composer (Indian Suite), dies at 47   

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 in the year 1908.