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In the year 1908
924 Notable birthdays
Percy Williams
Canadian athlete (1908–1982).
Born May 19th, 1908 in Vancouver.
Died November 29th, 1982 at 74 years old in Vancouver (gunshot wound).
Albert Wass
Hungarian writer (1908-1998).
Born January 8th, 1908 in Răscruci.
Died February 17th, 1998 at 90 years old in Astor.
Wang Zhen
Chinese military officer and politician (1908-1993).
Born April 11th, 1908 in Liuyang.
Died March 12th, 1993 at 84 years old in Guangzhou.
Robert Hale Merriman
American academic; republican volunteer killed during spanish civil war (1908–1938).
Born November 17th, 1908 in Eureka.
Died April 2nd, 1938 at 29 years old in Gandesa.
Sylvia Bataille
French actress (1908–1993).
Born November 1st, 1908 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 23rd, 1993 at 85 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Tito Guízar
Mexican singer and actor (1908-1999).
Born April 8th, 1908 in Guadalajara, Jalisco.
Died December 25th, 1999 at 91 years old in San Antonio (pneumonia).
Kingsley Davis
American sociologist and demographer (1908–1997).
Born August 20th, 1908 in Jones County.
Died February 27th, 1997 at 88 years old in Stanford.
Eddie Tolan
Athletics competitor (1908–1967).
Born September 29th, 1908 in Denver.
Died January 31st, 1967 at 58 years old in Detroit. [ref]
George Sherman
Film director (1908–1991).
Born July 14th, 1908 in New York City.
Died March 15th, 1991 at 82 years old in Los Angeles.
Philip Dunne
American writer, producer, director (1908-1992).
Born February 11th, 1908 in New York City.
Died June 2nd, 1992 at 84 years old in Malibu (cancer).
Chu Berry
American musician (1908–1941).
Born September 13th, 1908 in Wheeling.
Died October 30th, 1941 at 33 years old in Conneaut (car collision).
Victor Pasmore
Artist and architect (1908-1998).
Born December 3rd, 1908 in Chelsham.
Died January 23rd, 1998 at 89 years old in Valletta.
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
Portuguese-french artist.
Born June 13th, 1908 in Lisbon. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1992 at 83 years old in Paris. [ref]
Rita Angus
New zealand artist (1908–1970).
Born March 12th, 1908 in Hastings.
Died January 25th, 1970 at 61 years old in Wellington (ovarian cancer).
Red Allen
American jazz musician, band leader (1908–1967).
Born January 7th, 1908 in New Orleans, Algiers.
Died April 17th, 1967 at 59 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer).
Garfield Todd
Prime minister of south rhodesia (1908-2002).
Born July 13th, 1908 in Invercargill.
Died October 13th, 2002 at 94 years old in Bulawayo.
Robert Merle
French writer.
Born August 29th, 1908 in Tébessa.
Died March 27th, 2004 at 95 years old in Grosrouvre (myocardial infarction).
Mercè Rodoreda
Spanish writer (1908-1983).
Born October 10th, 1908 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1983 at 74 years old in Girona (liver cancer).
Sicco Mansholt
Dutch farmer, politician and diplomat (1908–1995).
Born September 13th, 1908 in Ulrum.
Died June 29th, 1995 at 86 years old in Wapserveen.
Helen Jacobs
American tennis player (1908–1997).
Born August 6th, 1908 in Globe.
Died June 2nd, 1997 at 88 years old in East Hampton (heart failure).
Taras Bulba-Borovets
Ukrainian resistance leader (1908–1981).
Born March 9th, 1908 in Bistrichi.
Died May 15th, 1981 at 73 years old in New York City.
Greta Bösel
German nurse, camp guard at concentration camp ravensbrück (1908-1947).
Born May 9th, 1908 in Elberfeld.
Died May 2nd, 1947 at 38 years old in Hamelin (hanging to death).
Karel Ančerl
Czech conductor, composer and director conductor of czech philharmonic (1908–1973).
Born April 11th, 1908 in Tučapy. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1973 at 65 years old in Toronto (cancer). [ref]
Jozo Tomasevich
Croatian american historian (1908-1994).
Born March 16th, 1908 in Orebić.
Died October 15th, 1994 at 86 years old in Palo Alto.
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