54 notable events from 1908 — rail accidents, murders and wars.
- Tunguska event
Jun 30, 1908 · Russian Federation · Bombing & explosion
- Steinheil affair
May 31, 1908 · France · Crime & justice
- 1908 Messina earthquake
Dec 28, 1908 · Italy · Earthquake
- Young Turk Revolution
Jul 24, 1908 · Türkiye · War & armed conflict
- Bosnian Crisis
Jan 1, 1908–Jan 1, 1909 · Poland · Crisis
- Lisbon Regicide
Feb 1, 1908 · Portugal · Murder & homicide
- Adolf Seefeldt
Jan 1, 1908–Jan 1, 1935 · Germany · Murder & homicide
- Oscar Slater
Dec 21, 1908 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
- Springfield race riot of 1908
Aug 16, 1908 · United States · Riot & unrest
- Collinwood school fire
Mar 4, 1908 · United States · Fire
- Joseph Kelly (crimper)
Jan 1, 1908 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Red Flag Incident
Jun 22, 1908 · Crime & justice
- 1908 bombardment of the Majlis
Jun 23, 1908 · Iran · War & armed conflict
- Dutch–Venezuelan crisis of 1908
Dec 23, 1908 · Venezuela · War & armed conflict
- Eduardo Newbery
Oct 17, 1908 · Disappearance
- Invercargill Tragedy
Apr 8, 1908 · New Zealand · Massacre
- Bastar rebellion
from 1908 · India · War & armed conflict
- 1908 Venezuelan coup d'état
until 1908 · Venezuela · War & armed conflict
- Rhoads Opera House fire
Jan 13, 1908 · United States · Fire
- Train wreck of Kontich
May 21, 1908 · Belgium · Rail accident
- Mose Gibson
Jan 1, 1908–Jan 1, 1920 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Sunshine rail disaster
Apr 20, 1908 · Australia · Rail accident
- Municipal Library Elevator Coup
Jan 28, 1908 · Portugal · War & armed conflict
- 1908 Port Elizabeth flood
Nov 16, 1908 · South Africa · Natural disaster
- Lynching of Leander Shaw
Jul 29, 1908 · United States · Genocide & ethnic violence
- Swan Valley Massacre of 1908
1908 · United States · Massacre
- Ullmo affair
1908 · France · Crime & justice
- Maypole Colliery disaster
Aug 18, 1908 · United Kingdom · Industrial & structural disaster
- Murder of Caroline Mary Luard
Aug 24, 1908 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
- Chicasawanne incident
Dec 13, 1908 · Taiwan · War & armed conflict
- Hamawand rebellion
Jan 1, 1908–Jan 1, 1911 · Iraq · War & armed conflict
- First aviation accident in history
Sep 17, 1908 · United States · Aviation accident
- 1908 Trois-Rivières fire
Jun 22, 1908 · Canada · Fire
- Tinnevely riot of 1908
Mar 17, 1908 · India · Riot & unrest
- Wad Habuba Revolt
May 3, 1908 · Sudan · Riot & unrest
- Marianna Coal Mine disaster
Nov 28, 1908 · United States · Industrial & structural disaster
- Stadtbrand Donaueschingen 1908
Aug 5, 1908 · Germany · Fire
- Dos Bocas oil fire
Jul 4, 1908–Aug 30, 1908 · Mexico · Fire
- France Hill incident
1908 · Japan
- 1908 Bournemouth Tramway accident
May 1, 1908 · United Kingdom · Rail accident
- Tatsumaru incident
1908 · Incident
- Assassination of Binbashi Halil Musa Bey
Feb 25, 1908 · Albania · Murder & homicide
- Lynching of Earnest Williams
1908 · United States · Genocide & ethnic violence
- 1908 Acquabella train disaster
Jan 20, 1908 · Italy · Rail accident
- 1908 Cruz del Eje earthquake
Sep 22, 1908 · Argentina · Earthquake
- Los Cadetes assassination attempt
Apr 20, 1908 · Guatemala · Murder & homicide
- 1908 Temuco fire
1908 · Chile · Fire
- Pouch Tunnel rail accident
Dec 15, 1908 · France · Rail accident
- Roccapietra train accident
Jun 8, 1908 · Italy · Rail accident
- Sanok flood (1908)
Mar 3, 1908 · Poland · Natural disaster
- 1908 Salta earthquake
Feb 2, 1908 · Argentina · Earthquake
- Järnvägsolyckan i Huddinge 1908
Sep 19, 1908 · Sweden · Rail accident
- Ghaziabad rail accident
May 6, 1908 · Rail accident
- Metz rail accident
Oct 14, 1908 · United States · Rail accident