What Happened In October 1908 In History

Historical Events for October, 1908

• 1st » Ford Motor Company called Ford puts the Ford Model T named Model T car on the market at a price of US$825.
• 6th » Austria-Hungary annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina in Austria-Hungary called Bosnia-Herzegovina, sparking Bosnian crisis called a crisis.
• 14th » The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers, 2-0, clinching the World Series. It would be their last one to date.

Famous Birthdays on October in 1908

• 1st » Herman David Koppel, Danish pianist and composer (d. 1998)
• 3rd » Johnny Burke (lyricist) called Johnny Burke, American songwriter (d. 1964)
• 5th » Joshua Logan, American director and screenwriter (d. 1988)
• 6th » Carole Lombard, American actress and singer (d. 1942)
• 6th » Sergei Sobolev, Russian mathematician (d. 1989)
• 8th » Ezekias Papaioannou, Greek-Cypriot politician (d. 1988)
• 9th » Harry Hooton, Australian poet (d. 1961)
• 9th » Werner von Haeften, German lieutenant (d. 1944)
• 9th » Lee Wiley, American singer (d. 1975)
• 10th » Johnny Green, American conductor and composer (d. 1989)
• 10th » Mercè Rodoreda, Catalan author (d. 1983)
• 12th » Paul Engle, American author, poet, playwright, and critic (d. 1991)
• 12th » Ann Petry, American author (d. 1997)
• 14th » Ruth Hale (playwright and actress) known as Ruth Hale, American actress and playwright (d. 2003)
• 15th » Herman Chittison, American pianist (d. 1967)
• 15th » John Kenneth Galbraith, Canadian-American economist and diplomat, 7th United States Ambassador to India (d. 2006)
• 16th » Olivia Coolidge, English-American author and educator (d. 2006)
• 16th » Enver Hoxha, Albanian politician, Prime Minister of Albania (d. 1985)
• 17th » Red Rolfe, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1969)
• 19th » Geirr Tveitt, Norwegian pianist and composer (d. 1981)
• 22nd » John Gould (columnist) or John Gould, American journalist (d. 2003)
• 23rd » Ilya Frank, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics or Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1990)
• 24th » John Tuzo Wilson, Canadian geologist and geophysicist (d. 1993)
• 25th » Edmond Pidoux, Swiss author and poet (d. 2004)
• 27th » Lee Krasner, American painter (d. 1984)
• 28th » Arturo Frondizi, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 32nd President of Argentina (d. 1995)
• 30th » Patsy Montana, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 1996)
• 30th » U. Muthuramalingam Thevar, Indian politician (d. 1963)
• 31st » Muriel Duckworth, Canadian activist (d. 2009)

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