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See also: 1907 in sports, other events of 1908, 1909 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Events

• The third Summer Olympic Games are held in London, England.
• September 23 - Baseball/History: the "Merkle incident"
• December 26 - Jack Johnson becomes the first African American heavyweight[?] boxing champion by defeating Tommy Burns in Sydney, Australia

Births

• February 17 - Red Barber[?], baseball announcer, sports journalist (+ 1992)
• August 27 - Don Bradman, Cricket player

Deaths

• April 20 - Henry Chadwick, baseball writer and historian