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October 1908Born on Thursday October 1, 1908
- Ady Abreu Centeno, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
- Albertus Kettenis, Leiden,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Alice Jansens, Borgerhout, Antwerpen, Belgium († 1994)
- Adrianus Hendrikus Mijsbergen, Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Albertha Maria van Kooten, Loenersloot
- Adrianus Gerardus Berkelmans, Vlijmen († 1908)
- * Anna Catharina van den Berg, Haarlemmermeer († 2001)
- Alice Constance Meyer, Singapore
- Aline Fomboy, Sint-Jans-Molenbeek (B)
- Agnes Petronella WILLEMS, Hapert, 3635, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1952)
Died on Thursday October 1, 1908
- Antje Cornelis Praamstra (75), Warga
- Agathe Henriëtte van Notten (79), Utrecht
- Anna Wilhelmina Riems (63), Kediri, Oost Java, Nederlands-Indië
- Agatha Henrietta Notten (79), Utrecht, Utrecht, NL
- Agatha Henrietta Notten (79)
- Agatha Henriëtta van Notten (79), Utrecht,Gemeente Utrecht,Utrecht,Netherlands
- Antje Kornelis Praamstra (75), Warga Friesland Nederland
- Anna Krina Ganzeman (31), Duivendijke
- Antje Bergman (28), Winschoten, Groningen, Netherlands
- Antonius Schuurmans (3), Den Dungen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 1, 1908 at Delpher
Born on October 1
- 1906 » S. D. Burman, Indian composer and singer († 1975)
- 1907 » Ödön Pártos, Hungarian-Israeli viola player and composer († 1977)
- 1907 » Maurice Bardèche, French journalist, author, and critic († 1998)
- 1908 » Herman David Koppel, Danish pianist and composer († 1998)
- 1909 » Sam Yorty, American captain and politician, 37th Mayor of Los Angeles († 1998)
- 1910 » Bonnie Parker, American criminal († 1934)
- 1910 » Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg, Polish-Israeli rabbi and scholar († 2012)
- 1910 » Fritz Köberle, Austrian-Brazilian physician and pathologist († 1983)
- 1910 » José Enrique Moyal, Australian physicist and engineer († 1998)
- 1911 » Irwin Kostal, American songwriter, screenwriter, and publisher († 1994)
Died on October 1
- 1864 » Rose O'Neal Greenhow, American spy (b. 1817)
- 1878 » Mindon Min, Burmese king (b. 1808)
- 1885 » John Light Atlee, American physician and surgeon (b. 1799)
- 1901 » Abdur Rahman Khan, Afghan emir (b. 1844)
- 1913 » Eugene O'Keefe, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1827)
- 1929 » Antoine Bourdelle, French sculptor and painter (b. 1861)
- 1940 » Chiungtze C. Tsen, Chinese mathematician (b. 1898)
- 1942 » Ants Piip, Estonian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1884)
- 1950 » Faik Ali Ozansoy, Turkish poet, educator, and politician (b. 1876)
- 1951 » Peter McWilliam, Scottish-English footballer and manager (b. 1878)
Names that were popular for boys in 1908
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Jacob
- Jacobus
- Dirk
- Hendrikus
- Wilhelmus
- Arie
- Gerardus
Names that were popular for girls in 1908
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Geertruida
- Neeltje
- Trijntje
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.
- April 8 » Harvard University votes to establish the Harvard Business School.
- June 18 » The University of the Philippines is established.
- October 13 » Margaret Travers Symons bursts into the UK parliament and became the first woman to speak there.
- October 14 » The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers, 2–0, clinching the 1908 World Series; this would be their last until winning the 2016 World Series.
- December 2 » Puyi becomes Emperor of China at the age of two.
- December 28 » The 7.1 Mw Messina earthquake shakes Southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 75,000 and 200,000.
Weather October 1, 1908
The temperature on October 1, 1908 was between 9.8 °C and 23.2 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 9.9 hours of sunshine (85%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.