Page 5: Historical Events In 1908

Mar 22   In the year 1908 albrecht Goes, writer   

Mar 23   American diplomat Durham Stevens is attacked by Korean assassins Jeon Myeong-un and Jang In-hwan, leading to his death in a hospital two days later in the year 1908.   

Mar 23   In the year 1908 dominique de Menil, arts patron/human rights advocate   

Mar 25   In the year 1908 bridget D'Oyly Carte, British theater & hotel director   

Mar 25   Clube Atletico Mineiro, Founded in Belo Horizonte, Brazil in the year 1908.   

Mar 25   The birth of David Lean, British director in the year 1908.   

Mar 26   On this day in history betty MacDonald, [Anne E Campbell Bard], US writer (Egg & I)   

Mar 26   The Prince Edward Island Assembly passes a law to ban all automobiles from its roads, since rescinded on this day in history.   

Mar 27   On this day in history jacques [Izaak] den Haan, Dutch writer (Dangerous Book)   

Mar 28   In the year 1908 john Eliot, English meteorology, dies at 68   

Mar 29   Arthur O'Connell, NYC, actor (Mr Peepers, Second Hundred Years) on this day in history.   

Mar 30   Camille Schmit, composer in the year 1908.   

Apr 01   Abraham H Maslow, US psychologist (humanistic psychology) in the year 1908.   

Apr 02   On this day in history buddy Ebsen, Belleville Il, actor (Beverly Hillbillies, Barnaby Jones)   

Apr 02   In the year 1908 mills Committee declares baseball was invented by Abner Doubleday   

Apr 03   On this day in history frank Gotch wins world heavyweight wrestling championship in 2 hours   

Apr 03   Frank Gotch wins world heavyweight wrestling championship in 2 hrs on this day in history.   

Apr 04   Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, author (Cheaper by the Dozen) in the year 1908.   

Apr 04   Josef Sucher, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1908.   

Apr 05   Bette Davis, Lowell Mass, famous eyes (Of Human Bondage, Jezebel) in the year 1908.   

Apr 05   British premier Henry Campbell-Bannerman resigns in the year 1908.   

Apr 05   On this day in history gaetano Coronaro, composer, dies at 55   

Apr 05   The birth of Bette Davis, American actress on this day in history.   

Apr 06   On this day in history j H Metcalf discovers asteroid #755 Quintilla   

Apr 06   In the year 1908 vano Il'ich Muradeli, composer   

Apr 07   Le Duan, Vietnamese politician in the year 1908.   

Apr 08   Lord Asquith succeeds Henry Campbell-Bannerman as British premier in the year 1908.   

Apr 08   On this day in history neil Lawson, British high court judge   

Apr 09   In the year 1908 fred Lohse, composer   

Apr 09   Herbert Henry Asquith becomes PM of England in the year 1908.   

Apr 09   The birth of Victor Vasarely, Russian painter in the year 1908.   

Apr 10   In the year 1908 aidan Crawley, CEO (London Weekend TV)   

Apr 11   In the year 1908 karel Ancerl, Czech conductor (Prague/Toronto)   

Apr 12   Carlos Lleras Restrepo, president of Colombia 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   In the year 1908 birth of ben Grauer, NYC, newscaster (Big Story)   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1908 birth of angela Maria "Geli" Raubal, Austrian nude model/Hitler's lover   

Jan 04   Walther Vanbeselaere, Flemish art historian was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of menahem Avidom, composer   

Jan 07   In the year 1908 birth of red Allen, American musician (d. 1967)   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   Anna S Barbiers, Dutch actress (Klaasje Zevenster), dies at 65 in the year 1908.   

Jan 14   On this day in history holger Drachmann, writer, dies   

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   On this day in history death of mikhail Chigorin, Russian chess player (b. 1850)   

Feb 01   Carlos I, King of Portugal (1889-1908), assassinated by mob at 44 died on this day in history.