April 1908 in History

Events in History

Apr 5 British Prime Minister Henry Campbell-Bannerman resigns

Apr 1 Abraham H Maslow, US psychologist (humanistic psychology)
Apr 4 Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, American author (Cheaper by the Dozen), born in NYC, New York (d. 2006)
Apr 5 Jagjivan Ram, Indian independence activist and politician, born in Chandwa, Bhojpur, Bihar, British India (d. 1986)
Apr 7 Le Duan, Vietnamese politician
Apr 8 Neil Lawson, British high court judge
Apr 10 Aidan Crawley, British journalist and politician (Labour MP 1945-51), born in Benenden, Kent (d. 1993)
Apr 11 Masaru Ibuka, Japanese electronics industrialist (Sony Corp), born in Nikkō City, Japan (d. 1997)
Apr 12 Carlos Lleras Restrepo, President of Colombia (1966-70), born in Bogotá, Colombia (d. 1994)
Apr 12 John T Hughes, Bishop to Forces
Apr 12 Robert Lee Scott, Jr., American General and Air Force pilot, born in Waynesboro, Georgia (d. 2006)
Apr 18 Edward Roberts, bishop (Ely)
Apr 18 Henry Guinness, missionary
Apr 20 Wilhelmus Marinus Bekkers, Dutch Roman Catholic bishop of Hertogenbosch, born in Sint-Oedenrode, Netherlands (d. 1966)
Apr 23 Myron Waldman, American animator (Fleischer Studio), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2006)
Apr 28 Arnoud Breeveld, Suriname bishop
Apr 29 Jack [Stewart] Williamson, American sci-fi author (Cometeers)
Apr 30 Bjarni Benediktsson, Icelandic foreign and later prime minister (d. 1970)

Apr 22 Henry Campbell-Bannerman, British Prime Minister (Liberal: 1905-08), dies at 71