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Births on October 9

1908Oct, 9

Lee Wiley

Lee Wiley, American singer (d. 1975)
Lee Wiley (October 9, 1908 – December 11, 1975) was an American jazz singer during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s.

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Events on 1908

  • 17Sep

    Orville Wright

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

    Ford Piquette Avenue Plant

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

    Ford Model T

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

    Bosnian crisis

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

    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.