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In the year 1908
924 Notable birthdays
Henryk Zygalski
Polish mathematician and cryptologist (1908–1978).
Born July 15th, 1908 in Poznań.
Died August 30th, 1978 at 70 years old in Liss.
Rufino Santos
Catholic archbishop and cardinal (1908–1973).
Born August 26th, 1908 in Philippines.
Died September 3rd, 1973 at 65 years old in Manila.
William Frankena
American philosopher (1908–1994).
Born June 21st, 1908 in Manhattan.
Died October 22nd, 1994 at 86 years old in Ann Arbor.
Eddie Acuff
American actor.
Born June 3rd, 1908 in Caruthersville.
Died December 17th, 1956 at 48 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Muhammad Musa
Pakistani hazara general (1908–1991).
Born October 20th, 1908 in Quetta.
Died March 12th, 1991 at 82 years old in Quetta.
Kenji Miyamoto
Communist leader (1908–2007).
Born October 17th, 1908 in Hikari.
Died July 18th, 2007 at 98 years old in Shibuya. [ref]
Nils Poppe
Swedish entertainer (1908-2000).
Died June 28th, 2000 at 92 years old in Helsingborg (stroke).
Abdurrahman Baswedan
Indonesian journalist (1908–1986).
Born September 9th, 1908 in Surabaya.
Died March 16th, 1986 at 77 years old in Jakarta.
Hu Die
Chinese actress (1908–1989).
Born March 23rd, 1908 in Shanghai.
Died April 23rd, 1989 at 81 years old in Vancouver.
Jean-Pierre Wimille
French racing driver (1908–1949).
Born February 26th, 1908 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 28th, 1949 at 40 years old in Buenos Aires.
Sidney Gilliat
British film director, producer and screenwriter (1908–1994).
Born February 15th, 1908 in Edgeley.
Died May 31st, 1994 at 86 years old in Wiltshire.
Sergei Sobolev
Russian mathematician (1908-1989).
Born October 6th, 1908 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1989 at 80 years old in Moscow. [ref]
George Devereux
Ethnologist (1908–1985).
Born September 13th, 1908 in Lugoj. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1985 at 76 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris, Paris. [ref]
Hot Lips Page
American jazz musician (1908–1954).
Born January 27th, 1908 in Dallas.
Died November 5th, 1954 at 46 years old in New York City.
Antony Tudor
British dancer and choreographer (1908–1987).
Born April 4th, 1908 in London.
Died April 19th, 1987 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Vasily Margelov
Soviet general (1908–1990).
Born December 27th, 1908 in Dnipro.
Died March 4th, 1990 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Louis Essen
English physicist who invented the caesium atomic clock and determined the speed of light (1908-1997).
Born September 6th, 1908 in Nottingham.
Died August 24th, 1997 at 88 years old in Great Bookham.
Frol Kozlov
Soviet politician (1908-1965).
Born August 18th, 1908 in Loshchinino.
Died January 30th, 1965 at 56 years old in Moscow.
Ray Heindorf
American songwriter, composer, conductor, and arranger (1908-1980).
Born August 25th, 1908 in Rockland County.
Died February 3rd, 1980 at 71 years old in California.
Thomas A. Wofford
American politician (1908-1978).
Born September 27th, 1908 in Laurens County.
Died February 25th, 1978 at 69 years old in Greenville.
Arsène Heitz
Author of the flag of europe (1908-1989).
Born September 20th, 1908 in Huttenheim.
Died August 30th, 1989 at 80 years old in Épinal.
Hugo Fregonese
Argentine film director (1908–1987).
Born April 8th, 1908 in Mendoza.
Died January 17th, 1987 at 78 years old in Buenos Aires.
Joseíto Fernández
Cuban musician.
Born September 5th, 1908 in Havana.
Died October 11th, 1979 at 71 years old in Havana.
Vazgen I
Catholicos of the armenian apostolic church (1908–1994).
Born October 3rd, 1908 in Bucharest.
Died August 18th, 1994 at 85 years old in Yerevan.
Petro Shelest
Ukrainian politician (1908-1996).
Born February 14th, 1908 in Andriivka, Balakliia Raion.
Died January 22nd, 1996 at 87 years old in Moscow.
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You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake. Bob Hope