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In the year 1908
926 Notable birthdays
Simon Wiesenthal
Jewish austrian holocaust survivor and nazi hunter (1908–2005).
Born December 31st, 1908 in Buchach. [ref]
Died September 20th, 2005 at 96 years old in Vienna.
Vitaly Chekhover
Russian chess player (1908-1965).
Born December 22nd, 1908 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 11th, 1965 at 56 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Sergey Urusevsky
Soviet cinematographer.
Born December 23rd, 1908 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 12th, 1974 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Karl Berg
Austrian archbishop (1908-1997).
Born December 27th, 1908 in Radstadt. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1997 at 88 years old in Mattsee. [ref]
Remedios Varo
Spanish painter (1908–1963).
Born December 16th, 1908 in Anglès.
Died October 8th, 1963 at 54 years old in Mexico City.
Riccardo Divora
Italian rower (1908-1951).
Born December 22nd, 1908 in Koper.
Died January 10th, 1951 at 42 years old
Rostislav Plyatt
Soviet actor (1908–1989).
Born December 13th, 1908 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died June 30th, 1989 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Félix Welkenhuysen
Belgian footballer (1908-1980).
Born December 12th, 1908 in Saint-Gilles.
Died April 20th, 1980 at 71 years old
Ion Lăpușneanu
Romanian footballer (1908-1994).
Born December 8th, 1908 in Bucharest.
Died February 25th, 1994 at 85 years old in Romania. [ref]
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.
Gianluigi Bonelli
Italian comic book author and writer (1908-2001).
Born December 22nd, 1908 in Milan.
Died January 12th, 2001 at 92 years old in Alessandria.
Sture Lagerwall
Swedish actor and film director (1908–1964).
Born December 13th, 1908 in Oscar Parish. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1964 at 55 years old [ref]
Max Bill
Swiss architect, painter and sculptor (1908-1994).
Born December 22nd, 1908 in Winterthur.
Died December 9th, 1994 at 85 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction).
Jules Vandooren
French footballer (1908-1985).
Born December 30th, 1908 in Armentières.
Died January 7th, 1985 at 76 years old in Calais.
Attila Sallustro
Paraguayan footballer (1908–1983).
Born December 15th, 1908 in Asunción.
Died May 28th, 1983 at 74 years old in Rome.
Silvio Hernández
Basketball player (1908–1984).
Born December 31st, 1908 in Veracruz.
Died March 20th, 1984 at 75 years old in Mexico City.
Helmut Gollwitzer
German protestant (lutheran) theologian and author (1908–1993).
Born December 29th, 1908.
Died October 17th, 1993 at 84 years old in Berlin.
Désiré Bourgeois
Belgian footballer (1908-1996).
Born December 13th, 1908 in Mechelen.
Died January 29th, 1996 at 87 years old [ref]
Hans Schaffner
Swiss politician (1908-2004).
Born December 16th, 1908 in Interlaken.
Died November 26th, 2004 at 95 years old in Bern. [ref]
Štefan Čambal
Slovak footballer (1908-1990).
Born December 16th, 1908 in Bratislava.
Died July 18th, 1990 at 81 years old in Prague.
Yvette Cauchois
French physicist (1908-1999).
Born December 19th, 1908 in Paris.
Died November 19th, 1999 at 90 years old in Paris (infectious disease).
Giacomo Manzù
Italian artist (1908-1991).
Born December 22nd, 1908 in Bergamo. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1991 at 82 years old in Rome. [ref]
Pierre Graber
Swiss politician (1908-2003).
Born December 6th, 1908 in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
Died July 19th, 2003 at 94 years old in Lausanne.
Gerti Deutsch
Austrian photographer (1908–1979).
Born December 19th, 1908 in Vienna.
Died December 9th, 1979 at 70 years old in Leamington Spa.
Kočo Racin
Writer, poet and communist (1908–1943).
Born December 22nd, 1908 in Veles.
Died June 13th, 1943 at 34 years old in Mount Bistra. [ref]
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