Year 1908 in History - Important Historical Events of the year 1908

The year 1908 has a special significance of its own in India and world history. Let us know some such important events of the year 1908 such as: born famous people, death of famous people, war treaty, independence of a country, invention of new technology, change of power, important national and international day etc., knowing which your general Knowledge will increase.

Event__Date	Incident/Event
10 May	The first Mother's Day was celebrated during Church Service in Grafton, West Virginia.
14 May	For the first time, someone flew in an airplane.
16 September	William Crepo Billy founded the automobile manufacturer General Motors.
23 September	Famous Hindi poet Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar' was born in Simaria village in Bihar.
30 September	One of the famous poets of Hindi, Rashtrakavi Ramdhari Singh Dinkar was born on 23 September 1908 in a place called Simaria.
01 October	American industrialist Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motor Company, presented the model of the T car.
12 November	Bulgaria declared her independence.
14 November	Albert Einstein introduced quantum theory of light.
16 November	General Motors Corporation was established.
11 August	The revolutionary Khudiram Bose was hanged at just 18 and a half years of age.
12 August	Henry Ford's car company created the first car model.
14 August	The first beauty pageant was held in Folkestone, England.
27 August	Sir Donald Bradman, the world's greatest cricketer, was born. He scored 29 centuries in 52 Tests of his career and 6996 runs at an average of 99.94.
28 December	More than a million people died after the earthquakes and tsunamis in Messina and Rejo Calabria, southern Italy.
12 January	The long-distance wireless message was sent from the Eiffel Tower in Paris for the first time.
01 February	Portugal King Carlos I) and his son Prince Louis Philippe were killed in Lisbon.
28 February	An earthquake in Messina, Italy, killed about 80 people.
01 March	Tata Iron and Steel Company was established in Jamshedpur.
30 March	Film actress Devika Rani was born in Visakhapatnam.
23 April	The North Atlantic Organization Treaty was signed between Denmark, Germany, Britain, France, Holland and Sweden.
12 January	A long-distance radio message was sent before the Eiffel Tower.
01 February	King Carlos of Portugal and Infant Louis Philippe shot in Lisbon
04 March	Transvaal University College established the University of Pretoria.
21 April	Frederick Cook claimed to have reached the North Pole on this date.
26 May	A Franco-British exhibition was held in London.
15 June	World Congress for Women's Rights opened in Amsterdam.
27 July	Hong Kong's Typhoon lost 421 lives to passenger steamer Ying King.
17 August	Fantamagori made Emily Kohl the first fully animated film.
24 August	Sultan Abdalziz of Morocco has been discouraged after much conflict, and his brother Abd al-Hafid was succeeded by Morocco
27 September	Henry Ford Detroit produced its first Model T automobile at the plant at Ford's Scitie Avenue, Michigan.
01 October	Penny Post was established between the United Kingdom and the United States.
02 December	Young Emperor Pui ascended the Chinese throne at the age of 2.
23 March	American diplomat Durham Stevens, an employee of Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was murdered in San Francisco by two Korean expatriates who were unhappy with his recent support of the growing Jōjin presence in Korea.
11 April	SMS Bletcher, the last armored cruiser made by the German Imperial Navy, was launched.
10 May	Mother's Day was first celebrated on May 10, 1908 in Philadelphia, the United States. However, it is now celebrated in other countries on the second Sunday of May, which was established by Anna Jarvis.
27 May	Khilafat Day - The day of establishment of Khilafat in Islam Ahmadiyya. Khilafat Day is celebrated every year by members of the Ahmedia Muslim community on 27 May, known as Khilafat.
18 June	The Philippines University, National University ofThe Philippines was established.
30 June	A major explosion occurred near Podkameneya Tunguskakar in Krasnoysk Cry, Russia, knocking over 80 million trees (sample images) over 2,150 square kilometers (830 square mi).
19 July	Fayenod Rotradam, today, was established as club wilhelmina in Pub, one of the 'Bade Teen' professionalfootball teams in the Netherlands.
24 September	The first factory -built Ford model T was completed. This tin became famous as Lizzie.
27 September	The first production of Ford model T automobile was built in Detroit, Michigan, US.
01 October	Ford model T, known as "Tin Lizzie", was introduced to the public, and it was the first car to be economical and reliable for ordinary residents of the United States.
06 October	Austria-Hungeri announced the merger of Bosnia and Herjegovina, causing permanent damage to their relations with Russia and Serbia states.
28 December	Earthquake of 7.2 magnitude in Italy and the subsequent tsunami killed more than 100,000 people.

Event__Date	Incident/Event
10 June	Mary Clubwala Jadhav was born. She was a famous politician and social worker. It established a large number of NGOs in India and is often credited with establishing the oldest organized social work bodies in India. He was honored by Padma Shri.
03 July	Bal Gangadhar Tilak was arrested by the British. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was born as Keshav Gangadhar Tilak. He was an Indian nationalist, patriotic journalist, social reformer, lawyer, teacher and a freedom worker. He was known as the first leader of the Indian independence movement. He was also awarded the honorary title of 'Lokmanya', which means 'approved by people'.

Birth	Name/Category/Country
30 March	Devika Rani / Actress / India
24 April	Violet Alva / Lawyer / India
24 August	Shivaram Rajguru / Freedom Fighter / India
01 September	K N Singh / Actor / India
04 May	Jagjivan Ram / Politician / India
05 April	Jagjivan Ram / Politician / India
05 April	Jagjivayya / Politician / India
07 February	Manmath Nath Gupta / Author / India
08 January	Fearless Nadia / Actress / India
10 June	Joyanto Nath Chaudhuri / Soldier / India
14 February	Kengal Hanumanthaiah / Politician / India
15 December	Swami Ranganathananda / Scholar / India
19 May	Manik Bandopadhyay / Poet / India
21 November	Nareshchandra Singh / Politician / India
23 September	Ramdhari Singh Dinkar / Poet / India
24 August	Shivaram Rajguru / Activist / India
24 August	Shivram Rajguru / Freedom Fighter / India
24 April	Violet alva / Lawyer / India
24 April	Violet Alva / Politician / India
25 June	Sucheta Kripalani / Politician / India
26 February	Leela Majumdar / Author / India
26 April	Sarv Mittra Sikri / Lawyer / India
30 March	Devika Rani / Actress / India

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