What Happened In March 1908 In History

Historical Events for March, 1908

• 4th » The Collinwood school fire, Collinwood near Cleveland, Ohio, kills 174 people.
• 9th » Inter Milan was founded on 'Football Club Internazionale', following a schism from the Milan Cricket and Football Club.
• 23rd » American diplomat Durham Stevens is attacked by Korean assassins Jeon Myeong-un and Jang In-hwan, leading to his death in a hospital two days later.

Famous Birthdays on March in 1908

• 2nd » Walter Bruch, German engineer (d. 1990)
• 2nd » Fyodor Okhlopkov, Russian sergeant (d. 1968)
• 3rd » George Harriman, English rugby player and businessman (d. 1973)
• 4th » T. R. M. Howard, American surgeon and activist (d. 1976)
• 4th » Thomas Shaw (blues musician) e.g Thomas Shaw, American singer and guitarist (d. 1977)
• 5th » Irving Fiske, American author and playwright (d. 1990)
• 5th » Rex Harrison, English actor (d. 1990)
• 7th » Anna Magnani, Italian actress (d. 1973)
• 8th » Lucio and Simplicio Godina, Filipino conjoined twins (d. 1936)
• 10th » Kristjan Palusalu, Estonian wrestler (d. 1987)
• 12th » Rita Angus, New Zealand painter (d. 1970)
• 12th » David Marshall (Singaporean politician) e.g David Marshall Singaporean politician, 1st Chief Minister of Singapore (d. 1995)
• 13th » Walter Annenberg, American publisher, diplomat, and philanthropist (d. 2002)
• 14th » Ed Heinemann, American engineer (d. 1991)
• 14th » C. X. Martyn, Sri Lankan politician
• 14th » Maurice Merleau-Ponty, French philosopher (d. 1961)
• 14th » Phil Vincent named Philip Conrad Vincent, English businessman, founded Vincent Motorcycles (d. 1979)
• 16th » René Daumal, French author and poet (d. 1944)
• 16th » Robert Rossen, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1966)
• 18th » Loulou Gasté, French composer (d. 1995)
• 20th » Michael Redgrave, English actor and director (d. 1985)
• 22nd » Jack Crawford (tennis) called Jack Crawford, Australian tennis player (d. 1991)
• 25th » Helmut Käutner, German actor and director (d. 1980)
• 25th » David Lean, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1991)
• 26th » Franz Stangl, Austrian-German SS officer (d. 1971)
• 26th » Henry (Hank) Sylvern, American organist and composer (d. 1964)
• 27th » Bernard Hügl, Croatian footballer and manager (d. 1982)
• 27th » Sol Leshinsky, Canadian-American mathematician and economist (d. 1985)
• 27th » Alberto Semprini, English pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1990)
• 31st » Red Norvo, American vibraphone player and composer (d. 1999)

Famous Deaths for March 1908

• 11th » Edmondo De Amicis, Italian journalist and author (b. 1846)
• 11th » Benjamin Waugh, American minister and activist (b. 1839)
• 25th » Durham Stevens, American diplomat (b. 1851)
• 28th » Hermann Clemenz, Estonian chess player (d. 1846)
• 30th » Chester Gillette, American murderer (b. 1883)

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