1908

1908 in other calendars
Gregorian calendar	1908; MCMVIII
Ab urbe condita	2661
Armenian calendar	1357; ԹՎ ՌՅԾԷ
Assyrian calendar	6658
Bahá'í calendar	64–65
Balinese saka calendar	1829–1830
Bengali calendar	1315
Berber calendar	2858
British Regnal year	7 Edw. 7 – 8 Edw. 7
Buddhist calendar	2452
Burmese calendar	1270
Byzantine calendar	7416–7417
Chinese calendar	丁未年 (Fire Goat); 4604 or 4544; — to —; 戊申年 (Earth Monkey); 4605 or 4545
Coptic calendar	1624–1625
Discordian calendar	3074
Ethiopian calendar	1900–1901
Hebrew calendar	5668–5669
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1964–1965
- Shaka Samvat	1829–1830
- Kali Yuga	5008–5009
Holocene calendar	11908
Igbo calendar	908–909
Iranian calendar	1286–1287
Islamic calendar	1325–1326
Japanese calendar	Meiji 41; (明治４１年)
Javanese calendar	1837–1838
Julian calendar	Gregorian minus 13 days
Korean calendar	4241
Minguo calendar	4 before ROC; 民前4年
Nanakshahi calendar	440
Thai solar calendar	2450–2451
Tibetan calendar	阴火羊年; (female Fire-Goat); 2034 or 1653 or 881; — to —; 阳土猴年; (male Earth-Monkey); 2035 or 1654 or 882

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	19th century – 20th century – 21st century
Decades:	1870s 1880s 1890s – 1900s – 1910s 1920s 1930s
Years:	1905 1906 1907 – 1908 – 1909 1910 1911

1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1908th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 908th year of the 2nd millennium, the 8th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1900s decade. As of the start of 1908, the Gregorian calendar was 13 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

Events

January 1 – A ball signifying New Year's Day drops in New York City's Times Square for the first time.
January 8 – A train collision occurs in the Park Avenue Tunnel in New York City killing 17, injuring 38 and leading to increased demand for electric trains.
January 11 – Grand Canyon National Monument is created.
January 12 – A long-distance radio message is sent from the Eiffel Tower for the first time.
January 15 – Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, the first Greek-letter organization by and for Black college women is established.
January 21 – New York City passes a law, the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for aliens to smoke in public only to be vetoed by the mayor.
January 24 – Robert Baden-Powell begins the Boy Scout movement.
February 1 – King Carlos I of Portugal and Crown Prince Luis are shot in Lisbon.
February 11 – Australia regain The Ashes with a 308 run cricket victory over England.
February 18 – Japanese immigration to USA forbidden.
Philippe's, a restaurant opens in Los Angeles.
St. Albans City F.C. founded.
Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov, Russian biologist, and Paul Ehrlich, Germany, won the 1908 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
October 14 – the Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers in five games to win the 1908 World Series. This was the team's second World Series title. It was also their last championship until 2016.