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In the year 1908
849 Notable birthdays
Penny Singleton
American actress (1908-2003).
Born September 15th, 1908 in Philadelphia.
Died November 12th, 2003 at 95 years old in Sherman Oaks (stroke).
Arthur O'Connell
American stage, film and television actor (1908-1981).
Born March 29th, 1908 in Manhattan.
Died May 18th, 1981 at 73 years old in Woodland Hills (Alzheimer's disease).
Masaru Ibuka
Japanese businessman (1908–1997).
Born April 11th, 1908 in Nikkō-shi.
Died December 19th, 1997 at 89 years old in Tokyo (heart failure). [ref]
Stéphane Grappelli
French jazz violinist (1908–1997).
Born January 26th, 1908 in Paris.
Died December 1st, 1997 at 89 years old in Paris. [ref]
Arthur Goldberg
American lawyer, politician and civil servant (1908-1990).
Born August 8th, 1908 in Chicago.
Died January 19th, 1990 at 81 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart failure).
Jacob Bronowski
Polish-born british mathematician.
Born January 18th, 1908 in Łódź.
Died August 22nd, 1974 at 66 years old in East Hampton (myocardial infarction).
Carl Albert
Politician (1908-2000).
Born May 10th, 1908 in McAlester. [ref]
Died February 4th, 2000 at 91 years old in McAlester. [ref]
Will Lee
American actor.
Born August 6th, 1908 in New York City.
Died December 7th, 1982 at 74 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Günther Prien
German u-boat commander during world war ii.
Born January 16th, 1908 in Osterfeld.
Died March 8th, 1941 at 33 years old in Atlantic Ocean. [ref]
Victor Vasarely
French-hungarian painter and printmaker (1906–1997).
Died March 15th, 1997 at 88 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Sucheta Kripalani
Chief minister of uttar pradesh and india's first woman chief minister.
Born June 25th, 1908 in Ambala.
Died December 1st, 1974 at 66 years old in New Delhi.
Nedra Volz
American actress.
Born June 18th, 1908 in Montrose.
Died January 20th, 2003 at 94 years old in Mesa (cancer).
Jill Esmond
British actress (1908–1990).
Born January 26th, 1908 in London.
Died July 28th, 1990 at 82 years old in Wimbledon.
Percy Faith
Canadian-born american bandleader, orchestrator, composer and conductor (1908-1976).
Born April 7th, 1908 in Toronto.
Died February 9th, 1976 at 67 years old in Encino (cancer).
Eden Ahbez
American songwriter and recording artist (1908–1995).
Born April 15th, 1908 in Brooklyn.
Died March 4th, 1995 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (traffic collision).
Henri d’Orléans
Head of the house of orléans (1940-1999).
Born July 5th, 1908 in Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1999 at 90 years old in Cherisy (prostate cancer). [ref]
Laurence Naismith
English actor (1908-1992).
Born December 14th, 1908 in Thames Ditton.
Died June 5th, 1992 at 83 years old in Southport.
Brigitte Helm
German actress (1908–1996).
Born March 17th, 1908 in Schöneberg.
Died June 11th, 1996 at 88 years old in Ascona.
Edward Lansdale
United states general (1908-1987).
Born February 6th, 1908 in Detroit.
Died February 23rd, 1987 at 79 years old in McLean.
Edward Dmytryk
American film director (1908-1999).
Born September 4th, 1908 in Grand Forks.
Died July 1st, 1999 at 90 years old in Encino (kidney failure).
Gene Raymond
Actor, singer, composer, producer, director.
Born August 13th, 1908 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1998 at 89 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
Duncan Sandys
British politician (1908-1987).
Born January 24th, 1908 in London.
Died November 26th, 1987 at 79 years old in London.
Michel Marcel Navratil
French philosopher and professor, titanic survivor.
Died January 30th, 2001 at 92 years old in Montpellier.
Leroy Anderson
American composer (1908-1975).
Born June 29th, 1908 in Cambridge. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1975 at 66 years old in Woodbury (cancer). [ref]
Inah Canabarro Lucas
Brazilian nun and supercentenarian (1908–2025).
Born June 8th, 1908 in São Francisco de Assis. [ref]
Died April 30th, 2025 at 116 years old in Porto Alegre. [ref]
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