Historical Events In 1908

Jun 13   In the year 1908 tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 8 for heavyweight boxing title   

Jun 14   Fourth German Navy Bill is passed authorising the financing the building of another four major warships in the year 1908.   

Jun 14   John Scott Trotter, Charlotte NC, orch leader (George Gobel Show) on this day in history.   

Jun 15   World congress for Woman's rights opens in Amsterdam in the year 1908.   

Jun 17   Frank Sully, St Louis MO, actor (Along Came Jones, Phantom Thief) on this day in history.   

Jun 18   Bud Collyer, NYC, TV emcee (Beat the Clock, To Tell the Truth) in the year 1908.   

Jun 18   Japanese immigration to Brazil begins when 781 people arrive in Santos aboard the Kasato-Maru ship on this day in history.   

Jun 19   On this day in history mildred Natwick, Balt Md, actress (She Wore a Yellow Ribbon)   

Jun 20   In the year 1908 billy Werber, American baseball player   

Jun 21   On this day in history nikolai A Rimski-Korssakov, Russian composer (Sheherazade), dies at 64   

Jun 22   George Armin Goyder, businessman/social philosopher in the year 1908.   

Jun 23   On this day in history paulus Akkerman, [Paul fen Nijenborn], Frisian writer (Each om Each)   

Jun 24   On this day in history a Kopff discovers asteroids #663 Gerlinde &#664 Judith   

Jun 24   Grover Cleveland, 22nd & 24th Pres (1885-89, 93-97), dies at 71 in the year 1908.   

Jun 24   Hugo Distler, composer in the year 1908.   

Jun 24   Yanks replace Clark Griffith with Kid Elberfeld as manager who is destined to have worse won-lost pct of any Yankee mgr 27-71 (.276) in the year 1908.   

Jun 27   Hans de Jong, musician/conductor (De Damrakkertjes) on this day in history.   

Jun 28   In the year 1908 james L Reinsch, media-adviser (Roosevelt/Churchill/Kennedy)   

Jun 29   Paul Lebeau, Flemish writer (Last Rose, Xanthippe) on this day in history.   

Jun 30   Boston's Cy Young's 2nd no-hitter, beats NY Highlanders, 8-0 in the year 1908.   

Jun 30   Charles Camproux, French linguistic/author (Bestiari) on this day in history.   

Jun 30   On this day in history giant fireball impacts in Central Siberia (Tunguska Event)   

Jul 01   On this day in history estee Lauder, CEO (Estee Lauder's cosmetics)   

Jul 02   In the year 1908 jean Sinclair, teacher/campaigner   

Jul 03   Joel Chandler Harris, created Uncle Remus, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Jul 03   Thomas Narcejac, Rochefort-sur-Mer France, writer (Vertigo) on this day in history.   

Jul 04   Aurelio Peccei, Italian businessman/chairman (Club of Rome) in the year 1908.   

Jul 04   NY Giant George "Hooks" Witse no-hits Phila Phillies, 1-0 in 10 inn in the year 1908.   

Jul 06   CDR Robert Peary sails in Roosevelt from New York to explore Arctic in the year 1908.   

Jul 06   Leonce Grass, Flemish singer/conductor in the year 1908.   

Jul 06   In the year 1908 robert Peary's expedition sails from NYC for north pole   

Jul 06   Robert Peary's expedition sails from NYC for the north pole on this day in history.   

Jul 07   Evert W Beth, Dutch mathematician/philosopher in the year 1908.   

Jul 07   Great White Fleet leaves SF Bay on this day in history.   

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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   Janis Kepitis, composer was born in the year 1908.   

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

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 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Abraham Goldfaden, US Yiddish stage performer (Shulamis), dies at 67 in the year 1908.   

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

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

Jan 17   Ferdinand IV SMJJBFLGRRJ, ruler of Toscane, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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