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In the year 1908
849 Notable birthdays
John Tuzo Wilson
Canadian geologist (1908–1993).
Born October 24th, 1908 in Ottawa.
Died April 15th, 1993 at 84 years old in Toronto.
Moufdi Zakaria
Algerian poet.
Born June 12th, 1908 in Ghardaia. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1977 at 69 years old in Tunis. [ref]
Miriam Rothschild
British natural scientist and author (1908-2005).
Born August 5th, 1908 in Ashton.
Died January 20th, 2005 at 96 years old in Oundle.
Cartola
Brazilian singer, composer and poet (1908–1980).
Born October 11th, 1908 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died November 30th, 1980 at 72 years old in Rio de Janeiro (thyroid cancer).
Kathleen Raine
British poet, critic and scholar (1908–2003).
Born June 14th, 1908 in Ilford.
Died July 6th, 2003 at 95 years old in London. [ref]
Horton Smith
Professional golfer (1908-1963).
Born May 22nd, 1908 in Springfield.
Died October 15th, 1963 at 55 years old in Detroit (lymphoma).
Alan Baxter
American actor (1908–1976).
Born November 19th, 1908 in East Cleveland.
Died May 8th, 1976 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Leo Sternbach
Polish american chemist.
Born May 7th, 1908 in Opatija. [ref]
Died September 28th, 2005 at 97 years old in Chapel Hill. [ref]
Dick Purcell
American actor, best known for playing marvel comics' captain america in the 1943 film serial.
Born August 6th, 1908 in Greenwich.
Died April 10th, 1944 at 35 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Anna Sten
Ukrainian-born soviet and american actress (1908–1993).
Born December 3rd, 1908 in Kyiv.
Died November 12th, 1993 at 84 years old in New York City. [ref]
Patsy Montana
American country music singer-songwriter.
Born October 30th, 1908 in Hot Springs.
Died May 3rd, 1996 at 87 years old in San Jacinto.
Sally Eilers
American actress (1908–1978).
Born December 11th, 1908 in New York City.
Died January 5th, 1978 at 69 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).
Lilian Bond
British actress (1908–1991).
Born January 18th, 1908 in London.
Died January 25th, 1991 at 83 years old in California (myocardial infarction).
Héctor Trujillo
Former president of the dominican republic (1908-2002).
Born April 6th, 1908 in San Cristóbal.
Died October 19th, 2002 at 94 years old in Miami.
Ahmad Shukeiri
Palestinian politician (1908-1980).
Born January 1st, 1908 in Tebnine.
Died February 25th, 1980 at 72 years old in Amman.
William Knowland
United states senator from california (1945–1959).
Born June 26th, 1908 in Alameda.
Died February 23rd, 1974 at 65 years old in Guerneville.
Red Norvo
American musician (1908–1999).
Born March 31st, 1908 in Beardstown.
Died April 6th, 1999 at 91 years old in Santa Monica.
John Sutton
British actor in hollywood (1908-1963).
Born October 22nd, 1908 in Rawalpindi.
Died July 10th, 1963 at 54 years old in Cannes.
Johnny Burke
American lyricist (1908-1964).
Born October 3rd, 1908 in Antioch.
Died February 25th, 1964 at 55 years old in New York City.
Chula Chakrabongse
Thai prince (1908–1963).
Born March 28th, 1908 in Paruskavan Palace.
Died December 30th, 1963 at 55 years old in Tredethy (esophageal cancer).
Violet Alva
Indian politician (1908-1969).
Born April 24th, 1908 in Ahmedabad.
Died November 20th, 1969 at 61 years old in New Delhi.
Roger Tory Peterson
American naturalist, ornithologist and writer (1908–1996).
Born August 28th, 1908 in Jamestown. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1996 at 87 years old in Old Lyme. [ref]
Ernie Lombardi
American baseball player.
Born April 6th, 1908 in Oakland.
Died September 26th, 1977 at 69 years old in Santa Cruz.
Robert Ardrey
American screenwriter and author of several books on anthropology (1908-1980).
Born October 16th, 1908 in Chicago.
Died January 14th, 1980 at 71 years old in Cape Town.
Nikolai Aleksandrovich Kozyrev
Russian astronomer/astrophysicist.
Born September 2nd, 1908 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 27th, 1983 at 74 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
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