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Born on Saturday November 7, 1908
- Adriana Engelina Antonia Maria Botermans, Goirle († 1986)
- Aldertine Maria Boeke, Noordwijkerhout († 1987)
- Albertus Adriaan Goosen († 1954)
- Alphonsus Henricus Van Nuffel, Wilrijk,, Antwerpen, België († 1908)
- Albertina Maria Boeke, Noordwijkerhout 108 († 1987)
- Aaltje Boots, Zuidermeer († 1996)
- Albertus Klugkist, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
- Adolfien Klaasse, BanjoeBiroe Salatiga
- Albertina Maria Boeke, Noordwijkerhout († 1987)
- Adriana Maria Heijnen, Hulsberg, Limburg, Nederland († 1989)
Died on Saturday November 7, 1908
- Armand Vanduynslager (25), Meulebeke
- Amelia De Ruyter (67), Lubbeek
- Adriaantje Punt (51), Haarlemmermeer
- Antonie van Ravenswaaij (71), Barwoutswaarder, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anthonie van Rabenswaaij (71), Barwoutswaarder
- Arie Krijn den Dulk (6)
- Adriana van der Burg (0), Den Haag
- Aafje Kamping (55)
- Ariaantje Punt (52), Haarlemmermeer, Nederland
- Ariaantje Punt (52), Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from November 7, 1908 at Delpher
Born on November 7
- 1903 » Ary Barroso, Brazilian pianist and composer († 1964)
- 1903 » Dean Jagger, American actor († 1991)
- 1903 » Konrad Lorenz, Austrian zoologist, ethologist, and ornithologist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1989)
- 1905 » William Alwyn, English composer, conductor, and educator († 1985)
- 1906 » Eugene Carson Blake, American minister and educator († 1985)
- 1908 » Marijac, French author and illustrator († 1994)
- 1909 » Norman Krasna, American director, producer, screenwriter, and playwright († 1984)
- 1909 » Ruby Hurley, American activist († 1980)
- 1912 » Victor Beaumont, German-English actor († 1977)
- 1913 » Albert Camus, French novelist, philosopher, and journalist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1960)
Died on November 7
- 1881 » John MacHale, Irish archbishop (b. 1791)
- 1906 » Heinrich Seidel, German engineer and poet (b. 1842)
- 1907 » Jesús García, Mexican railroad brakeman (b. 1881)
- 1913 » Alfred Russel Wallace, Welsh-English biologist and geographer (b. 1823)
- 1916 » Henry Ward Ranger, American painter and academic (b. 1858)
- 1919 » Hugo Haase, German lawyer, jurist, and politician (b. 1863)
- 1922 » Sam Thompson, American baseball player (b. 1860)
- 1923 » Ashwini Kumar Dutta, Indian educator and philanthropist (b. 1856)
- 1930 » Ōkido Moriemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 23rd Yokozuna (b. 1878)
- 1933 » Harold Weber, American golfer and architect (b. 1882)
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 28 » Members of the Portuguese Republican Party fail in their attempted coup d'état against the administrative dictatorship of Prime Minister João Franco.
- January 30 » Indian pacifist and leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is released from prison by Jan C. Smuts after being tried and sentenced to two months in jail earlier in the month.
- April 1 » The Territorial Force (renamed Territorial Army in 1920) is formed as a volunteer reserve component of the British Army.
- April 8 » Harvard University votes to establish the Harvard Business School.
- June 27 » A group of Vietnamese tirailleurs conducts a failed attempt to poison the entire French army's garrison in the Hanoi Citadel with the aim to make way for Hoàng Hoa Thám's rebel army to capture Hanoi.
- 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.
The weather on Saturday November 7, 1908
The temperature on November 7, 1908 was between -7.6 °C and 3.4 °C and averaged -2.5 °C. There was 7.9 hours of sunshine (85%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI