1908
Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century
Decades: 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s - 1900s - 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s
Years: 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 - 1908 - 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913
Events:
- February 11 - Australia regain the Ashes with a 308 run cricket victory over England.
- The third Summer Olympic Games are held in London, England.
- September 23 - Baseball/History: the "Merkle incident"
- November - William Howard Taft defeats William Jennings Bryan in the U.S. presidential election
- Change of Emperor of Qing Dynasty from Emperor Guangshui (1875-1908) to Pu-yi (1909-1911)
Births:
- January 15 - Edward Teller
- February 11 - Sutan Takdir Alishahbana, Indonesian linguistic/author/novelist.
- February 11 - Vivian Ernest Fuchs, geologist/explorer.
- February 11 - Josh White, musician
- May 20 - Jimmy Stewart, American actor
- May 30 - Mel Blanc, voice actor
- May 31 - Don Ameche (actor)
- August 27 - Don Bradman, cricketer
- August 27 - Lyndon Johnson, 36th president of the United States
- November 28 - Claude Levi-Strauss
Deaths:
- April 20 - Henry Chadwick, baseball writer and historian
- August 25 - Henri Becquerel, French physicist
- 3 pm, Decmeber 8 - Empress Dowager Cixi
- Emperor Guangshui