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In the year 1908
849 Notable birthdays
Lyndon B. Johnson
President of the united states from 1963 to 1969.
Born August 27th, 1908 in Stonewall. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1973 at 64 years old in Stonewall (acute myocardial infarction). [ref]
James Stewart
American actor (1908-1997).
Born May 20th, 1908 in Indiana County. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1997 at 89 years old in Beverly Hills (cardiac arrest, myocardial infarction, thrombosis, pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Bette Davis
American actress (1908–1989).
Born April 5th, 1908 in Lowell.
Died October 6th, 1989 at 81 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (breast cancer).
Oskar Schindler
German industrialist and holocaust rescuer.
Born April 28th, 1908 in Svitavy. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1974 at 66 years old in Hildesheim (liver failure). [ref]
Ian Fleming
Scottish author.
Born December 28th, 1908 in Mayfair.
Died August 12th, 1964 at 55 years old in Canterbury (myocardial infarction).
Thurgood Marshall
Us supreme court justice from 1967 to 1991.
Born July 2nd, 1908 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died January 24th, 1993 at 84 years old in Bethesda (cardioplegia). [ref]
Joseph McCarthy
American politician (1908–1957).
Born November 14th, 1908 in Grand Chute.
Died May 2nd, 1957 at 48 years old in Bethesda (liver cirrhosis).
Nelson Rockefeller
Vice president of the united states from 1974 to 1977.
Born July 8th, 1908 in Bar Harbor. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1979 at 70 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Amon Göth
Austrian ss functionary, commandant of plaszow concentration camp and convicted war criminal (1908-1946).
Born December 11th, 1908 in Vienna.
Died September 13th, 1946 at 37 years old in Kraków (hanging to death).
Mel Blanc
American voice actor and radio personality (1908-1989).
Born May 30th, 1908 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died July 10th, 1989 at 81 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (pulmonary emphysema, coronary artery disease). [ref]
Carole Lombard
American actress (1908-1942).
Born October 6th, 1908 in Fort Wayne.
Died January 16th, 1942 at 33 years old in Nevada (aviation accident).
Simone de Beauvoir
French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986).
Born January 9th, 1908 in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1986 at 78 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (pneumonia, pulmonary edema). [ref]
Edward Teller
Hungarian-american jewish nuclear physicist (1908–2003).
Born January 15th, 1908 in Budapest.
Died September 9th, 2003 at 95 years old in Stanford.
Buddy Ebsen
American actor and dancer (1908-2003).
Born April 2nd, 1908 in Belleville.
Died July 6th, 2003 at 95 years old in Torrance (pneumonia).
Don Bradmam
Australian cricketer (1908–2001).
Born August 27th, 1908 in Cootamundra.
Died February 25th, 2001 at 92 years old in Kensington Park (pneumonia).
Otto Skorzeny
Austrian officer in the waffen-ss.
Born June 12th, 1908 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1975 at 67 years old in Madrid (lung cancer). [ref]
Salvador Allende
28th president of chile (1908–1973).
Born June 26th, 1908 in Valparaíso.
Died September 11th, 1973 at 65 years old in Santiago.
Baby Face Nelson
American bank robber (1908–1934).
Born December 6th, 1908 in Chicago.
Died November 27th, 1934 at 25 years old in Wilmette (gunshot wound).
Milton Berle
American comedian and actor (1908-2002).
Born July 12th, 1908 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 27th, 2002 at 93 years old in Los Angeles (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Fred MacMurray
American actor and singer (1908-1991).
Born August 30th, 1908 in Kankakee. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1991 at 83 years old in Santa Monica (pneumonia, leukemia). [ref]
Abraham Maslow
American psychologist (1908–1970).
Born April 1st, 1908 in Brooklyn.
Died June 8th, 1970 at 62 years old in Menlo Park (myocardial infarction).
Rex Harrison
British actor (1908–1990).
Born March 5th, 1908 in Huyton.
Died June 2nd, 1990 at 82 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer).
Enver Hoxha
Former first secretary of the party of labour of albania, prime minister of albania.
Born October 16th, 1908 in Gjirokastër.
Died April 11th, 1985 at 76 years old in Tirana (ventricular fibrillation).
Ethel Merman
American actress and singer (1908-1984).
Born January 16th, 1908 in Astoria.
Died February 15th, 1984 at 76 years old in Manhattan (brain tumor).
Cus D'Amato
American boxing trainer (1908–1985).
Born January 17th, 1908 in The Bronx.
Died November 4th, 1985 at 77 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
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