Page 4: Historical Events In 1908

Mar 04   Collingwood OH primary school catches fire; 180 die on this day in history.   

Mar 04   Collingwood Ohio, US primary school catches fire (180 killed) on this day in history.   

Mar 05   On this day in history 1st ascent of Mt Erebus, Antarctica   

Mar 05   First ascent of Mount Erebus, Antarctica in the year 1908.   

Mar 05   Rex Harrison, England, actor (My Fair Lady, Dr Doolittle) on this day in history.   

Mar 05   The birth of Rex Harrison, English actor on this day in history.   

Mar 07   Anna Magnani, Alexandria Egypt, actress (Rose Tattoo, Miracle) on this day in history.   

Mar 07   Cincinnati Mayor Mark Breith stood before city council & announces that, "women are not physically fit to operate automobiles" in the year 1908.   

Mar 07   Cincinnati Mayor Mark Breith stood before city council &announced that, "women are not physically fit to operate automobiles" in the year 1908.   

Mar 08   In the year 1908 collingwood Elementary (Cleveland) burns, kills 173 kids &2 teachers   

Mar 08   In the year 1908 dutch utopist Frederick of Eden speaks in Carnegie Hall, New York   

Mar 08   In the year 1908 dutch utopist Frederick of Eden speaks in Carnegie Hall, NY   

Mar 08   On this day in history first International Women's Day, founded by German labor activist Clara Zetkin.   

Mar 09   In the year 1908 inter Milan is founded.   

Mar 09   On this day in history luiz Cosme, composer   

Mar 10   In the year 1908 carl Albert, US speaker of house (1971-77)   

Mar 11   Laurier government creates National Battlefields Commission; partly to save Quebec's Plains of Abraham from property development on this day in history.   

Mar 11   Lawrence Welk, Strasburg ND, orch leader (Lawrence Welk Show) on this day in history.   

Mar 11   Peter Milne, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1908.   

Mar 12   On this day in history david Saul Marshall, diplomat lawyer/politician   

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

Mar 12   In the year 1908 stanley Cup: Mont Wanderers sweep Win Maple Leafs in 2 games   

Mar 13   In the year 1908 helen Sinclair Glatz, musician   

Mar 14   On this day in history maurice (Jean Jacques) Merleau-Ponty, French philosopher   

Mar 14   Stanley Cup: Mont Wanderers beat Toronto Trolley Leaguers, 6-4 in the year 1908.   

Mar 15   1st performance of Maurice Ravel's "Rapsodie Espagnole" on this day in history.   

Mar 16   In the year 1908 robert Rossen director/writer (Hustler, All the King's Men, Mambo)   

Mar 17   In the year 1908 boris N Poveloi, [Kampov], Russian journalist/writer [OS=Mar 4]   

Mar 17   Quickest world heavyweight title fight (Burns KOs Roche in 88 seconds) in the year 1908.   

Mar 17   Quickest world heavyweight title fight (Tommy Burns KOs Jem Roche in 88 seconds) in the year 1908.   

Mar 18   In the year 1908 louis Gaste, songwriter   

Mar 20   Frank Stanton, Muskegon Mich, broadcasting executive (CBS) on this day in history.   

Mar 20   In the year 1908 the birth of Sir Michael Redgrave, British actor   

Mar 21   Maurice Stans, rocker on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   Kinue Hitoma, Japan, 800m runner (Oly-silver-1928) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Ben Grauer, NYC, newscaster (Big Story) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Janis Kepitis, composer was born on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1908 birth of george Dolenz, Trieste Italy, actor (Count of Monte Cristo)   

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

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

Jan 04   In the year 1908 antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70   

Jan 09   In the year 1908 abraham Goldfaden, US Yiddish stage performer (Shulamis), dies at 67   

Jan 10   Anna S Barbiers, Dutch actress (Klaasje Zevenster), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   In the year 1908 holger Drachmann, writer, dies   

Jan 17   On this day in history ferdinand IV SMJJBFLGRRJ, ruler of Toscane, dies at 72   

Jan 23   In the year 1908 edward Alexander MacDowell, US composer (Indian Suite), dies at 47   

Jan 25   Mikhail Chigorin, Russian chess player (b. 1850) died on this day in history.   

Feb 01   In the year 1908 death of carlos I, King of Portugal (1889-1908), assassinated by mob at 44