July 1908 calendar
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in July 1908.
The US president was Theodore Roosevelt (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was H. H. Asquith (Liberal), Pope Pius X was leading the Catholic Church.
But much more happened on July 1908: find out below
Historical Events
Which were the important events of July 1908?
Events
- 01 Jul 1908 SOS is adopted as the international distress signal.
- 04 Jul 1908 New York Giants George "Hooks" Witse no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 1-0 in 10 inn.
- 07 Jul 1908 Great White Fleet leaves San Francisco Bay.
- 09 Jul 1908 CHU (Christian Historic Union) Dutch political party forms
- 19 Jul 1908 Feyenoord soccer team forms in Rotterdam
- 24 Jul 1908 John Hayes wins 4th olympics marathon
- 25 Jul 1908 Ajinomoto is founded. Kikunae Ikeda of the Tokyo Imperial University discovers that a key ingredient in Konbu soup stock is monosodium glutamate (MSG), and patents a process for manufacturing it.
- 26 Jul 1908 Predecessor of the FBI is created by the Department of Justice
- 30 Jul 1908 Around the World Autombile Race ends in Paris.
- 23 Jul 1908 The Second Constitution accepted by the Ottomans.
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in July 1908?
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Top #5 songs in the USA
- Haydn Quartet - When It's Moonlight on the Prairie
- Elise Stevenson - Are You Sincere?
- Enrico Caruso & Geraldine Farrar - Madama Butterfly - Finale Act I: O Quantiocchi Fisi (O Kindly Heavens)
- Henry Burr - Kiss Duet
- Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan - Honey, Won't You Please Come Down?
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
