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June 8, 1908Died on Tuesday June 9, 1908
- Arend Jans Veldman (0), De Wijk
- Alexander Balfour (son of Thomas W Mathewson & Margaret Jamieson Martin) Mathewson (0), Largizean Farm, Kingarth, Bute, Scotland
- Berend Dilling (71)
- Angelina Maria Vrancken (42), Rillaar
- Adreas Audomaris Cappelle (0), Beveren-Roeselare
- Arnoldus Kluijtmans (52), Schijndel
- Arnoldus Kluijtmans (52), Schijndel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Aaltje Baaij (86), Alto, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
- Aaltje Jans de Haan (62), Suameer, gem. Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Aaltje de Haan (62)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from June 9, 1908 at Delpher
Born on June 9
- 1902 » Skip James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1969)
- 1903 » Felice Bonetto, Italian race car driver († 1953)
- 1903 » Marcia Davenport, American author and critic († 1996)
- 1906 » Robert Klark Graham, American eugenicist and businessman, founded Repository for Germinal Choice († 1997)
- 1908 » Branch McCracken, American basketball player and coach († 1970)
- 1908 » Luis Kutner, American lawyer, author, and activist († 1993)
- 1910 » Robert Cummings, American actor, singer, and director († 1990)
- 1910 » Ted Hicks, Australian public servant and diplomat, Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand († 1984)
- 1912 » Ingolf Dahl, German-American pianist, composer, and conductor († 1970)
- 1915 » Jim McDonald, American football player and coach († 1997)
Died on June 9
- 1870 » Charles Dickens, English novelist and critic (b. 1812)
- 1875 » Gérard Paul Deshayes, French geologist and conchologist (b. 1795)
- 1889 » Mike Burke, American baseball player (b. 1854)
- 1892 » William Grant Stairs, Canadian-English captain and explorer (b. 1863)
- 1901 » Adolf Bötticher, German historian and author (b. 1842)
- 1923 » Princess Helena of the United Kingdom (b. 1846)
- 1927 » Victoria Woodhull, American activist for women's rights (b. 1838)
- 1929 » Louis Bennison, American stage and silent film actor (b. 1884)
- 1929 » Margaret Lawrence, American stage actress (b. 1889)
- 1942 » František Erben, Czech gymnast (b. 1874)
Names that were popular for boys in 1908
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Pieter
- Antonius
- Adrianus
- Gerrit
- Wilhelmus
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
- Joseph
- Jacob
Names that were popular for girls in 1908
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Margaretha
- Antonia
- Marie
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1908
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
- January 15 » The Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority becomes the first Greek-letter organization founded and established by African American college women.
- January 21 » New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor.
- March 4 » The Collinwood school fire, Collinwood near Cleveland, Ohio, kills 174 people.
- November 3 » William Howard Taft is elected the 27th President of the United States.
- November 7 » Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are reportedly killed in San Vicente Canton, Bolivia.
- November 25 » A fire breaks out on SSSardinia as it leaves Malta's Grand Harbour, resulting in the ship's grounding and the deaths of at least 118 people.
The weather on Tuesday June 9, 1908
The temperature on June 9, 1908 was between 8.5 °C and 16.8 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 8.2 hours of sunshine (49%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI