Page 4: Historical Events In 1908

Mar 04   Collingwood OH primary school catches fire; 180 die in the year 1908.   

Mar 04   In the year 1908 collingwood Ohio, US primary school catches fire (180 killed)   

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

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

Mar 05   In the year 1908 rex Harrison, England, actor (My Fair Lady, Dr Doolittle)   

Mar 05   The birth of Rex Harrison, English actor in the year 1908.   

Mar 07   Anna Magnani, Alexandria Egypt, actress (Rose Tattoo, Miracle) in the year 1908.   

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   On this day in history cincinnati Mayor Mark Breith stood before city council &announced that, "women are not physically fit to operate automobiles"   

Mar 08   Collingwood Elementary (Cleveland) burns, kills 173 kids &2 teachers in the year 1908.   

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

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

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

Mar 09   Inter Milan is founded on this day in history.   

Mar 09   In the year 1908 luiz Cosme, composer   

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

Mar 11   In the year 1908 laurier government creates National Battlefields Commission; partly to save Quebec's Plains of Abraham from property development.   

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

Mar 11   Peter Milne, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 12   Edmondo de Amicis, Italian writer (L'idioma Gentile), dies at 61 in the year 1908.   

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

Mar 13   Helen Sinclair Glatz, musician in the year 1908.   

Mar 14   Maurice (Jean Jacques) Merleau-Ponty, French philosopher on this day in history.   

Mar 14   On this day in history stanley Cup: Mont Wanderers beat Toronto Trolley Leaguers, 6-4   

Mar 15   1st performance of Maurice Ravel's "Rapsodie Espagnole" in the year 1908.   

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

Mar 17   On this day in history boris N Poveloi, [Kampov], Russian journalist/writer [OS=Mar 4]   

Mar 17   Quickest world heavyweight title fight (Burns KOs Roche in 88 seconds) on this day in history.   

Mar 17   On this day in history quickest world heavyweight title fight (Tommy Burns KOs Jem Roche in 88 seconds)   

Mar 18   On this day in history louis Gaste, songwriter   

Mar 20   Frank Stanton, Muskegon Mich, broadcasting executive (CBS) in the year 1908.   

Mar 20   On this day in history the birth of Sir Michael Redgrave, British actor   

Mar 21   On this day in history maurice Stans, rocker   

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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 in the year 1908.   

Jan 02   Janis Kepitis, composer was born in the year 1908.   

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   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   On this day in history abraham Goldfaden, US Yiddish stage performer (Shulamis), dies at 67   

Jan 10   On this day in history anna S Barbiers, Dutch actress (Klaasje Zevenster), dies at 65   

Jan 14   Holger Drachmann, writer, dies in the year 1908.   

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

Jan 23   Edward Alexander MacDowell, US composer (Indian Suite), dies at 47 on this day in history.   

Jan 25   In the year 1908 death of mikhail Chigorin, Russian chess player (b. 1850)   

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