1908: The Year in People

What happened in 1908

1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1908th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 908th year of the 2nd millennium, the 8th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1900s decade. As of the start of 1908, the Gregorian calendar was 13 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

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Died in 1908

• Grover Cleveland1837–1908 · President of the United States (1885–1889; 1893–1897)
• Empress Dowager Cixi1835–1908
• Butch Cassidy1866–1908 · American Old West outlaw
• Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby1841–1908 · British politician and Governor General of Canada
• Durham Stevens1851–1908 · American diplomat
• Edward MacDowell1860–1908 · American composer
• Antonio Starabba, Marchese di Rudinì1839–1908 · Italian noble and politician
• Augustus Le Plongeon1825–1908 · British photographer and archaeologist
• Alexander P. Stewart1821–1908 · Confederate general, mathematician and philosopher
• Charles Kingston1850–1908 · Australian politician
• François Coppée1842–1908 · French poet and novelist
• Allen Butler Talcott1867–1908 · American painter