Births on January 26

Rupprecht Geiger

Born on January 26, 1908

Rupprecht Geiger, German painter and sculptor (d. 2009)

Rupprecht Geiger (26 January 1908 – 6 December 2009) was a German abstract painter and sculptor. Throughout his career, he favored monochromicity and color-field paintings. For a time, he concentrated solely on the color red.

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Events on 1908

17 Sep

Orville Wright
The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes, killing Selfridge, who becomes the first airplane fatality.
27 Sep

Ford Piquette Avenue Plant
The first production of the Ford Model T automobile was built at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit, Michigan.
1 Oct

Ford Model T
Ford puts the Model T car on the market at a price of US$825.
6 Oct

Bosnian crisis
Austria-Hungary annexes Bosnia-Herzegovina, sparking a crisis.
14 Oct

Detroit Tigers
The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers, 2-0, clinching the World Series; this would be their last until clinching the 2016 World Series.

Births on January 26

Rupprecht Geiger

Born on January 26, 1908

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Events on 1908

Orville Wright

Ford Piquette Avenue Plant

Ford Model T

Bosnian crisis

Detroit Tigers