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In the year 1908
924 Notable birthdays
Harald Reinl
Austrian director (1908-1986).
Died October 9th, 1986 at 78 years old in Puerto de la Cruz.
Max Grundig
German engineer (1908–1989).
Born May 7th, 1908 in Nuremberg.
Died December 8th, 1989 at 81 years old in Baden-Baden.
Giacomo Manzù
Italian artist (1908-1991).
Born December 22nd, 1908 in Bergamo. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1991 at 82 years old in Rome. [ref]
Enrique Peralta Azurdia
President of guatemala (1908-1997).
Born June 17th, 1908 in Guatemala City.
Died February 18th, 1997 at 88 years old in Miami.
Janina Lewandowska
Polish officer and aviator (1908-1940).
Born April 22nd, 1908 in Kharkiv.
Died April 22nd, 1940 at 32 years old in Katyn (gunshot wound, execution by shooting).
Gus Schilling
American comedian (1908-1957).
Born June 20th, 1908 in New York City.
Died June 16th, 1957 at 48 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Joaquín Nin-Culmell
American composer and pianist of cuban descent (1908-2004).
Born September 5th, 1908 in Berlin.
Died January 14th, 2004 at 95 years old in Berkeley (myocardial infarction).
Lauri Lehtinen
Finnish athletics competitor (1908–1973).
Born August 10th, 1908 in Porvoo.
Died December 4th, 1973 at 65 years old in Helsinki.
Olav Hauge
Norwegian writer (1908-1994).
Born August 18th, 1908 in Ulvik Municipality.
Died May 23rd, 1994 at 85 years old in Ulvik Municipality.
Bronisław Czech
Polish sportsman and artist (1908–1944).
Born July 25th, 1908 in Zakopane.
Died June 5th, 1944 at 35 years old in Auschwitz.
Ahmed Balafrej
Moroccan prime minister (1908-1990).
Born September 8th, 1908 in Rabat.
Died April 14th, 1990 at 81 years old in Rabat.
Nicholas Kurti
Hungarian physicist (1908–1998).
Born May 14th, 1908 in Budapest.
Died November 24th, 1998 at 90 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Julian Scriabin
Russian composer (1908–1919).
Born February 12th, 1908 in Lausanne.
Died June 22nd, 1919 at 11 years old in Irpin (drowning).
Helmut Thielicke
German theologian (1908-1986).
Born December 4th, 1908 in Barmen.
Died March 5th, 1986 at 77 years old in Hamburg.
Mikayil Mushfig
Azerbaijani writer (1908-1938).
Died March 12th, 1939 at 30 years old in Baku (political repression).
Sharon Lynn
American actress (1901–1963).
Born April 9th, 1908 in Weatherford.
Died May 26th, 1963 at 55 years old in Hollywood (multiple sclerosis).
Alejandro Villanueva
Peruvian footballer (1908-1944).
Born June 4th, 1908 in Lima. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1944 at 35 years old in Lima (tuberculosis). [ref]
Ruth Taylor
American actress (1908-1984).
Born January 13th, 1908 in Grand Rapids.
Died April 12th, 1984 at 76 years old in Palm Springs.
Tullio Pinelli
Italian screenwriter (1908–2009).
Born June 24th, 1908 in Turin.
Died March 7th, 2009 at 100 years old in Rome. [ref]
Jack Donohue
American actor and director (1908-1984).
Born November 3rd, 1908 in Brooklyn.
Died March 27th, 1984 at 75 years old in Marina del Rey (myocardial infarction).
Geirr Tveitt
Norwegian composer and pianist (1908-1981).
Born October 19th, 1908 in Bergen.
Died February 1st, 1981 at 72 years old in Oslo.
Helmut Käutner
German film director and actor (1908–1980).
Born March 25th, 1908 in Düsseldorf.
Died April 20th, 1980 at 72 years old in Castellina in Chianti.
Bjarni Benediktsson
Icelandic politician (1908–1970).
Born April 30th, 1908 in Reykjavík.
Died July 10th, 1970 at 62 years old in Thingvellir National Park.
Tao Zhu
Chinese politician (1908-1969).
Born January 16th, 1908 in Qiyang.
Died November 30th, 1969 at 61 years old in Hefei (gallbladder cancer).
Bronisława Wajs
Polish-romani classical poet and singer.
Born August 17th, 1908 in Sitaniec. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1987 at 78 years old in Inowrocław.
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