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In the year 1908
924 Notable birthdays
Sulamith Messerer
Russian ballerina and choreographer (1908–2004).
Born August 27th, 1908 in Moscow.
Died June 3rd, 2004 at 95 years old in London.
Tommaso Landolfi
Italian author and translator (1908-1979).
Born August 9th, 1908 in Pico.
Died July 8th, 1979 at 70 years old in Rome.
Mikhail Somov
Soviet ocenographer and polar explorer.
Born April 7th, 1908 in Moscow.
Died December 30th, 1973 at 65 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Carl Richard Jacobi
American writer (1908-1997).
Born July 10th, 1908 in Minneapolis.
Died August 25th, 1997 at 89 years old in St. Louis Park.
Carlo Felice Trossi
Italian racecar driver (1908-1949).
Born April 27th, 1908 in Biella.
Died May 9th, 1949 at 41 years old in Milan (brain cancer).
Hélène Boucher
French pilot.
Born May 23rd, 1908 in Paris. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1934 at 26 years old in Guyancourt.
Murray Barr
Canadian physician and medical researcher (1908–1995).
Born June 20th, 1908 in Central Elgin.
Died May 4th, 1995 at 86 years old in London.
George Shevelov
Ukrainian writer, slavist philologist, literary historian, critic, member of the national academy of sciences of ukraine (1908-2002).
Born December 17th, 1908 in Kharkiv.
Died April 12th, 2002 at 93 years old in New York City.
Siegfried Uiberreither
German nazi politician and gauleiter of styria (1908-1984).
Born March 29th, 1908 in Salzburg.
Died December 29th, 1984 at 76 years old in Sindelfingen.
Miklós Szentkuthy
Hungarian writer, literary translator (1908–1988).
Born June 2nd, 1908 in Budapest.
Died July 18th, 1988 at 80 years old in Budapest.
Elizabeth Alexander
British geologist, academic, physicist and radio astronomer.
Born December 13th, 1908 in Merton.
Died October 15th, 1958 at 49 years old in Ibadan. [ref]
Tauno Palo
Finnish actor (1908–1982).
Born October 25th, 1908 in Hämeenlinna.
Died May 24th, 1982 at 73 years old in Helsinki (esophageal cancer).
Rina Morelli
Italian actress (1908–1976).
Born December 6th, 1908 in Naples.
Died July 17th, 1976 at 67 years old in Rome.
Renzo Rossellini
Italian composer (1908-1982).
Born February 2nd, 1908 in Rome.
Died May 13th, 1982 at 74 years old in Monaco.
Isaak Kikoin
Soviet physicist.
Born March 28th, 1908 in Žagarė.
Died December 28th, 1984 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Nelson S. Bond
American writer (1908–2006).
Born November 23rd, 1908 in Scranton.
Died November 6th, 2006 at 97 years old in Roanoke. [ref]
Mongi Slim
Tunisian politician and diplomat (1908–1969).
Born September 1st, 1908 in Tunis.
Died October 23rd, 1969 at 61 years old in Tunis.
Margarete Steffin
German actress and writer (1908–1941).
Born March 21st, 1908 in Berlin, Rummelsburg, Lichtenberg.
Died June 4th, 1941 at 33 years old in Moscow (tuberculosis).
Alexandre Mnouchkine
Russian french film producer (1908–1993).
Born February 10th, 1908 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 3rd, 1993 at 85 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Myrtle Bachelder
American chemist and women's army corps officer (1908–1997).
Born March 13th, 1908 in Orange.
Died May 22nd, 1997 at 89 years old in Chicago.
Sergey Urusevsky
Soviet cinematographer.
Born December 23rd, 1908 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 12th, 1974 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Friedrich Torberg
Czech publicist and writer (1908–1979).
Born September 16th, 1908 in Vienna.
Died November 10th, 1979 at 71 years old in Vienna.
Abdulla Aliş
Soviet tatar poet, playwright, writer and resistance fighter (1908-1944).
Born September 15th, 1908 in Köyek.
Died August 25th, 1944 at 35 years old in Plötzensee Prison (decapitation).
Gideon Ståhlberg
Swedish chess player (1908–1967).
Born January 26th, 1908 in Surte.
Died May 26th, 1967 at 59 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Jean Effel
French painter (1908-1982).
Born February 12th, 1908 in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1982 at 74 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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