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In the year 1908

924 Notable birthdays

Margarita Gil Roësset

Spanish sculptor (1908–1932).

Born March 3rd, 1908 in Las Rozas de Madrid.

Died July 28th, 1932 at 24 years old in Las Rozas de Madrid.

Ragnar Jansson

Olympic sailer (1908–1977).

Born October 1st, 1908 in Helsinki.

Died September 9th, 1977 at 68 years old in Helsinki.

Gösta Brodin

Sailor.

Born February 15th, 1908 in Gothenburg.

Died June 18th, 1979 at 71 years old in Gothenburg.

Maša Haľamová

Slovak poet (1908–1995).

Born August 28th, 1908 in Blatnica.

Died August 17th, 1995 at 86 years old in Bratislava.

Herbert Dill

German athletics competitor (1908–1942).

Born December 31st, 1908 in Hanover.

Died April 24th, 1942 at 33 years old in Berlin. [ref]

Dolors Vives Rodon

Spanish pioneering aviator from catalonia.

Born November 15th, 1908 in Valls. [ref]

Died June 12th, 2007 at 98 years old in Barcelona.

James Workman

American rower (1908–1983).

Born April 30th, 1908 in Woodward.

Died October 15th, 1983 at 75 years old in Orange County.

Pierre Brunet

French rower (1908-1979).

Born February 27th, 1908 in 6th arrondissement of Lyon.

Died May 12th, 1979 at 71 years old in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon.

Ida Mandenova

Soviet/georgian botanist, taxonomist and botanical collector (1907-1995).

Born July 26th, 1908 in Tbilisi. [ref]

Died September 4th, 1995 at 87 years old in Tbilisi. [ref]

Pedro Ferrer

Cuban footballer.

Born January 22nd, 1908 (age 118 years) in Cuba.

Osvaldo Velloso de Barros

Brazilian footballer (1908-1996).

Born August 25th, 1908 in Corumbá.

Died August 8th, 1996 at 87 years old in Rio de Janeiro.

César Espinoza

Chilean footballer (1900-1956).

Born May 31st, 1908 in Los Andes.

Died January 29th, 1993 at 84 years old in San Bernardo.

Ralph Hill

American runner; athletics competitor (1908–1994).

Born December 26th, 1908 in Klamath Falls.

Died October 17th, 1994 at 85 years old in Klamath Falls.

Antonio Pesenti

Italian racing cyclist (1908–1968).

Born May 17th, 1908 in Zogno.

Died June 10th, 1968 at 60 years old in Bergamo.

Gunnar Olsson

Swedish footballer (1908-1974).

Born July 19th, 1908 in Gothenburg.

Died September 27th, 1974 at 66 years old in Göteborgs S:t Pauli church parish.

Bobojon Ghafurov

Tajikistani historian (1908–1977).

Born December 31st, 1908 in Isfisor.

Died July 12th, 1977 at 68 years old in Dushanbe.

Ed Gordon

American long jumper (1908-1971).

Born July 1st, 1908 in Jackson.

Died September 5th, 1971 at 63 years old in Detroit.

Zhou Yang

Chinese literary critic (1908-1989).

Born November 7th, 1908 in Yiyang prefecture.

Died July 31st, 1989 at 80 years old in Beijing.

Wan Chun Cheng

Chinese botanist (1908-1987).

Born June 24th, 1908 in Tongshan District.

Died July 25th, 1987 at 79 years old in Beijing.

Casimiro Torres

Chilean footballer.

Born October 20th, 1908 in Santiago. [ref]

Died November 17th, 1977 at 69 years old [ref]

Son Ngoc Thanh

2nd prime minister of cambodia (1908-1977).

Born December 7th, 1908 in Trà Vinh.

Died August 8th, 1977 at 68 years old in Ho Chi Minh City.

Eino Virtanen

Olympic wrestler (1908–1980).

Born August 19th, 1908 in Uskela.

Died December 3rd, 1980 at 72 years old in Helsinki.

Margarita Manso

Spanish painter (1908-1960).

Born November 24th, 1908 in Valladolid.

Died March 28th, 1960 at 51 years old in Madrid.

Sergéi Nevski

Botanist (1908-1938).

Born September 24th, 1908 in Tver Governorate.

Died July 2nd, 1938 at 29 years old in Saint Petersburg.

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