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In the year 1908

924 Notable birthdays

Pedro Arico Suárez

Argentine footballer (1908-1979).

Born June 5th, 1908 in Santa Brígida.

Died April 18th, 1979 at 70 years old in Buenos Aires.

Gerti Deutsch

Austrian photographer (1908–1979).

Born December 19th, 1908 in Vienna.

Died December 9th, 1979 at 70 years old in Leamington Spa.

Osborne Anderson

American ice hockey player (1908–1989).

Born October 15th, 1908 in Fredrikstad Municipality.

Died January 31st, 1989 at 80 years old in Lynn (pancreatic cancer).

Boris Gorbatov

Russian soviet writer and screenwriter, journalist, war correspondent (1908-1954).

Born July 15th, 1908 in Sokolohirsk.

Died January 20th, 1954 at 45 years old in Moscow (stroke).

Manuel Mur Oti

Spanish film director, poet and screenwriter (1908-2003).

Born October 25th, 1908 in Vigo.

Died August 5th, 2003 at 94 years old in Madrid.

Marie Baron

Dutch swimmer (1908-1948).

Born February 5th, 1908 in Rotterdam.

Died July 23rd, 1948 at 40 years old in Rotterdam.

Rudolf Rominger

Swiss alpine skier (1908-1979).

Born August 21st, 1908 in Val Fex.

Died November 8th, 1979 at 71 years old in St. Moritz.

John Brinck

American rower (1908–1934).

Born September 16th, 1908 in Winters.

Died May 19th, 1934 at 25 years old in Falfurrias.

Lisa Resch

German alpine skier (1908–1949).

Born October 4th, 1908 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

Died January 31st, 1949 at 40 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

Kurt Stöpel

German cyclist.

Born March 12th, 1908 in Berlin.

Died June 11th, 1997 at 89 years old in Berlin.

Thomas Moone

American ice hockey player (1908-1986).

Born November 6th, 1908 in Ottawa.

Died July 27th, 1986 at 77 years old in Meredith.

Sulo Nurmela

(1908-1999) finnish cross-country skier.

Born February 13th, 1908 in Miehikkälä.

Died August 13th, 1999 at 91 years old in Hamina.

Leonid Kmit

Russian actor (1908–1982).

Born March 9th, 1908 in Saint Petersburg.

Died March 11th, 1982 at 74 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).

Ludwig Landen

German sprint canoer (1908–1985).

Born November 6th, 1908 in Cologne.

Died October 14th, 1985 at 76 years old in Cologne.

Giuseppe Casoria

Catholic cardinal (1908-2001).

Born October 1st, 1908 in Acerra.

Died February 8th, 2001 at 92 years old in Rome.

Hans Homberger

Swiss rower (1908-1986).

Born October 31st, 1908 in Schaffhausen.

Died January 26th, 1986 at 77 years old in Schaffhausen.

Hermógenes Fonseca

Brazilian footballer.

Born November 4th, 1908 (age 117 years) in Rio de Janeiro.

Karl Berg

Austrian archbishop (1908-1997).

Born December 27th, 1908 in Radstadt. [ref]

Died September 1st, 1997 at 88 years old in Mattsee. [ref]

Michael Staksrud

Norwegian speed skater (1908–1940).

Born June 2nd, 1908 in Gran Municipality.

Died November 10th, 1940 at 32 years old in Gjersjøen (drowning).

Gunnar Seidenfaden

Danish botanist and diplomat (1908-2001).

Born February 24th, 1908 in Varde.

Died February 9th, 2001 at 92 years old

Sylvio Hoffmann

Brazilian footballer (1908-1991).

Born May 5th, 1908 in Rio de Janeiro.

Died November 15th, 1991 at 83 years old in São Paulo.

Erich Srbek

Czech footballer (1908-1973).

Born June 4th, 1908 in Prague.

Died February 24th, 1973 at 64 years old

Miklós Szabó

Hungarian middle distance runner (1908–2000).

Born December 6th, 1908 in Budapest.

Died December 3rd, 2000 at 91 years old in Budapest.

Hans Engnestangen

Norwegian speed skater (1908-2003).

Born March 28th, 1908 in Brandbu.

Died May 9th, 2003 at 95 years old in Jevnaker.

Zofia Lissa

Polish musicologist.

Born October 19th, 1908 in Lviv.

Died March 26th, 1980 at 71 years old in Warsaw.

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