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Events of 1908

January

January 11: Grand Canyon designated as a monument, and later, in 1919, becomes a National Park. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Grand Canyon Grand Canyon National Park is one of the United States' oldest national parks and is located in Arizona. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A national park is a reserve of land usually declared and owned by a national Government, protected from most Human development and pollution

January 24: Boy Scout movement. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide Youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical mental and spiritual

• January 1
  • British Harry Bensley leaves for his would-be trip around the world pushing a pram and wearing an iron mask, beginning from the Trafalgar Square
  • A ball signifying New Year's Day drops in New York City's Times Square for the first time. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Harry Bensley (? 1876 or 1877 - May 21 1956) was an English rake and adventurer best remembered as the subject of an extraordinary Trafalgar Square is a square in central London, England. With its position in the heart of London it is a tourist attraction its trademark is Nelson's New Year's Day is the first day of the Year. On the modern Gregorian calendar, it is celebrated on January 1, as it was also in ancient Rome (though The City of New York Times Square is a major intersection in Manhattan, New York City at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West
• January 11 - Grand Canyon National Monument is designated (becomes a National Park in February 1919). Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Grand Canyon Grand Canyon National Park is one of the United States' oldest national parks and is located in Arizona. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
• January 12 - A long-distance radio message is sent from the Eiffel Tower for the first time. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. The Eiffel Tower (Tour Eiffel /tuʀ ɛfɛl/ is an Iron Tower built
• January 13 - 170 people were trapped in the Rhoads Opera House in Boyertown, Pennsylvania, and burned to death. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks The Rhoads Opera House located in Boyertown Pennsylvania, caught fire on January 13 1908 during a church-sponsored stage play Boyertown is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The tragedy would be a catalyst for stricter fire safety laws nationwide.
• January 15 - Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, the first Greek-letter organization by and for black college women is established. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Alpha Kappa Alpha ( ΆΚΆ) is the first Greek-lettered Sorority established and incorporated by African American college women
• January 21 - New York City passes a law, the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to be vetoed by the mayor. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. The City of New York
• January 24 - Robert Baden-Powell begins the Boy Scout movement. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide Youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical mental and spiritual

February

• February 1 - King Carlos I of Portugal and Infante Luis Filipe are shot dead in Lisbon. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Early life Carlos was born in Lisbon, Portugal, the son of King Luís and Princess Maria Pia of Savoy, daughter of Victor Emmanuel Infante Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal and Duke of Braganza KG (luˈiʃ fɨˈlip(ɨ Luís Filipe Maria Carlos Amélio Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal.
• February 3 - Greek multisport club Panathinaikos was founded. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states A sports club, athletics club or sports association is an eclectic institution oriented to multiple Sports which fields many Teams and in several Overview Today three professional teams use the Panathinaikos name — the football team P
• February 11 - Australia regains The Ashes with a 308 run cricket victory over England. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries
• February 12 - Start of the first around-the-world car race, from New York to Paris. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the The City of New York Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
• February 18 - Japanese immigration to the USA is forbidden. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• February 25 - Los Angeles. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The Bible Institute of Los Angeles (now Biola University) founded. Biola University is a private, Non-denominational, Evangelical Christian university located near Los Angeles, noted for its conservative

March

• March 4 - The Collinwood School Fire, Collinwood near Cleveland, Ohio, kills 174 people. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth The Collinwood School Fire (also known as the Lake View School Fire) of Ash Wednesday, March 4, 1908 was one of the deadliest disasters of its Collinwood is a neighborhood on the east side of Cleveland Ohio annexed by the city in 1910 Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads
• March 7 - The University of British Columbia is established by the British Columbia University Act. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus The University of British Columbia ( UBC) is a Canadian public research University with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna The British Columbia University Act was enacted by the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia to establish degree-granting universities in British Columbia
• March 9 - Milan, Italy. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. Internazionale Football Club founded in Milan
• March 21 - Frenchman Henri Farman pilots the first passenger flight. Football Club Internazionale Milano, most commonly referred to as simply Internazionale, or Inter, is an Italian professional football club Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Henri Farman (born Henry Farman ( May 26, 1874 - July 18, 1958) was a French Aviator and Aircraft designer and manufacturer
• March 25 - Belo Horizonte, Brazil: Clube Atlético Mineiro founded in Minas Gerais, today one of biggest clubs in Brazil
• March 27 - First overseas Scout Troop formed in Gibraltar. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Belo Horizonte ( Portuguese for "beautiful horizon", (bɛloɾiˈzõtʃi) is the capital of Minas Gerais state located in the Clube Atlético Mineiro, usually known as Atlético, is a football club based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide Youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical mental and spiritual Gibraltar (dʒɨˈbrɒltər is a British overseas territory located near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar

April

• April 19 - The Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago, designed by Jens Jensen, opens to the public for the first time. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer The Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago, Illinois is one of the largest and most impressive conservatories in the United States. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Jens Jensen ( September 13, 1860 - October 1, 1951) was a Danish born American Landscape architect.
• April 20 - Sunshine train disaster in Melbourne,Australia. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Two trains collide killing 44 people and injuring more than 400 (over 100 seriously). ^[1]
• April 21 - Frederick Cook's claimed date to have reached North Pole
• April 24 - The seventh deadliest tornado in U. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Frederick Albert Cook ( June 10, 1865 &ndash August 5 1940) was an American Explorer and physician, noted The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is subject to the caveats explained below defined as the point in the northern Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to S. history strikes the towns of Amite, Louisiana, Pine, Louisiana and Purvis, Mississippi, killing 143 people and injuring 770. Amite City is a town in and the Parish seat of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. Purvis is a city in Lamar County, Mississippi, United States.
• April 27 - The opening ceremony of the London Olympics is held. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London

May

• May 10 - Mother's Day is observed for the first time (Andrew's Methodist Church in Grafton, West Virginia). Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Grafton is a city in and County seat of Taylor County, West Virginia, USA
• May 24 - Empire Day is accepted as the traditional formation date of the 1st Arundel (Earl of Arundel's) Own Scout Group, although Scouting was probably active in Arundel prior to this date. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Commonwealth Day is the annual celebration of the Commonwealth of Nations held on the second Monday in March and marked by a multi-faith service in Westminster Abbey
• May 26 - At Masjid-al-Salaman in southwest Persia, the first major commercial oil discovery in the Middle East is made. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Masjed Soleiman (also transcribed as Masjid Soleyman and Masjid-e-Soleiman) (مسجد سلیمان in Persian) is a city in the Khuzestan For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. An oil is a substance that is in a viscous Liquid state ( "oily") at ambient temperatures or slightly warmer and is The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. The rights to the resource are quickly acquired by the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

June

Evidence of the Tunguska event that occurred on June 30. The Tunguska Event, or Tunguska explosion, was a powerful Explosion that occurred near the Podkamennaya (Lower Stony Tunguska River in what is now This photo was taken 19 years later.

• June 20 - The Georgia Tech Alumni Association is chartered in Atlanta, GA
• June 30 - The Tunguska event, also known as the "Russian explosion" occurs near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Siberia, Russian Empire. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper The Tunguska Event, or Tunguska explosion, was a powerful Explosion that occurred near the Podkamennaya (Lower Stony Tunguska River in what is now The Podkamennaya Tunguska (Подкаменная Тунгуска literally Substone Tunguska) is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia; it is a right Krasnoyarsk Krai (Красноя́рский край Krasnoyarsky kray; not to be confused with Krasnodar Krai) is a federal subject of Siberia (Сиби́рь Sibir) is the name given to the vast region constituting almost all of Northern Asia and for the most part currently serving The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya

July

• July 3 - Young Turks start revolution in the Ottoman Empire, and force sultan Abdul Hamid II to adhere to the constitution of 1876. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. The Young Turks ( Turkish: Jön Türkler (plural from French: Jeunes Turcs) were a coalition of various groups favoring reforming the The Young Turk Revolution of 1908 reversed the suspension of the Ottoman parliament by Sultan Abdul Hamid II, marking the onset of the Second Constitutional The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish Abdülhamid II His Imperial Majesty Sultan of the Ottoman Empire ( Ottoman Turkish: عبد الحميد ثانی `Abdü’l-Ḥamīd-i sânî, İkinci Abdülhamit Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year
• July 6 - Robert Peary sets sail for the Arctic North Pole. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Robert Edwin Peary ( May 6, 1856 &ndash February 20, 1920) was an American explorer who claimed The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is subject to the caveats explained below defined as the point in the northern
• July 11-12 night - Explosion of a ship Amalthea in the Malmö harbor in Sweden, housing 80 British strikebreakers. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. A strikebreaker (also called scab or knobstick) is a person who works despite an ongoing strike. 1 dead, 20 injured.
• July 19 - Feyenoord Rotterdam was founded. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Feyenoord is a professional football club located in Rotterdam.
• July 22 - Albert Fisher establishes the Fisher Body Company to manufacture carriage and automobile bodies. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Fisher Body is an Automobile Coachbuilder founded by the Fisher brothers in 1908 in Detroit Michigan which is now an operating division of General
• July 24 - Dorando Pietri wins the Olympic marathon in London in one of the most dramatic arrivals of the Olympic history, only to be disqualified soon afterwards. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Dorando Pietri, often wrongly spelled Petri ( October 16, 1885 - February 7, 1942) was an Italian athlete famous for his London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• July 26 - United States Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issues an order to immediately staff the Office of the Chief Examiner (later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation). Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Charles Joseph Bonaparte ( June 9, 1851 &ndash June 28, 1921) was a member of the United States Cabinet and a grandson

August

• August 24 - After an intense power struggle, Abd al-Aziz IV, sultan of Morocco is deposed and is succeeded by his brother Abd al-Hafiz. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Abdelaziz of Morocco (1878 - 1943 Arabic: عبد العزيز الرابع also known as Mulai Abd al-Aziz IV, served as the Sultan of Morocco from 1894 Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa Abdelhafid of Morocco (or Mulai Abd al-Hafiz) (1873 - 1937 (عبد الحفيظ served as the Sultan of Morocco from 1908 to 1912 as a member of the Alaouite (Date of proclamation)
• August 31 - Charter granted for Wayland Literary and Technical Institute in Plainview, Texas, now Wayland Baptist University. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Wayland Baptist University is private coeducational Baptist university based in Plainview, Texas, U

September

• September 8 - Danish minister of Justice, Peter Adler Alberti, is revealed to be an embezzler
• September 17 - Thomas Selfridge becomes the first person to die in an aeroplane crash at Ft Myer, Virginia. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Peter Adler Alberti ( June 10, 1851 - June 14, 1932) was a Danish politician and swindler known for the Alberti scandal of 1908 Embezzlement is the act of dishonestly appropriating or secreting assets usually financial in nature by one or more individuals to whom such assets have been entrusted Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Thomas Etholen Selfridge ( February 8, 1882 &ndash September 17, 1908) was a First Lieutenant in the U Fort Myer is a US Army post adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County Virginia, across the Potomac River The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state The plane was flown by Orville Wright who was also severely injured in the crash but recovered. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
• September 23 - The University of Alberta is founded in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English The University of Alberta (U of A is a public research University located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Edmonton (ˈɛdmɨntɨn is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
• September 27 - Henry Ford produces his first Model T automobile. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Henry Ford ( July 30, 1863 &ndash April 7, 1947) was the American founder of the Ford Motor Company and father of The Ford Model T (colloquially known as the Tin Lizzie and also the Flivver) was an Automobile produced by Henry Ford 's Ford

October

• October 5 - Bulgaria declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire - Ferdinand I of Bulgaria becomes Tsar
• October 6 - The Bosnian Crisis begins after the Austro-Hungarian Empire annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish Ferdinand I Tsar of Bulgaria (February 26 1861 - September 10 1948 born Prince Ferdinand Maximilian Karl Leopold Maria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, was the Prince Regnant Tsar csar and tzar redirect here For other uses see Tsar (disambiguation. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus The Bosnian Crisis of 1908-1909 also known as the Annexation crisis, erupted into public view when on October 5, 1908, Bulgaria declared its independence Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan
• October 14 - The Chicago Cubs win the World Series by defeating the Detroit Tigers 2–0 in the fifth game, their second World Championship win in a row and the most recent championship the team has won. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA

November

• November 3 - William Howard Taft defeats William Jennings Bryan in the U.S. presidential election
• November 6 - Western bandits Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid are supposedly killed in Bolivia, after being surrounded by a large group of soldiers. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. William Howard Taft (September 15 1857 – March 8 1930 was an American politician, the twenty-seventh President of the United States, the tenth Chief Justice For other persons of the same name see William Bryan and William Jennings. The United States presidential election of 1908 was held on November 3 1908 Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Butch Cassidy ( 13 April 1866 – circa November 1908 born Robert LeRoy Parker, was a notorious train robber Bank robber Harry Alonzo Longabaugh (1867 - c November 1908? sometimes spelled Longbaugh, born in Mont Clare Pennsylvania, also known as The Sundance Kid, The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America. There are many rumors to the contrary however, and their grave sites are unmarked.
• November 13 - Andrew Fisher becomes the 5th Prime Minister of Australia. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Andrew Fisher (29 August 1862 – 22 October 1928 was an Australian Politician and the fifth Prime Minister of Australia. The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General.
• November 14 - Elizabeth Garrett Anderson is the first woman in England to be elected mayor (of Aldeburgh)
• November 24 - The first credit union in the United States begins operation in Manchester, NH. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Dr Elizabeth Garrett Anderson LSA, MD ( June 9 1836 &ndash December 17 1917) was an English Physician A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Aldeburgh ( IPA /ˈɔlbrə/ is a town in Suffolk, East Anglia, England; it is located on the Alde river at 52° 9' North 1° 36' East Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal A credit union is a Cooperative Financial institution that is owned and controlled by its members and operated for the purpose of promoting thrift providing credit Manchester is the largest city in the US state of New Hampshire and the largest city of northern New England, an area composed of Vermont,
• November 29 - Iraklis Thessaloniki, the historic Greek sports club is founded, named after the mythical Greek hero Hercules. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Departments Iraklis is considered one of the most historical and important Greek sport clubs and maintains departments in many sports including Hercules is the Roman name for the Mythical Greek hero Heracles, son of Zeus and the mortal Alcmena.

December

• December 2 - Child Emperor Pu Yi ascends the Chinese throne at the age of two. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire An emperor (from the Latin " Imperator " is a (male Monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an Empire or another type of Puyi ( ( February 7, 1906 &ndash October 17, 1967) of the Manchu Aisin-Gioro ruling family was the last Emperor China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National
• December 5 - Sunderland F.C. set a record for an away victory when they humiliate local rivals Newcastle United 9–1 at St. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional Association football team based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, which plays in Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon James Park.
• December 28 - A 7 Richter scale earthquake destroys Messina, Sicily and rocks Calabria killing over 75,000 people. Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy. Calabria ( Latin: Brutium) is a region in southern Italy, south of Naples, located at the "toe" of

Undated

• British suffragettes begin a campaign for female suffrage. Suffragette is a term originally coined by the Daily Mail newspaper as a derogatory label for the more radical and Militant members of the
• Due to the evidence collected by Roger Casement, Léopold II of Belgium is forced to make reforms in Congo, which is his personal colony. Roger David Casement (Ruairí Mac Easmainn 1 September 1864 &ndash 3 August 1916 ( Sir Roger Casement CMG between 1911 and until his execution for treason in August Leopold II (Léopold Louis Philippe Marie Victor Leopold Lodewijk Filips Maria Victor (9 April 1835 – 17 December 1909 was King of the Belgians. The Congo Free State was a Corporate state privately controlled by Leopold II King of the Belgians through a dummy non-governmental organization the
• The Children's Encyclopedia is first published. The Children's Encyclopedia, originally titled The Children's Encyclopædia, was a printed Encyclopedia originated by Arthur Mee, and published
• Bureau of Investigation, forerunner of the FBI, is founded.
• Blackball, New Zealand coal miners strike for 11 weeks, an important step in the formation of the New Zealand Labour Party. Blackball is a small Town located on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand, approximately 29km from Greymouth. The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party
• Henri Matisse opens his own art academy. Henri Matisse (31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954 was a French Artist, known for his use of Colour and his fluid brilliant and original draughtsmanship
• Change of Emperor of Qing Dynasty from Guangxu Emperor of China (1875-1908) to Henry Puyi (1909-1911). Not to be confused with Qin Dynasty, the first dynasty of Imperial China The Guangxu Emperor (光緒帝 (14 August 1871&ndash14 November 1908 born Zaitian (載湉 was the tenth emperor of the Manchu Qing dynasty Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Puyi ( ( February 7, 1906 &ndash October 17, 1967) of the Manchu Aisin-Gioro ruling family was the last Emperor Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
• A 40,000-year-old Neanderthal boy skeleton is found at Le Moustier in southwest France. The Neanderthal (neɪˈændərtɑːl also with /niː-/ and /-θɔːl/ or Neandertal, is an extinct member of the Homo genus that is known from Le Moustier is an Archeological site consisting of two Rock shelters in Peyzac-le-Moustier, Dordogne, France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• The Child Labour Act of Ontario is passed.
• The Irish Universities Act, 1908 is passed and creates the National University of Ireland at Dublin and the Queen's University of Belfast. The National University of Ireland ( NUI) (Ollscoil na hÉireann is a federal University system of constituent universities, previously called Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Queen's University Belfast is a university in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
• First Ideal Home Exhibition held. The Ideal Home Show (formerly called the Ideal Home Exhibition) is an annual event run by the Daily Mail in London.
• De Meester's Dutch government resigns. Theodoor Herman de Meester ( Harderwijk, 16 December 1851 - The Hague, 27 December 1919 (union-liberal was Prime Minister of the Netherlands and Finance
• Discovery of oil deposits near the Persian city of Abadan. Petroleum ( L petroleum, from Greek πετρέλαιον, lit For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Abadan (film is also the name of a 2003 Iranian movie from director Mani Haghighi, as well as the name of a town in Turkmenistan
• The Manila Business School was made into national school since the majority of its student came from different parts of the Philippines; renaming as the Philippine School of Commerce; which later to be the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP The Polytechnic University of the Philippines ( Filipino: Politeknikong Pamantasan ng Pilipinas) commonly known as PUP, Peyupi or PUPoy
• The University of the Philippines is founded at Manila. The University of the Philippines (or Unibersidad ng Pilipinas in Filipino and commonly abbreviated as U The City of Manila
• First year of rugby league in Australia. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
• American Temperance University closes. American Temperance University opened in 1893 in the Planned town of Harriman Tennessee, which was developed as a community with no Alcoholic beverages
• Panathinaikos, the Athenian sports club, is founded. Overview Today three professional teams use the Panathinaikos name — the football team P
• Club Union becomes Chivas de Guadalajara. Club Deportivo Guadalajara SA de CV, commonly known as Las Chivas ( The Goats) is a Mexican Association football team based in Guadalajara
• Vimto is invented by John Noel Nichols. Vimto is a purple Soft drink in the United Kingdom. It contains the juice of Grapes raspberries and Blackcurrants flavoured with Originally sold under the name Vimtonic, Nichols shortened it to Vimto in 1912. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting

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January-February

• January 8 - William Hartnell, British actor (d. In the early years of the Twentieth century, American Tobacco planters formed a Protectionist Dark Tobacco District Planters' Protective Association of Kentucky The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The, or Meiji era, denotes the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor, running in the Gregorian calendar, from 23 October 1868 to 30 July The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army William Henry Hartnell (8 January 1908 – 23 April 1975 was an English Actor, the first actor to play the lead role of the Doctor 1975)
• January 9 - Simone de Beauvoir, French feminist writer (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. "La Beauvoir" redirects here also see Beauvoir (disambiguation 1986)
• January 12 - Jean Delannoy, French film director
• January 14 - Russ Columbo, singer, bandleader, and composer (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Jean Delannoy ( January 12, 1908 &ndash June 18, 2008) was a French Actor, Film editor, Screenwriter Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Ruggiero Eugenio di Rodolpho Colombo ( January 14 1908 &ndash September 2 1934) better known as Russ Columbo, was an American 1934)
• January 15 - Edward Teller, Hungarian-born physicist (d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Edward Teller (original Hungarian name Teller Ede) (January 15 1908 &ndash September 9 2003 was a Hungarian -American theoretical Physicist 2003)
• January 22 - Lev Davidovich Landau, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Lev Davidovich Landau ( Russian language: Ле́в Дави́дович Ланда́у ( January 22, 1908 &ndash April 1, 1968 The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature 1968)
• January 26 - Stéphane Grappelli, French jazz violinist and composer (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Stéphane Grappelli ( January 26 1908 &ndash December 1 1997) was a French Jazz Violinist who founded the 1997)
• January 27 - Oran "Hot Lips" Page, American jazz musician (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Oran Thaddeus Page ( 27 January, 1908 &ndash 4 November, 1954) Jazz Trumpeter singer bandleader born in Dallas Texas 1954)
• February 1 - George Pál, Hungarian-born animator (d. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen George Pal ( February 1, 1908 &ndash May 2, 1980) born György Pál Marczincsák, 1980)
• February 2 - Justice M. Chambers, Medal of Honor recipient (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Colonel Justice Marion Chambers ( February 2, 1908 &ndash July 29, 1982) was a United States Marine Corps officer who received The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. 1982)
• February 5 - Daisy and Violet Hilton, English conjoined twin actresses (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Daisy Hilton and Violet Hilton ( February 5, 1908 – January 4, 1969) were a pair of Conjoined twins who toured in 1969)
• February 11 - Vivian Ernest Fuchs, English geologist and explorer (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Sir Vivian Ernest Fuchs FRS ( February 11, 1908 &ndash November 11, 1999) was an English explorer whose expeditionary 1999)
• February 12
  • Jean Effel, French painter and journalist (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Jean Effel, real name François Lejeune ( 12 February 1908 &ndash 10 October 1982) was French painter caricaturist illustrator and 1982)
  • August Neo, Estonian wrestler, Olympic medalist (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) August "Ago" Neo ( February 12, 1908 in Vihterpalu, Estonia &ndash August 19, 1982 in Aarhus, 1982)
• February 17
  • Red Barber, American baseball announcer and sports journalist (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Walter Lanier "Red" Barber ( February 17, 1908, Columbus Mississippi – October 22, 1992) was an American 1992)
  • Bo Yibo, Chinese politician and one of the Eight Immortals of the Communist Party of China (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Bo Yibo ( ( February 17, 1908 &ndash January 15, 2007) was a Chinese politician and one of the Eight Immortals of the Communist The Eight Great Eminent Officials ( Chinese: 八大元老 Pinyin: Bā dà yuán lǎo abbreviated as the Eight Elders (八老 Bā lǎo were a group of 2007)
• February 22 - John Mills, English actor (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Sir John Mills CBE (born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills; 22 February 1908 &ndash 23 April 2005) was an English 2005)
• February 23 - William McMahon, twentieth Prime Minister of Australia (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Sir William "Billy" McMahon, GCMG, CH (23 February 1908 31 March 1988 was an Australian Liberal politician and the 20th Prime Minister of The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. 1988)
• February 26
  • Tex Avery, American cartoonist (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Frederick Bean "Fred/Tex" Avery ( February 26, 1908 &ndash August 26, 1980) was an American 1980)
  • Jean-Pierre Wimille, French race car driver (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Jean-Pierre Wimille ( 26 February 1908 &ndash 28 January 1949) was a Grand Prix motor racing driver and a member of the French 1949)
• February 29
  • Balthus, French painter (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours Balthasar Kłossowski de Rola ( February 29, 1908 in Paris &ndash February 18, 2001 in Rossinière, Switzerland 2001)
  • Dee Brown, American writer and historian (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Dorris Alexander "Dee" Brown ( February 28, 1908 – December 12, 2002) was an American Novelist and Historian 2002)

March-April

• March 2 - Walter Bruch, German engineer (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Walter Bruch ( March 2 1908 - May 5 1990) was a German engineer, famous for inventing the PAL Color television 1990)
• March 4 - T.R.M. Howard, civil rights leader & surgeon (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Theodore Roosevelt Mason Howard (b March 4 1908, Murray Kentucky - d 1976)
• March 5 - Rex Harrison, English actor (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Sir Reginald “Rex” Carey Harrison (5 March 1908 - 2 June 1990 was an English Academy Award and Tony Award -winning Theatre and 1990)
• March 7 - Anna Magnani, Italian actress (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Anna Magnani ( 7 March 1908 &ndash 26 September 1973) was an Academy Award -winning Italian Stage and Film 1973)
• March 12 - Rita Angus, New Zealand painter (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Rita Angus ( 12 March 1908 - 27 January 1970) was a New Zealand painter 1970)
• March 13 - Walter Annenberg, American publisher and philanthropist (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Walter Hubert Annenberg ( March 13, 1908 – October 1, 2002) was an American billionaire publisher, philanthropist 2002)
• March 17 - Brigitte Helm, German actress (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Brigitte Eva Gisela Schittenhelm ( March 17, 1908, Berlin, Germany – June 11, 1996 1996)
• March 20
  • Sir Michael Redgrave, English actor (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Sir Michael Scudamore Redgrave CBE ( 20 March, 1908 — 21 March, 1985) was an English actor author director and 1985)
  • Frank Stanton, American businessman (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Frank Nicholas Stanton ( March 20 1908 - December 24 2006) was an American Broadcasting executive who served as the 2006)
• March 22 - Louis L'Amour, American author (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Louis L'Amour ( March 22, 1908 &ndash June 10, 1988) was an American author 1988)
• March 25
  • Helmut Käutner, German actor and director (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Helmut Käutner (March 25 1908&ndashApril 20 1980 was a German film director active mainly in the 1940s and 50s 1980)
  • David Lean, English film director (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Sir David Lean KBE ( 25 March, 1908 &ndash 16 April, 1991) was an English Film director and producer 1991)
• March 27 - Semprini, English musician (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Alberto Fernanco Riccardo Semprini (born 1908 died January 19, 1990) was an English Pianist, famous for appearances on the BBC, mainly 1990)
• March 29 - Arthur O'Connell, American actor (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Arthur O'Connell ( March 29, 1908 &ndash May 18, 1981) was an Academy Award nominated American stage and film actor 1981)
• April 1 - Abraham Maslow, American psychologist (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Abraham Harold Maslow ( April 1, 1908 – June 8, 1970) was an American psychologist. 1970)
• April 2 - Buddy Ebsen, American actor and dancer (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Buddy Ebsen ( April 2, 1908 &ndash July 6, 2003) was a versatile American Character actor and Dancer. 2003)
• April 4
  • Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, American author (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Ernestine Gilbreth Carey ( April 4 1908 - November 4, 2006) was an author 2006)
  • Frances Ford Seymour, American socialite (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Frances Ford Seymour ( April 14, 1908 – April 14 1950) was a New York City Socialite, the second wife of actor Henry 1950)
• April 5
  • Bette Davis, American actress (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5 1908 – October 6 1989 was an American actress of Film, Television and Theatre. 1989)
  • Herbert von Karajan, Austrian conductor (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Herbert von Karajan ( April 5 1989)
  • Jagjivan Ram, Indian politician (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Early life Jagjivan Ram was born at Chandwa near Arrah in Bihar. 1986)
• April 6 - John P. Davies, American diplomat (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus 1999)
• April 7 - Percy Faith, Canadian-born composer, musician (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Percy Faith ( April 7, 1908 – February 9, 1976) Canadian-born band-leader Orchestrator and Composer, known for his lush 1976)
• April 8 - Tito Guízar, Mexican singer and film actor (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Federico Arturo Guízar Tolentino ( April 8 1908 - December 24 1999) was a Mexican Singer and Actor. 1999)
• April 15 - eden ahbez, American musician (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English eden ahbez (born George Alexander Aberle in Brooklyn New York on April 15, 1908; died March 4, 1995) was an American 1995)
• April 20 - Lionel Hampton, American musician and bandleader (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Lionel Leo Hampton ( April 20, 1908 &ndash August 31, 2002) was an American Jazz Vibraphonist, Percussionist 2002)
• April 24 - Józef Gosławski, Polish sculptor and medallic artist (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Józef Gosławski (24 April 1908 near Lublin - 23 January 1963 in Warsaw) – Polish sculptor and medallic artist 1963)
• April 25 - Edward R. Murrow, American journalist (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Edward R Murrow (born Egbert Roscoe Murrow; April 25 1908 &ndash April 27 1965) was an American journalist 1965)
• April 28 - Oskar Schindler, Austria-Hungary industrialist (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Oskar Schindler ( 28 April 1908 &ndash 9 October 1974) was a Sudeten German Industrialist credited with saving almost 1200 1974)
• April 29 - Jack Williamson, American science fiction author (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. John Stewart Williamson ( April 29, 1908 – November 10, 2006) who wrote as Jack Williamson (and occasionally under the Pseudonym 2006)
• April 30 - Bjarni Benediktsson, Icelandic foreign and later prime minister (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Bjarni Benediktsson ( April 30 1908 – July 10 1970) was Prime Minister of Iceland from 14 November 1963 1970)

May-June

• May 1 - Krystyna Skarbek, Polish-born heroine of World War II (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Krystyna Skarbek ( May 1, 1908 – June 15, 1952) George Medal, Order of the British Empire, Croix de guerre 1952)
• May 5 - Kurt Böhme, German bass (d. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Kurt Böhme ( May 5, 1908 &ndash December 20, 1989) was a German bass. 1989)
• May 7 - Max Grundig, German inventor and industrialist (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Max Grundig ( 7 May 1908 - 8 December 1989) was the founder of electronics company Grundig AG. 1989)
• May 8 - Cristian Vasile, Romanian singer (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Cristian Vasile ( May 8 1908 – 1985 was a Romanian well-known tango-romance (Romanta singer between 1928 and 1949 famous for songs like "Zaraza" 1974)
• May 19 - Percy Williams, Canadian athlete (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Percy Alfred Williams OC ( May 19, 1908 &ndash November 29, 1982) was a Canadian athlete, winner of the 1982)
• May 20 - James Stewart, American actor (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held James Maitland Stewart (20 May 1908 – 2 July 1997 popularly known as Jimmy Stewart, was an American Film and stage Actor 1997)
• May 23
  • Max Abramovitz, Architect of the New York City firm Harrison, Abramovitz, & Abbe (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Max Abramovitz ( May 23 1908, Chicago - September 12, 2004, Pound Ridge New York) was an Architect of the The City of New York 2004)
  • John Bardeen, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " John Bardeen ( May 23 1908 – January 30 1991) was an American Physicist and Electrical engineer, who won The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1991)
  • Hélène Boucher, French aviatrix (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Hélène Boucher ( 23 May 1908 in Paris – 30 November 1934 in Guyancourt near Versailles was a French pilot 1934)
• May 25 - Theodore Roethke, American poet (d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Theodore Huebner Roethke (ˈrɛtkə RET-keh) May 25]] 1908 &ndash August 1 1963) was an American Poet, who published several volumes 1963)
• May 28 - Ian Fleming, English writer (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Ian Lancaster Fleming ( May 28, 1908 – August 12, 1964) was a British author, Journalist and Second World War 1964)
• May 30
  • Hannes Alfvén, Swedish physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Hannes Olof Gösta Alfvén ( May 30, 1908; Norrköping, Sweden &ndash April 2, 1995; Djursholm, Sweden The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1995)
  • Mel Blanc, American voice actor (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Melvin "Mel" Jerome Blanc ( May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor and Comedian 1989)
• May 31 - Don Ameche, American actor (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Don Ameche (born Dominic Felix Amici; May 31 1908 – December 6 1993) was an American actor 1993)
• June 12 - Marina Semenova, Russian ballerina
• June 18 - Bud Collyer, American voice actor and game show host (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Marina Timofeyevna Semyonova (Марина Тимофеевна Семёнова born in Saint-Petersburg on June 12, 1908) ( O Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Bud Collyer (born Clayton Johnson Heermance Jr, June 18, 1908 &ndash September 8 1969) was an American Radio actor/announcer 1969)
• June 20 - Billy Werber, American baseball player
• June 21 - Yoon Bong-Gil, Korean resister against Japanese occupation of Korea (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. William Murray Werber (born June 20 1908) is a former Third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Yoon Bong-Gil ( 21 June 1908, Yesan, Korea - 19 December 1932 Kanazawa, Japan was a Korean independence activist 1932)
• June 24 - Hugo Distler, German composer (d. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Hugo Distler ( June 24, 1908 – November 1, 1942) was a German Composer. 1942)
• June 26 - Salvador Allende, President of Chile (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Salvador Isabelino Allende Gossens (June 26 1908 – September 11 1973 was President of Chile from November 1970 until his death during the coup d'état of 1973)
• June 26 - William F. Knowland, Americian politician, U. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. William Fife Knowland ( June 26 1908 &ndash February 23 1974) was a United States Politician, Newspaperman and S. Senate Leader, newspaperman (d. 1974)
• June 27 - Bill Kennedy, American actor (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden For other uses see Bill Kennedy Willard "Bill" Kennedy was an American Actor, voice artist and host of the long-running 1997)
• June 29 - Leroy Anderson, American composer (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Leroy Anderson ( June 29 1908 – May 18 1975) was an American Composer of short light concert pieces many of which were 1975)
• June 30 - Winston Graham, English writer (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Winston Mawdsley Graham OBE ( June 30, 1908 – July 10, 2003) was an English Novelist, best known for the 2003)

July-August

• July 12 - Milton Berle, American comedian (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Mendel "Milton Berle" Berlinger ( July 12, 1908 &ndash March 27, 2002) was an Emmy -winning American Comedian 2002)
• July 25
  • Bill Bowes, English cricketer (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Bill Bowes ( William Eric Bowes; 25 July 1908, Elland, Yorkshire, England – 4 September 1987, 1987)
  • Kathryn Eames, American actress (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Kathryn Eames ( July 25, 1908 - December 12, 2004) was an American cinema, Television and stage 2004)
• July 27 - Joseph Mitchell, American writer (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. For the American military historian see Joseph B Mitchell. Joseph Mitchell ( July 27, 1908 - May 24, 1996)
• August 2 - Al Alquist, California politician (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Alfred E Alquist ( August 2 1908 - March 27 2006) was a California Politician. 2006)
• August 4 - Kurt Eichhorn, German conductor (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Kurt Peter Eichhorn (born August 4, 1908, Munich; died June 29, 1994, Murnau) was a German conductor 1994)
• August 5 - Harold Holt, Prime Minister of Australia (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Harold Edward Holt, CH (5 August 1908 17 December 1967 was an Australian politician who became the 17th Prime Minister of Australia in 1966 The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. 1967)
• August 9 - A. I. Bezzerides, American screenwriter (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus AI Bezzerides, ( August 9, 1908 &ndash January 1, 2007) was an American Novelist and Screenwriter, best known for 2007)
• August 10 - Rica Erickson, Australian botanist
• August 16 - William Maxwell, American novelist and editor (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Frederica Lucy "Rica" Erickson AM, nee Sandilands, (born 10 August 1908) is an Australian naturalist, botanical Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting William Keepers Maxwell Jr ( August 16 1908 – July 31, 2000) was an American Novelist and editor. 2000)
• August 20 - Al Lopez, baseball player and manager (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Alfonso Ramon "Al" Lopez ( August 20 1908 &ndash October 30 2005) was an American Catcher and manager 2005)
• August 21 - M. M. Kaye, British writer (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Mary Margaret ('Mollie' Kaye ( August 21, 1908 - January 29, 2004) was a British writer 2004)
• August 22 - Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Henri Cartier-Bresson ( August 22, 1908 &ndash August 3 2004) was a French 2004)
• August 23 - Hannah Frank, Scottish artist and sculptor
• August 27
  • Sir Donald Bradman, Australian cricketer (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Hannah Frank (born August 23, 1908) is an artist and sculptor from Glasgow Scotland. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Sir Donald George Bradman, AC (27 August 1908 – 25 February 2001 often referred to as The Don, was an Australian Cricketer widely 2001)
  • Lyndon Johnson, President of the United States (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1973)
• August 28
  • Roger Tory Peterson, American naturalist, artist, and educator (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Roger Tory Peterson ( August 28, 1908 &ndash July 28, 1996) was an American naturalist, ornithologist, artist and educator 1996)
  • Robert Merle, French writer (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Robert Merle ( 28 August 1908 - 28 March 2004 was a French Novelist. 2004)
• August 30 - Leonor Fini, Argentine artist (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Leonor Fini ( August 30, 1908, Buenos Aires &mdash January 18, 1996, Paris) was an Argentine surrealist painter 1996)

September-October

• September 2 - Nikolai Aleksandrovich Kozyrev, Russian astronomer/astrophysicist. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Nikolai Alexandrovich Kozyrev ( September 2, 1908 &ndash February 27, 1983) was a Russian Astronomer / Astrophysicist (d. 1983)
• September 3 - Lev Semenovich Pontryagin, Russian mathematician (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Lev Semenovich Pontryagin ( Russian Лев Семёнович Понтрягин ( 3 September 1908 &ndash 3 May 1988) was a 1988)
• September 4 - Richard Wright, American author (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Richard Wright may refer to Richard Wright (musician (1943–2008 also known as Rick Wright founding member of Pink Floyd Richard B 1960)
• September 6
  • Louis Essen, English physicist (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Louis Essen ( September 6, 1908 &ndash August 24, 1997) was an English Physicist whose most notable achievements were in 1997)
  • Korczak Ziolkowski, American sculptor (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Korczak Ziółkowski (September 6 1908 in Boston — October 20 1982 Crazy Horse, South Dakota) was the American designer and sculptor of Crazy 1982)
• September 7
  • Paul Brown, American football coach (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Paul Eugene Brown ( September 7, 1908 - August 5, 1991) was a coach in American football and a major figure in the development 1991)
  • Michael DeBakey, Internationally recognized pioneer of modern medicine. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Michael Ellis DeBakey MD ( September 7 1908 &ndash July 11 2008) was a world-renowned American heart surgeon, innovator medical
• September 10 - Raymond Scott, composer, bandleader, electronic music pioneer (d. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Raymond Scott (born Harry Warnow, 10 September 1908 &mdash 8 February 1994) was an American composer band leader pianist engineer Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production 1994)
• September 12 - Reginald C. Fuller, Roman Catholic priest and writer in England
• September 13 - Mae Questel, American actress (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Reginald Cuthbert Fuller (born 12 September 1908) was ordained as a priest in 1931 by Cardinal Bourne the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster;) Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Mae Questel (Mae Questal is the spelling on the record label for Good Ship Lollipop 1932( September 13, 1908 – January 4, 1998) was an 1998)
• September 15 - Penny Singleton, American actress (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Penny Singleton ( September 15, 1908 &ndash November 12, 2003) was a Hollywood actress best known for her role in the series of motion 2003)
• towards September 15 - Miško Kranjec, Slovenian writer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Miško Kranjec (Krányecz (around September 15 1908 – June 8 1983) was a Slovene Writer. 1983)
• September 19 - Paul Bénichou, French intellectual (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Paul Bénichou French writer intellectual critic and literary historian (born September 19, 1908, in Tlemcen French Algeria; died May 14 2001)
• September 21 - Charles Upham, New Zealand soldier (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Captain Charles Hazlitt Upham, VC and Bar (21 September 1908 – 22 November 1994 was a New Zealand soldier who earned the Victoria Cross 1994)
• September 29 - Eddie Tolan, American athlete (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Thomas Edward "Eddie" Tolan ( September 29, 1908 &ndash January 30/31 1967 was an American athlete and sprinter and 1967)
• September 30 - David Oistrakh, Ukrainian-born violinist (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the David Fyodorovich Oistrakh (Russian Давид Фёдорович Ойстрах) David Fiodorovič Ojstrah; &ndash October 24, 1974 1974)
• October 1 - Umar Dimayev, Chechen folk singer (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Umar Dimayev ( Умар Димаев) ( October 1, 1908 - 1972 was a legendary Chechen Accordionist and Folk musician 1972)
• October 6 - Carole Lombard, American actress (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Carole Lombard ( October 6, 1908 – January 16, 1942) born Jane Alice Peters in Fort Wayne Indiana, was an Oscar-nominated 1942)
• October 9 - Lee Wiley, American jazz singer (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Lee Wiley ( 9 October 1908 &ndash 11 December 1975) was an American Jazz Singer popular in the 1930s 1940s 1975)
• October 14 - Ruth Hale, American playwright and actress (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Ruth Hale ( October 14 1908 &ndash April 20 2003) was an American Playwright and actress. 2003)
• October 15 - John Kenneth Galbraith, Canadian economist (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the 2006)
• October 16 - Enver Hoxha, dictator of Albania (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western (ɛnˈvɛɾ ˈhɔdʒa 16 October 1908 11 April 1985 was the leader of the People's Republic of Albania from the end of World War II until his death in 1985 as the 1985)
• October 17 - Kenji Miyamoto, Japanese politician (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Kenji Miyamoto ( October 17, 1908 &ndash July 18, 2007) was a Japanese Politician who led the Japanese Communist 2007)
• October 19
  • Sydney MacEwan, Scottish singer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Sydney MacEwan (1908–1990 was a Scottish Tenor and Singer of traditional Scottish and Irish songs 1990)
  • Geirr Tveitt, Norwegian composer (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Geirr Tveitt, born Nils Tveit ( October 19, 1908 &ndash February 1, 1981) was a Norwegian Composer and Pianist 1981)
• October 20 Carl Stuart Hamblen, American musician and Presidential candidate (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Carl Stuart Hamblen ( October 20, 1908 - March 8, 1989) often called Stuart Hamblen, became one of radio's first Singing 1989)
• October 21 - Jorge Oteiza, Spanish painter (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Jorge Oteiza Enbil ( October 21 1908 &ndash April 9 2003) was a Basque sculptor, painter, Designer 2003)
• October 22 - John Gould, American humorist, essayist, and columnist (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus John Thomas Gould ( October 22, 1908 – September 1, 2003) was an American Humorist, Essayist, and Columnist 2003)
• October 23
  • Abdurakhman Avtorkhanov, Chechen historian (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Abdurakhman Avtorkhanov ( Russian Абдурахман Геназович Авторханов (c 1997)
  • Ilya Frank, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Ilya Mikhailovich Frank (Илья́ Миха́йлович Франк ( October 23, 1908 &ndash June 22, 1990) was a Soviet The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1990)
• October 25
  • Tauno Palo, Finnish actor (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Tauno Valdemar Palo (b October 25, 1908 in Hämeenlinna, Finland - d 1982)
  • Edmond Pidoux, Swiss writer (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Edmond Pidoux ( October 25, 1908 - April 17, 2004) was a Swiss author who wrote numerous poems novels and essays 2004)
• October 28 - Arturo Frondizi, President of Argentina (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Arturo Frondizi Ercoli ( October 28, 1908 - April 18, 1995) was the President of Argentina between 1 May For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. 1995)

November-December

• November 2 - Fred Bakewell, English cricketer (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Fred Bakewell ( Alfred Harry Bakewell; November 2 1908 Walsall, Staffordshire, England – January 23 1983 Westbourne, 1983)
• November 4 - Józef Rotblat, Polish physicist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Sir Joseph Rotblat, KCMG, CBE, FRS, ( 4 November, 1908 &ndash 31 August, 2005) was a Polish -born The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 2005)
• November 10 - Charles Merritt, Canadian Army officer and recipient of the Victoria Cross during World War II (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Charles Cecil Ingersoll Merritt VC, ED (10 November 1908 - 12 July 2000 was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross and Member See below the section "Separate Commonwealth awards" Note that since World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including 2000)
• November 12 - Harry Blackmun, American judge (d. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Harry Andrew Blackmun ( November 12, 1908 &ndash March 4, 1999) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States 1999)
• November 16 - Sœur Emmanuelle, French nun
• November 18 - Imogene Coca, American actress (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Sœur Emmanuelle (born Madeleine Cinquin, November 16, 1908) is a Belgian -born French Nun. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Imogene Fernandez de Coca ( November 18[[ 908]] – June 2[[ 001]] was an American Emmy -winning comic actress best known for her role opposite 2001)
• November 20 - Alistair Cooke, English-born journalist (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Alistair Cooke should not be confused with Alastair Cook, English cricketer 2004)
• November 23 - Nelson S. Bond, American science fiction writer (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Nelson Slade Bond ( November 23 1908, Scranton Pennsylvania - November 4 2006, Roanoke Virginia) was an American author 2006)
• November 26 - Charles Forte, Scottish businessman (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Charles Forte Baron Forte ( 26 November 1908 &ndash 28 February 2007) was a hotelier 2007)
• November 28 - Claude Lévi-Strauss, Belgian-born anthropologist
• December 3 - Edward Underdown, film and stage veteran (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Claude Lévi-Strauss (klod levi stʁos born 28 November 1908 is a French Anthropologist. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Edward Underdown ( 3 December 1908 &ndash 15 December 1989) was an English actor 1989)
• December 4 - Alfred Hershey, American bacteriologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Alfred Day Hershey ( December 4, 1908 &ndash May 22 1997) was an American Nobel Prize -winning Bacteriologist and The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1997)
• December 6 - Pierre Graber, Swiss Federal Councilor (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Pierre Graber ( December 6, 1908 &ndash July 19, 2003) was a Swiss politician and Member of the Swiss Federal Council 2003)
• December 10 - Olivier Messiaen, French composer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Olivier Messiaen ( December 10 1908 &ndash April 27 1992 was a French Composer, organist and ornithologist. 1992)
• December 11
  • Elliott Carter, American composer
  • Manoel de Oliveira, Portuguese film director
• December 17 - Willard Libby, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Elliott Cook Carter Jr (born in New York City on December 11, 1908) is an American Composer from New York City. Manoel Cândido Pinto de Oliveira GCSE (mɐnuˈɛɫ doliˈvɐjɾɐ (born December 12, 1908) is a Portuguese Film director born in Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Willard Frank Libby ( December 17, 1908 &ndash September 8, 1980) was an American physical chemist, famous for his The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1980)
• December 22 - Kočo Racin, Macedonian poet and revolutionary (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Kočo Racin (Кочо Рацин born Kosta Solev (Коста Солев ( 22 December 1908, Veles - 13 June 1943 1943)
• December 23 - Sol Carter, American baseball player (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Solomon Mobley Carter (Buck Carter ( December 23, 1908 &ndash December 23, 2006) was a Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball 2006)
• December 31 - Simon Wiesenthal, Austrian Nazi-hunter (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Simon Wiesenthal ( Buczacz, December 31, 1908 &ndash Vienna, September 20, 2005) was an Austrian Jewish 2005)
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  • March 19 - George Rodger, British photojournalist (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. George Rodger ( 1908 - 24 July 1995) was a British photojournalist noted for his work in Africa and for taking the first 1995)
  • Howard Cary, American engineer (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Howard Cary (1908 &ndash 1991 was an American Engineer and the co-founder of Applied Physics Corporation (later known as Cary Instruments) along with 1991)
  • Aden Abdullah Osman Daar, Somali politician (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Aden Abdulle Osman Daar ( Aaden Cabdulle Cismaan Daar (Aaden Cadde, عدن عبد الله عثمان دار (1908 &ndash June 8, 2007) was a 2007)

Deaths

January - June

• January 9 - Wilhelm Busch, German painter and poet (b. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Wilhelm Busch ( 15 April 1832 - 9 January 1908) was a German Caricaturist, painter and Poet who 1832)
• January 17 - Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Ferdinand IV Grand Duke of Tuscany, ( Italian: Ferdinando IV Granduca di Toscana; full name in Italian Ferdinando Salvatore Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Battista 1835)
• January 25 - Ouida, English writer (b. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Ouida ( January 1, 1839 &ndash January 25, 1908) was the Pen name of the English Novelist Maria Louise 1839)
• February 1 - King Carlos I of Portugal (b. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Early life Carlos was born in Lisbon, Portugal, the son of King Luís and Princess Maria Pia of Savoy, daughter of Victor Emmanuel 1863)
• April 20 - Henry Chadwick, English-born baseball writer and historian (b. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Henry Chadwick ( October 5 1824 &ndash April 20 1908) often called the "father of Baseball," was a sportswriter 1824)
• April 22 - Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, GCB (7 September 1836 &ndash 22 April 1908 was a British Liberal Statesman who served as Prime Minister The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1836)
• April 26 - Karl Möbius, ecologist (b. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Karl August Möbius ( 7 February 1825 in Eilenburg &ndash 26 April 1908 in Berlin) was a German Zoologist 1825)
• May 26 - Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, founder of the Ahmadiyya movement in Islam (b. Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Mirza Ghulām Ahmad of Qadian ( ميرزا غلام احمد) ( February 13, 1835 – May 26, 1908 CE Shawal 14 1250 – Ahmadiyya ( احمدیہ Ahmadiyya) is a movement that arose out of mainstream Islam towards the end of the 19th century 1835)
• June 13 - Henry Lomb, German-American optician who co-founded Bausch & Lomb (b. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Henry Lomb ( November 28 1848 - June 13 1908) was a German - American Optician who co-founded Bausch & Lomb Bausch & Lomb is an American company based in Rochester New York, is one of the world's leading suppliers of Eye health products such as Contact 1848)
• June 14 - Frederick Stanley, founder of the Stanley Cup, the NHL Championship Trophy (b. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Frederick Arthur Stanley 16th Earl of Derby, KG, GCB, GCVO, PC ( 15 January 1841 – 14 June 1908 The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America 1841)
• June 21 - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian composer (b. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov ( Николай Андреевич Римский-Корсаков, Nikolaj Andreevič Rimskij-Korsakov) also Nikolay 1844)
• June 24 - Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th President of the United States (b. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18 1837 June 24 1908 was both the twenty-second and twenty-fourth President of the United States. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1837)

July - December

• July 3 - Joel Chandler Harris, author (b. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Joel Chandler Harris ( December 9, 1848 – July 3, 1908) was an American journalist born in Eatonton, Georgia who wrote 1848)
• July 5 - Jonas Lie, Norwegian author (b. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. This page is about Jonas Lie the novelist For the NS minister see Jonas Lie (government minister; for the artist see Jonas Lie (painter 1833)
• July 6 - Felipe Calderón y Roca, Filipino politician (b. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England This article is about the Filipino politician and historical figure 1868)
• July 10 - Phoebe Knapp, American hymn composer (b. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Phoebe Knapp ( March 9 1839 &ndash July 10 1908) was a Composer of Music for Hymns Knapp was born in 1839)
• July 20 - Demetrius Vikelas, Greek International Olympic Committee president (b. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Demetrius Vikelas, or Bikelas (Δημήτριος Βικέλας February 15 1835 &ndash July 20 1908 was a Greek businessman and writer he was the first president of the 1835)
• July 22 - William Randal Cremer, English politician and pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Sir William Randal Cremer ( 18 March 1828 &ndash 22 July 1908) usually known by his middle name "Randal" was an English The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1828)
• August 4 - Radoje Domanović, controversial Serbian writer (b. The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Radoje Domanović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Радоје Домановић ( February 4, 1873 - August 4, 1908) was a Serbian 1873)
• August 25 - Henri Becquerel, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Antoine Henri Becquerel (15 December 1852 &ndash 25 August 1908 was a French Physicist, Nobel laureate, and one of the discoverers of Radioactivity The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1852)
• August 26 - Tony Pastor, American vaudeville and theater impresario (b. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. For Tony Pastor the saxophonist and bandleader see Tony Pastor (bandleader. 1837)
• September 20 - Pablo de Sarasate, Spanish violinist and composer (b. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Pablo Martín Melitón de Sarasate y Navascués ( March 10 1844 &ndash September 20 1908, pronounced Sah-ra-SAH-teh was a Spanish 1844)
• September 29 - Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, Brazilian author (b. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, pron. ʒoa'kĩ ma'riɐ ma'ʃadu dʒi a'sis often known as Machado de Assis, Machado, or Bruxo do Cosme Velho 1839)
• October 30 - Caroline Astor, American socialite (b. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor ( September 22, 1830 &ndash October 30, 1908) was a prominent American Socialite of the last 1830)
• November 3 - Harro Magnussen, German sculptor (b. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Harro Magnussen (- was a German sculptor from Hamburg, Germany. 1861)
• November 4
  • Richard Gerstl, artist (b. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Richard Gerstl ( September 14 1883 &ndash November 4 1908) was an Austrian painter and draughtsman known for his expressive psychologically 1883)
  • Tomás Estrada Palma, first President of Cuba (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Tomás Estrada y Palma ( Bayamo, July 9, 1832 – Santiago de Cuba, November 4, 1908) was a Cuban Political 1832)
• November 14 - The Guangxu Emperor of China (b. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca The Guangxu Emperor (光緒帝 (14 August 1871&ndash14 November 1908 born Zaitian (載湉 was the tenth emperor of the Manchu Qing dynasty 1871)
• November 15 - Empress Dowager Cixi, ruler of China (b. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Empress Dowager Cixi 1 ( ( November 29 1835 – November 15 1908) popularly known in China as the 1835)

Nobel prizes

• Physics - Gabriel Lippmann
• Chemistry - Ernest Rutherford
• Medicine - Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov, Paul Ehrlich
• Literature - Rudolf Christoph Eucken
• Peace - Klas Pontus Arnoldson, Fredrik Bajer

See also

• Boy Scouts of America - are founded circa this time period. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Gabriel Jonas Lippmann ( August 16 1845 &ndash July 13 1921) was a Franco - Luxembourgish Physicist and Inventor The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Ernest Rutherford 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, OM, PC, FRS (30 August 1871 – 19 October 1937 was a New Zealand Physicist The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov (Илья Ильич Мечников ( May 16 1845 – July 15 1916) was a Russian microbiologist Paul Ehrlich ( March 14, 1854 &ndash August 20, 1915) was a German Scientist who won the 1908 Nobel The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred Rudolf Christoph Eucken ( January 5, 1846 — September 15, 1926) was a German Philosopher, and the winner of the 1908 The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Klas Pontus Arnoldson ( October 27, 1844 &ndash February 20, 1916) was a Swedish Author, Journalist, Politician Fredrik Bajer ( April 21, 1837 &ndash January 22, 1922) was a Danish writer teacher and pacifist Politician The Boy Scouts of America ( BSA) is the largest youth organization in the United States with over five million

Notes

1. ^ Ballarat Genealogy: Newspaper Report of the accident

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