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1908 Calendar Trivia
The next time you can reuse this calendar will be on year 2048. Both calendars will be exactly the same! This is assuming you are not interested in the dates for Easter and other irregular holidays that are based on a solar cycle.
April 4 (4/4), June 6 (6/6), August 8 (8/8), October 10 (10/10), December 12 (12/12), and the last day of February always fall on the same day of the week in any given year. This is called the ‘Doomsday rule’. Check these dates using the full 12-month calendar below to verify.
1908 Calendar
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Historical Events Of 1908
- January 1, 1908 – For the first time, a ball is dropped in New York City’s Times Square to signify the start of the New Year at midnight.
- February 2, 1908 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Monkey in Chinese astrology.
- March 9, 1908 – Inter Milan was founded on Football Club Internazionale, following a schism from the Milan Cricket and Football Club.
- April 16, 1908 – Natural Bridges National Monument is established in Utah.
- June 18, 1908 – The University of the Philippines is established.
- July 1, 1908 – SOS is adopted as the international distress signal.
- July 23, 1908 – The Second Constitution accepted by the Ottomans.
- September 22, 1908 – The Bulgarian Declaration of Independence is proclaimed.
- October 1, 1908 – Ford puts the Model T car on the market at a price of US$825.
- December 2, 1908 – Puyi becomes Emperor of China at the age of two.
Who Were Born On 1908?
- January 12, 1908 – Jean Delannoy, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2008)
- April 24, 1908 – Józef Gosławski, Polish sculptor (d. 1963)
- May 19, 1908 – Merriam Modell, American author (d. 1994)
- July 25, 1908 – Jack Gilford, American actor and singer (d. 1990)
- August 16, 1908 – Orlando Cole, American cellist and educator (d. 2010)
- August 18, 1908 – Olav H. Hauge, Norwegian poet and gardener (d. 1994)
- September 7, 1908 – Max Kaminsky, American trumpet player and bandleader (Original Dixieland Jass Band) (d. 1994)
- September 9, 1908 – Shigekazu Shimazaki, Japanese admiral (d. 1945)
- October 6, 1908 – Carole Lombard, American actress and singer (d. 1942)
- October 17, 1908 – Hjördis Petterson, Swedish actress (d. 1988)