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In the year 1908
926 Notable birthdays
Cus D'Amato
American boxing trainer (1908–1985).
Born January 17th, 1908 in The Bronx.
Died November 4th, 1985 at 77 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Sam Giancana
American mobster (1908–1975).
Born June 15th, 1908 in Chicago.
Died June 19th, 1975 at 67 years old in Oak Park.
John Mills
British actor (1908–2005).
Born February 22nd, 1908 in Watts Naval School.
Died April 23rd, 2005 at 97 years old in Denham (stroke).
Eve Arden
American actress (1908–1990).
Born April 30th, 1908 in Mill Valley.
Died November 12th, 1990 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest).
Don Ameche
American actor (1908–1993).
Born May 31st, 1908 in Kenosha.
Died December 6th, 1993 at 85 years old in Scottsdale (prostate cancer).
Edward R. Murrow
American broadcast journalist (1908–1965).
Born April 25th, 1908 in Greensboro. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1965 at 57 years old in Pawling (lung cancer).
Harold Holt
Australian politician, 17th prime minister of australia (1908-1967).
Born August 5th, 1908 in Stanmore.
Died December 19th, 1967 at 59 years old in Cheviot Beach (drowning).
Lupe Vélez
Mexican actress, dancer and vedette (1908—1944).
Born July 18th, 1908 in San Luis Potosí.
Died December 13th, 1944 at 36 years old in Beverly Hills (barbiturate overdose).
David Lean
British film director (1908–1991).
Born March 25th, 1908 in Croydon.
Died April 16th, 1991 at 83 years old in Limehouse (esophageal cancer).
William Hartnell
English actor (1908–1975).
Born January 8th, 1908 in St Pancras.
Died April 23rd, 1975 at 67 years old in Marden (multiple sclerosis, stroke, heart failure).
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
American baptist pastor and politician (1908–1972).
Born November 29th, 1908 in New Haven.
Died April 4th, 1972 at 63 years old in Miami.
Martha Gellhorn
Journalist from the united states (1908–1998).
Born November 8th, 1908 in St. Louis.
Died February 15th, 1998 at 89 years old in London (cyanide poisoning).
Michael Redgrave
English actor (1908-1985).
Born March 20th, 1908 in Bristol.
Died March 21st, 1985 at 77 years old in Denham (Parkinson's disease).
Lita Grey
American actress (1908–1995).
Born April 15th, 1908 in Hollywood.
Died December 29th, 1995 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Jagjivan Ram
Indian independence activist and politician (1908-1986).
Born April 5th, 1908 in Bhojpur district.
Died July 6th, 1986 at 78 years old in New Delhi.
Estée Lauder
American businesswoman (1906–2004).
Born July 1st, 1908 in Corona.
Died April 24th, 2004 at 95 years old in Manhattan (cardiac arrest).
Bernard Lee
British actor (1908–1981).
Born January 10th, 1908 in Brentford.
Died January 16th, 1981 at 73 years old in London (stomach cancer).
Mae Questel
American actress (1908–1998).
Born September 13th, 1908 in The Bronx.
Died January 4th, 1998 at 89 years old in New York City (Alzheimer's disease).
Claude Lévi-Strauss
French anthropologist and ethnologist (1908–2009).
Born November 28th, 1908 in Brussels. [ref]
Died October 30th, 2009 at 100 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
Indian author (1908–1994).
Born January 21st, 1908 in Thalayolaparambu.
Died July 5th, 1994 at 86 years old in Beypore.
Herbert von Karajan
Austrian conductor (1908–1989).
Born April 5th, 1908 in Salzburg.
Died July 16th, 1989 at 81 years old in Salzburg, Anif (myocardial infarction).
Tex Avery
American animator and director (1908-1980).
Born February 26th, 1908 in Taylor.
Died August 26th, 1980 at 72 years old in Burbank (lung cancer, liver cancer).
Richard Wright
American novelist and poet (1908–1960).
Born September 4th, 1908 in Natchez, Roxie.
Died November 28th, 1960 at 52 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
Paul Brown
American football coach (1908–1991).
Born September 7th, 1908 in Norwalk.
Died August 5th, 1991 at 82 years old in Cincinnati.
Peg Entwistle
British actress (1908-1932).
Born February 5th, 1908 in Port Talbot.
Died September 18th, 1932 at 24 years old in Hollywood.
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