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1908
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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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From top to bottom, left to right: The devastating 1908 Messina earthquake strikes southern Italy, killing around 82,000 and leveling Messina and Reggio Calabria; the 1908 Summer Olympics in London introduce standardized rules and the opening ceremony parade; the mysterious Tunguska event flattens over 2,000 square kilometers of Siberian forest, likely from a meteoroid airburst; the Lisbon Regicide sees King Carlos I of Portugal and his heir Luís Filipe assassinated, shocking the nation; the Young Turk Revolution forces Sultan Abdul Hamid II to restore the Ottoman constitution; and the Ford Model T begins mass production, revolutionizing global transportation.
Quick facts

This is the longest year in either the Julian or Gregorian calendars, having a duration of 31622401.38 seconds of Terrestrial Time (or ephemeris time), measured according to the definition of mean solar time.[1]

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Events

January

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1908 Baby New Year on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post.
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January 24: Boy Scout movement.

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July

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July: 1908 Summer Olympics.

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October 1: Ford Model T launch.

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Undated

  • This is the coldest recorded year since 1880, according to NASA reports.[22]
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Births

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January

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Edward Teller

February

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Sir William McMahon

March

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Rex Harrison

April

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Bette Davis
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Herbert von Karajan

May

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Arturo de Córdova
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James Stewart
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Mel Blanc

June

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Salvador Allende

July

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Lupe Vélez

August

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Harold Holt
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Sir Don Bradman
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Lyndon B. Johnson

September

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Richard Wright

October

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John Kenneth Galbraith

November

December

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Simon Wiesenthal

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Deaths

January–March

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Wilhelm Busch
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Carlos I of Portugal
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Henry Campbell-Bannerman
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Prince Yamashina Kikumaro
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Grover Cleveland

April–June

July–September

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Demetrius Vikelas
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Henri Becquerel
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Servant of God John Berthier
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Tomás Estrada Palma
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Emperor Guangxu of China

October–December

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Nobel Prizes

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References

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