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In the year 1908
849 Notable birthdays
Tony Canzoneri
American boxer (1908-1959).
Born November 6th, 1908 in Slidell.
Died December 9th, 1959 at 51 years old in Staten Island.
Grégoire Aslan
Swiss-armenian actor and musician.
Born March 28th, 1908 in Constantinople.
Died January 8th, 1982 at 73 years old in Breage (myocardial infarction).
Ernest Manning
Canadian politician (1908-1996).
Born September 20th, 1908 in Carnduff.
Died February 19th, 1996 at 87 years old in Calgary.
Alain Cuny
French actor (1908-1994).
Born July 12th, 1908 in Saint-Malo.
Died May 16th, 1994 at 85 years old in Paris.
Carlo Abarth
Automobile engineer, designer and racecar driver (1908-1979).
Born November 15th, 1908 in Vienna.
Died October 24th, 1979 at 70 years old in Vienna.
Lawrence Wetherby
American politician (1908–1994).
Born January 2nd, 1908 in Middletown.
Died March 27th, 1994 at 86 years old in Frankfort.
Ivan Yefremov
Soviet paleontologist, science fiction author and social thinker (1908–1972).
Born April 23rd, 1908 in Vyritsa. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1972 at 64 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Titus Burckhardt
Swiss traditional author (1908-1984).
Born October 24th, 1908 in Florence.
Died January 15th, 1984 at 75 years old in Lausanne.
Alfred Lion
American record executive born in germany (1908–1987).
Born April 21st, 1908 in Schöneberg.
Died February 2nd, 1987 at 78 years old in San Diego.
Nguyen Ngoc Tho
Vietnamese politician, first prime minister of south vietnam (1908-1976).
Born May 26th, 1908 in Long Xuyên.
Died June 12th, 1976 at 68 years old in Ho Chi Minh City.
Olga Benário Prestes
German-brazilian communist militant (1908-1942).
Born February 12th, 1908 in Munich. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1942 at 34 years old in Bernburg Euthanasia Centre. [ref]
Vivian Fuchs
British explorer (1908–1999).
Born February 11th, 1908 in Isle of Wight.
Died November 11th, 1999 at 91 years old in Cambridge.
Alexander D'Arcy
Actor.
Born August 10th, 1908 in Cairo.
Died April 20th, 1996 at 87 years old in Los Angeles.
Władysław Raginis
Polish military commander.
Born June 27th, 1908 in Daugavpils.
Died September 10th, 1939 at 31 years old in Strękowa Góra (explosive device).
Aden Abdullah Osman Daar
Somali politician (1908-2007).
Born December 9th, 1908 in Beledweyne.
Died June 8th, 2007 at 98 years old in Nairobi.
John Anthony Volpe
American politician (1908-1994).
Born December 8th, 1908 in Wakefield.
Died November 11th, 1994 at 85 years old in Nahant.
Marceline Day
American actress (1908–2000).
Born April 24th, 1908 in Colorado Springs.
Died February 16th, 2000 at 91 years old in Cathedral City.
Kurt H. Debus
Rocket engineer and scientist (1908–1983).
Born November 29th, 1908 in Frankfurt.
Died October 10th, 1983 at 74 years old in Cocoa Beach.
Bruno Lüdke
German alleged serial killer (1908–1944).
Born April 3rd, 1908 in Köpenick. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1944 at 36 years old in Vienna.
Fyodor Okhlopkov
Hero of the soviet union (1908-1968).
Born March 2nd, 1908 in Tomponsky District.
Died May 28th, 1968 at 60 years old in Tomponsky District.
Phil Karlson
American film director.
Born July 2nd, 1908 in Chicago. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1985 at 77 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Alexander Schneider
Lithuanian musician (1908-1993).
Born October 21st, 1908 in Vilnius.
Died February 2nd, 1993 at 84 years old in New York City.
René Daumal
French poet and novelist (1908–1944).
Born March 16th, 1908 in Paris.
Died May 21st, 1944 at 36 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (tuberculosis). [ref]
William Bakewell
Film actor (1908-1993).
Born May 2nd, 1908 in Los Angeles.
Died April 15th, 1993 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
Charles Holland
British road bicycle racer (1908–1989).
Born September 20th, 1908 in Aldridge.
Died December 15th, 1989 at 81 years old in Aldridge.
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