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In the year 1908
924 Notable birthdays
Frank G. Slaughter
Us physician and writer (1908-2001).
Born February 25th, 1908 in Washington, D.C..
Died May 17th, 2001 at 93 years old in Jacksonville.
Kurt Neumann
American film director (1908–1958).
Born April 5th, 1908 in Nuremberg.
Died August 21st, 1958 at 50 years old in Los Angeles.
Nikolay Nosov
Soviet writer (1908–1976).
Born November 23rd, 1908 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1976 at 67 years old in Moscow.
Hugo Distler
German organist, choral conductor, teacher and composer (1908–1942).
Born June 24th, 1908 in Nuremberg.
Died November 1st, 1942 at 34 years old in Berlin (asphyxia).
Henri Rol-Tanguy
Member of the french resistance (1908-2002).
Born June 12th, 1908 in Morlaix.
Died September 8th, 2002 at 94 years old in Ivry-sur-Seine.
Salo Flohr
Czech chess player, arbiter, theoretician, organiser and writer (1908–1983).
Born November 21st, 1908 in Horodenka.
Died July 18th, 1983 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Victor Ambartsumian
Soviet armenian astrophysicist (1908–1996).
Born September 18th, 1908 in Tbilisi.
Died August 12th, 1996 at 87 years old in Byurakan. [ref]
Jiro Sato
Japanese tennis player (1908–1934).
Born January 5th, 1908 in Tokyo, Nagao.
Died April 5th, 1934 at 26 years old in Strait of Malacca (drowning).
Nikolai Kamanin
Soviet aviator and military commander (1908-1982).
Born October 18th, 1908 in Melenki.
Died March 11th, 1982 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Gisèle Freund
French photographer (1908–2000).
Born December 19th, 1908 in Schöneberg.
Died March 31st, 2000 at 91 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Elio Vittorini
Italian writer and novelist (1908–1966).
Born July 23rd, 1908 in Syracuse.
Died February 12th, 1966 at 57 years old in Milan (stomach cancer).
Sally O'Neil
Actress (1908-1968).
Born October 23rd, 1908 in Bayonne.
Died June 18th, 1968 at 59 years old in Galesburg (pneumonia).
Simonne Mathieu
French tennis player, commander of the corps des volontaires françaises in wwii (1908-1980).
Born January 31st, 1908 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died January 7th, 1980 at 71 years old in Chatou.
Eddie Hapgood
English footballer and manager (1908-1973).
Born September 24th, 1908 in Bristol.
Died April 20th, 1973 at 64 years old in Leamington Spa.
Jacques Herbrand
French mathematician (1908–1931).
Born February 12th, 1908 in Paris.
Died July 27th, 1931 at 23 years old in Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans (mountaineering accident).
Walter Bruch
German electrical engineer (1908–1990).
Born March 2nd, 1908 in Neustadt an der Weinstraße.
Died May 5th, 1990 at 82 years old in Hanover.
Kazuo Miyagawa
Japanese cinematographer (1908–1999).
Born February 25th, 1908 in Kyoto.
Died August 7th, 1999 at 91 years old in Tokyo.
Aleksander Ford
Polish film director (1908–1980).
Born November 24th, 1908 in Kyiv.
Died April 4th, 1980 at 71 years old in Naples (hanging to death).
Albert Isaac Bezzerides
American writer (1908-2007).
Born August 9th, 1908 in Samsun.
Died January 1st, 2007 at 98 years old in Los Angeles.
Carlos Peucelle
Argentine footballer (1908-1990).
Born September 13th, 1908 in Buenos Aires.
Died April 1st, 1990 at 81 years old in Buenos Aires.
Buddhadeb Bose
Indian writer (1908–1974).
Born November 30th, 1908 in Cumilla District.
Died March 18th, 1974 at 65 years old in Kolkata.
Inez Courtney
American actress (1908-1975).
Born March 12th, 1908 in New York City.
Died April 5th, 1975 at 67 years old in Neptune Township.
Spiro Koleka
Albanian civil engineer, army official and communist politician (1908-2001).
Died August 22nd, 2001 at 93 years old in Tirana.
Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling
German-danish tennis player.
Born March 26th, 1908 in Essen.
Died March 7th, 1981 at 72 years old in Helsingborg.
Fu Lei
Chinese writer (1908-1966).
Born April 7th, 1908 in Nanhui District.
Died September 3rd, 1966 at 58 years old in Shanghai (hanging to death).
Birthdays 376 to 400 of 924
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