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In 1908 John Singer-Sargent Painter 1856-1925 (51) . Portrait of Nancy Witcher Langhorne Viscountess Astor 1879-1964 (28) .
In 1908 John Singer-Sargent Painter 1856-1925 (51) . Portrait of Nancy Witcher Langhorne Viscountess Astor 1879-1964 (28) .
In 1908 John Singer-Sargent Painter 1856-1925 (51) . Portrait of Betty Wertheimer 1877-1953 (30) .
In 1908 John Singer-Sargent Painter 1856-1925 (51) . Portrait of Cora Smith Countess Strafford -1932 .
In 1908 John Singer-Sargent Painter 1856-1925 (51) . Portrait of Cora Smith Countess Strafford -1932 .
In 1908 John Singer-Sargent Painter 1856-1925 (51) . Portrait of Arthur William Patrick Albert Windsor 1st Duke Connaught and Strathearn 1850-1942 (57) .
In 1908 John Singer-Sargent Painter 1856-1925 (51) . Portrait of Arthur William Patrick Albert Windsor 1st Duke Connaught and Strathearn 1850-1942 (57) .
In 1908 William George Spencer Scott Compton 5th Marquess Northampton 1851-1913 (56) was invested 835th Knight Garter: Edward VII
In 1908 Anne Katherine Egerton 1908-1964 was born to John Francis Granville Scrope Egerton 4th Earl Ellesmere 1872-1944 (35) and Violet Lambton Countess Ellesmere 1880-1976 (27) .
In 1908 Elizabeth Katherine Grey 1908-1941 was born to Charles Robert Grey 5th Earl Grey 1879-1963 (28) and Mabel Laura Georgiana Palmer Countess Grey
In 1908 Elizabeth Legge 1908-2000 was born to William Legge 7th Earl Dartmouth 1881-1958 (27) and Ruperta Wynn-Carington Countess Dartmouth 1883-1963 (25) .
In 1908 Edward John Stanley 1878-1908 (30) died .
In 1908 Hugh Wyndham 4th Baron Leconfield 1877-1963 (30) and Maud Mary Lyttelton Baroness Leconfield -1953 were married .
In 1908 Louis Hesse-Darmstadt Prince Hesse and by Rhine 1908-1968 was born to Ernest Louis Hesse-Darmstadt Grand Duke 1868-1937 (39) and Eleonore Solms-Hohensolms-Lich Grand Duchess .
In 1908 Robert Windsor-Clive 1884-1908 (24) died . He was buried at Windsor-Clive Family Plot, St Bartholomew's Church, Tardebigge, Worcestershire
In 1908 Other Robert Windsor-Clive 1884-1908 (24) died
In 1908 Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes 1st Marquess Crewe 1858-1945 (49) was appointed 834th Knight Garter: Edward VII
In 1908 Elizabeth Lister 1833-1908 (75) died
In 1908 Douglas Charles Lindsey Gordon 12th Marquess Huntly 1908-1987 was born to Granville Cecil Douglas Gordon 1883-1930 (24) .
In 1908 Augustus Perceval 8th Earl Egmont 1856-1910 (52) sold Cowdray House, Cowdray, Midhurst, Sussex to Weetman Dickinson Pearson .
Jan 1908
18 Jan 1908
On 18 Jan 1908 Sibylla Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1908-1972 was born to Charles Edward Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1884-1954 (23) and Viktoria Adelheid Glücksburg 1885-1970 (22) .
21 Jan 1908
On 21 Jan 1908 Douglas Halyburton Cairns and Constance Anne Montagu-Douglas-Scott 1877-1970 (30) were married .
Feb 1908
29 Feb 1908
On 29 Feb 1908 John Hope 1st Marquess Linlithgow 1860-1908 (47) died . His son Victor Alexander John Hope 2nd Marquess Linlithgow 1887-1952 (20) succeeded as 2nd Marquess Linlithgow .
Mar 1908
05 Mar 1908
On 05 Mar 1908 William Nelthorpe Beauclerk 1849-1908 (58) died at Lima .
24 Mar 1908
On 24 Mar 1908 Spencer Cavendish 8th Duke Devonshire 1833-1908 (74) died at Hotel Metropol of pneumonia. His nephew Victor Christian William Cavendish 9th Duke Devonshire 1868-1938 (39) succeeded as 9th Duke Devonshire , 12th Earl Devonshire .
28 Mar 1908
On 28 Mar 1908 Spencer Cavendish 8th Duke Devonshire 1833-1908 was buried in the Cavendish Plot, St Peter's Church, Edensor, Chatsworth, Derbyshire .
Apr 1908
22 Apr 1908
On 22 Apr 1908 Edward Vesey Bligh 1829-1908 (79) died at Fartherwell Hall, West Malling, Kent .
May 1908
12 May 1908
On 12 May 1908 Lora Mary Lane-Fox -1908 died
30 May 1908
On 30 May 1908 Bernard Fitzalan 16th Duke Norfolk 1908-1975 was born to Henry Fitzalan-Howard 15th Duke Norfolk 1847-1917 (60) and Gwendolen Constable-Maxwell Duchess Norfolk 1877-1945 (31) .
Jun 1908
02 Jun 1908
On 02 Jun 1908 General Redvers Henry Buller VC 1839-1908 (68) died at Downes House, Downes, Crediton, Devon . He was buried in the Church of the Holy Cross, Crediton, Devon . Memorial in Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire sculpted by Bertram Mckennal 1863-1931 (44) .
On 02 Jun 1908 General Redvers Henry Buller VC 1839-1908 (68) died at Downes House, Downes, Crediton, Devon . He was buried in the Church of the Holy Cross, Crediton, Devon . Memorial in Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire sculpted by Bertram Mckennal 1863-1931 (44) .
On 02 Jun 1908 General Redvers Henry Buller VC 1839-1908 (68) died at Downes House, Downes, Crediton, Devon . He was buried in the Church of the Holy Cross, Crediton, Devon . Memorial in Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire sculpted by Bertram Mckennal 1863-1931 (44) .
14 Jun 1908
On 14 Jun 1908 Frederick Arthur Stanley 16th Earl Derby 1841-1908 (67) died . His son Edward George Villiers Stanley 17th Earl Derby 1865-1948 (43) succeeded as 17th Earl Derby (3C 1485) . Alice Maude Olivia Montagu Countess Derby 1862-1957 (45) by marriage Countess Derby (3C 1485) .
15 Jun 1908
On 15 Jun 1908 Emily Katherine Anne Somerset 1826-1908 (82) died
23 Jun 1908
On 23 Jun 1908 Jaime Bourbon 1908-1975 was born to Alfonso XIII King Spain 1886-1941 (22) and Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain 1887-1969 (20) .
Jul 1908
01 Jul 1908
On 01 Jul 1908 Henry Marsham 1845-1908 (63) died .
02 Jul 1908
On 02 Jul 1908 Henry Arthur Cadogan 1868-1908 (40) died of cancer at Temple House, Theobalds Park, Cedars Park, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire
10 Jul 1908
On 10 Jul 1908 Rosalie Heathcote-Willoughby-Drummond 1908-1994 was born to Charles Strathavon Heathcote-Willoughby-Drummond 1870-1949 (38) and Muriel Agnes Stuart Erskine .
22 Jul 1908
On 22 Jul 1908 Algernon Francis Edward Seymour 1908-1911 was born to Evelyn Francis Edward Seymour 17th Duke Somerset 1882-1954 (26) and Edith Mary Parker Duchess Somerset 1881-1962 .
Aug 1908
08 Aug 1908
On 08 Aug 1908 John Strange "Jack" Spencer-Churchill 1880-1947 (28) and Gwendoline Theresa Mary "Goonie" Bertie -1941 were married at Oxford, Oxfordshire .
17 Aug 1908
On 17 Aug 1908 Arthur Edward Casamaijor Cole 1851-1908 (57) died .
Sep 1908
03 Sep 1908
On 03 Sep 1908 Lionel Sackville-West 2nd Baron Sackville 1827-1908 (81) died . His nephew Lionel Sackville-West 3rd Baron Sackville 1867-1928 (41) succeeded as 3rd Baron Sackville of Knole in Kent . Victoria Sackville-West Baroness Sackville by marriage Baroness Sackville of Knole in Kent .
27 Sep 1908
On 27 Sep 1908 Gerald Valerian Wilson 1885-1908 (23) died .
Oct 1908
05 Oct 1908
On 05 Oct 1908 Marmaduke Constable-Maxwell 11th Lord Herries 1837-1908 (71) died . His sister Gwendolen Constable-Maxwell Duchess Norfolk 1877-1945 (31) succeeded as 12th Lord Herries of Terregles .
Nov 1908
07 Nov 1908
On 07 Nov 1908 Sophia Louisa Percy 1821-1908 (86) died .She was buried at St Peter's Church, Elford, Staffordshire .
21 Nov 1908
On 21 Nov 1908 Patrick Bowes-Lyon 15th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne 1884-1949 (24) and Dorothy Beatrix Godolphin Osborne 1888-1946 (19) were married .
23 Nov 1908
On 23 Nov 1908 Algernon Borthwick 1830-1908 (77) died
30 Nov 1908
On 30 Nov 1908 Gerald Henry Brabazon Ponsonby 1829-1908 (79) died .
Dec 1908
03 Dec 1908
On 03 Dec 1908 Ismay Hilda Margaret Fitzroy 1908- was born to Charles Fitzroy 4th Baron Southampton 1867-1958 (41) and Hilda Mary Dundas Baroness Southampton 1872-1957 (36) .
05 Dec 1908
On 05 Dec 1908 Blanche Mary Arundell 1908-1993 was born to Gerald Arthur Arundell 15th Baron Arundel Wardour 1861-1939 (46) and Ivy Florence Mary Segrave Baroness Arundel Wardour .
10 Dec 1908
On 10 Dec 1908 Nine Joan Edith Virginia Villiers 1908-1971 was born to George Herbert Hyde Villiers 6th Earl Clarendon 1877-1955 (31) .She was usually known as Joan.
13 Dec 1908
On 13 Dec 1908 Mary Charlotte Montagu-Douglas-Scott 1851-1908 (57) died .
25 Dec 1908
On 25 Dec 1908 Cynthia North 1908-1940 was born to Frederick George North 8th Earl Guilford 1876-1949 (32) .
