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June 9, 1908Died on Wednesday June 10, 1908
- Achiel Antoon Leenaert (1), Kortrijk
- Antonius Johannes Ramaaker (84), Wijhe
- Aueka van Ryswyk (34), Galesburg, Jasper County, Iowa
- Antje Kies (20), Zutphen
- August Friedrich Manche (71), kampen
- Augustus Cnudde (71), Bottelare
- Bartholomeus Marinus Verbrugge (83), Rotterdam
- Aaltje Seinen (44), Hoogeveen, Drenthe, The Netherlands
- Gerrit Te Borg (49), Enschede
- Dangremond (0), Rijssen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from June 10, 1908 at Delpher
Born on June 10
- 1904 » Lin Huiyin, Chinese architect and poet († 1955)
- 1907 » Dicky Wells, American jazz trombonist († 1985)
- 1907 » Fairfield Porter, American painter and critic († 1975)
- 1909 » Lang Hancock, Australian soldier and businessman († 1992)
- 1910 » Frank Demaree, American baseball player and manager († 1958)
- 1910 » Howlin' Wolf, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1976)
- 1911 » Ralph Kirkpatrick, American harpsichord player and musicologist († 1984)
- 1911 » Terence Rattigan, English playwright and screenwriter († 1977)
- 1912 » Jean Lesage, Canadian lawyer and politician, 11th Premier of Quebec († 1980)
- 1913 » Tikhon Khrennikov, Russian pianist and composer († 2007)
Died on June 10
- 1899 » Ernest Chausson, French composer (b. 1855)
- 1901 » Robert Williams Buchanan, Scottish poet, author, and playwright (b. 1841)
- 1902 » Jacint Verdaguer, Catalan priest and poet (b. 1845)
- 1906 » Richard Seddon, English-New Zealand politician, 15th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1845)
- 1909 » Edward Everett Hale, American minister, historian, and author (b. 1822)
- 1914 » Ödön Lechner, Hungarian architect (b. 1845)
- 1918 » Arrigo Boito, Italian author, poet, and composer (b. 1842)
- 1923 » Pierre Loti, French soldier and author (b. 1850)
- 1924 » Giacomo Matteotti, Italian lawyer and politician (b. 1885)
- 1926 » Antoni Gaudí, Spanish architect, designed the Park Güell (b. 1852)
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.
- February 1 » Lisbon Regicide: King Carlos I of Portugal and Infante Luis Filipe are shot dead in Lisbon.
- April 16 » Natural Bridges National Monument is established in Utah.
- August 8 » Wilbur Wright makes his first flight at a racecourse at Le Mans, France. It is the Wright Brothers' first public flight.
- September 17 » The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes, killing Selfridge, who becomes the first airplane fatality.
- 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.
The weather on Wednesday June 10, 1908
The temperature on June 10, 1908 was between 9.6 °C and 20.5 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 4.5 mm of rain. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI