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In the year 1908
924 Notable birthdays
Marinus Anton Donk
Dutch mycologist (1908-1972).
Born August 14th, 1908 in Situbondo.
Died September 2nd, 1972 at 64 years old in The Hague.
Aníbal Muñoz Duque
Catholic cardinal (1908–1987).
Born October 3rd, 1908 in Santa Rosa de Osos.
Died January 15th, 1987 at 78 years old in Bogotá.
Nikolay Pilyugin
Soviet rocket control systems designer, scientist (1908-1982).
Born May 18th, 1908 in Krasnoye Selo. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 1982 at 74 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Juan López Fontana
Uruguayan football manager (1908–1983).
Born March 15th, 1908 in Montevideo.
Died April 15th, 1984 at 76 years old in Montevideo.
Ernest Libérati
French footballer (1906-1983).
Born March 22nd, 1908 in Oran. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1983 at 75 years old
George Simpson
American athletics competitor (1908-1961).
Born September 21st, 1908 in Columbus.
Died December 2nd, 1961 at 53 years old in Columbus.
György Bródy
Hungarian water polo player (1908–1967).
Born July 21st, 1908 in Budapest.
Died August 5th, 1967 at 59 years old in Johannesburg.
Fritz Feierabend
Bobsledder (1908-1978).
Born June 29th, 1908 in Engelberg.
Died November 25th, 1978 at 70 years old in Stans.
Olaf Hoffsbakken
Norwegian nordic skier.
Born September 2nd, 1908 in Norway.
Died November 23rd, 1986 at 78 years old in Gjøvik Municipality.
Lambert Schaus
Luxembourgian politician (1908-1976).
Born January 18th, 1908 in Luxembourg.
Died August 10th, 1976 at 68 years old in Luxembourg.
Matti Sippala
Athletics competitor (1908-1997).
Born March 11th, 1908 in Hollola.
Died August 22nd, 1997 at 89 years old in Kotka.
Miguel Ángel Lauri
Argentine footballer and manager (1908-1994).
Born August 29th, 1908 in Zárate.
Died September 26th, 1994 at 86 years old in Zárate.
Werner Rothmaler
German botanist (1908-1962).
Born August 20th, 1908 in Sangerhausen.
Died April 13th, 1962 at 53 years old in Leipzig.
Yan Frid
Soviet screenwriter and film director (1908-2003).
Born May 31st, 1908 in Krasnoyarsk.
Died December 21st, 2003 at 95 years old in Stuttgart.
Anne Bonnet
Belgian painter (1908–1960).
Born May 16th, 1908 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died November 14th, 1960 at 52 years old in Brussels metropolitan area.
Sigmund Haringer
German footballer (1908-1975).
Born December 9th, 1908 in Munich, Aldersbach.
Died February 23rd, 1975 at 66 years old in West Germany.
Herbert Rappaport
Austrian-soviet film director (1908-1983).
Born July 7th, 1908 in Vienna.
Died September 5th, 1983 at 75 years old in Saint Petersburg (aneurysm).
Dragutin Najdanović
Serbian footballer (1908-1981).
Born April 15th, 1908 in Belgrade.
Died November 3rd, 1981 at 73 years old in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Paula Mollenhauer
German discus thrower (1908–1988).
Born December 22nd, 1908 in Hamburg.
Died July 7th, 1988 at 79 years old in Hamburg.
František Douda
Czechoslovak shot putter (1908–1990).
Born October 23rd, 1908 in Planá nad Lužnicí.
Died January 15th, 1990 at 81 years old in Prague.
Ion Lăpușneanu
Romanian footballer (1908-1994).
Born December 8th, 1908 in Bucharest.
Died February 25th, 1994 at 85 years old in Romania. [ref]
Richard Häussler
Actor, film director (1908–1964).
Born October 26th, 1908 in Munich.
Died September 28th, 1964 at 55 years old in Munich.
Guillermo Arellano
Chilean footballer (1908-1999).
Born August 21st, 1908 in Santiago.
Died February 16th, 1999 at 90 years old in Chile.
Zainab Biisheva
Soviet writer (1908–1996).
Born January 15th, 1908.
Died August 24th, 1996 at 88 years old in Ufa.
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