Monday 6 January 1908, Epiphany
It was Monday, under the sign of Capricorn. The US president was Theodore Roosevelt (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Menahem Avidom and Menachem Avidom.
Soga kyodai kariba no akebono, directed by Shokichi Umeya, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1908
while Mr. Crewe's Career by Winston Churchill was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
You can also have a look at the whole 1908 or at January 06 across the years.
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Movies
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Soga kyodai kariba no akebono
Trallala Lied
Hiawatha
The Reg Girl
La toile d'araignée merveilleuse
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Historical Events
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Holidays:
- Epiphany (National Holiday) in Italy
- Christianity (except Eastern and Oriental Orthodox who follow the Julian Calendar) - Epiphany of the Lord (a.k.a. "Twelfth Day of Christmas" and Three Kings Day in some areas).
- In the Irish Calendar- Little Christmas or Nollaig na mBan (Women's Christmas) and/or Twelfth Day.
- Twelfth Night, or The Lord of Misrule
- Rastafari movement - Celebration of the ceremonial birthday of Haile Selassie
- Ancient Latvia - Zvaigznes Diena observed
- Armenian Christmas (except in the Holy Land where it's on January 18th - old calendar)
Famous Birthdays:
- Menahem Avidom: composer.
- Menachem Avidom: Austro-Hungarian born Israeli composer (d. 1995).
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Music Charts
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Top #1 songs in the USA
- As Long as the World Rolls On - Reinald Werrenrath
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Books
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The Lure of the Mask
The story opens with a jump--literally. A young New Yorker, rich, of course, hears from his window on a night of fog and mist a woman's voice singing divinely.
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The Barrier
The Barrier by Rex Beach (c. 1908 Blue Hardcover with gold color lettered spine.)
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The Shuttle
The Shuttle is a 1907 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, republished in 2007 by Persephone Books. One of Burnett's longer and more complicated books for adults, it deals with themes of intermarriages between wealthy American heiresses and impoverished British nobles.
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