Events in the year 1908 in Germany. Incumbents National level Kaiser – Wilhelm II Chancellor – Bernhard von Bülow State level Kingdoms King of Bavaria – Otto of Bavaria King of Prussia – Kaiser Wilhelm II King of Saxony – Frederick Augustus III of Saxony King of Württemberg – William II of Württemberg Grand Duchies Grand Duke of Baden – Frederick II Grand Duke of Hesse – Ernest Louis Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin – Frederick Francis IV Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Adolphus Frederick V Grand Duke of Oldenburg – Frederick Augustus II Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach – William Ernest Principalities Schaumburg-Lippe – George, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt – Günther Victor, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Schwarzburg-Sondershausen – Charles Gonthier, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen Principality of Lippe – Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe Reuss Elder Line – Heinrich XXIV, Prince Reuss of Greiz (with Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger Line as regent) Reuss Younger Line – Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger Line Waldeck and Pyrmont – Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Duchies Duke of Anhalt – Frederick II, Duke of Anhalt Duke of Brunswick – Duke John Albert of Mecklenburg (regent) Duke of Saxe-Altenburg – Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg to 7 February, then Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha – Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Duke of Saxe-Meiningen – Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen Colonial Governors Cameroon (Kamerun) – Theodor Seitz (3rd term) Kiaochow (Kiautschou) – Oskar von Truppel German East Africa (Deutsch-Ostafrika) – Georg Albrecht Freiherr von Rechenberg German New Guinea (Deutsch-Neuguinea) – Albert Hahl (2nd term) German Samoa (Deutsch-Samoa) – Wilhelm Solf German South-West Africa (Deutsch-Südwestafrika) – Bruno von Schuckmann Togoland – Johann Nepomuk Graf Zech auf Neuhofen Events 8 July – The paper coffee filter, created by German housewife Melitta Bentz, is patented. 28 October – Daily Telegraph Affair date unknown German association football club BFC Nord 08 Berlin is founded. Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff is appointed German ambassador to the United States. Births 26 January – Rupprecht Geiger, German painter (died 2009) 27 January – Trude Eipperle, German operatic soprano (died 1997) 4 February – Heinz Pollay, German equestrian (died 1979) 10 February – Alfred Kranzfelder, German naval officer (died 1945) 25 February – Karl Heinz Stroux, German actor, film- and theatredirector (died 1985) 2 March – Walter Bruch, German electrical engineer (died 1990) 7 March – Inge Viermetz, German official