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In the year 1908
849 Notable birthdays
George Pal
Hungarian-american film director (1908—1980).
Born February 1st, 1908 in Cegléd.
Died May 2nd, 1980 at 72 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Manoel de Oliveira
Portuguese film director (1908–2015).
Born December 11th, 1908 in Porto.
Died April 2nd, 2015 at 106 years old in Porto (heart failure).
Carlos Arias Navarro
Spanish politician (1908–1989).
Born December 11th, 1908 in Madrid. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1989 at 80 years old in Madrid.
Tom Tully
American actor (1908-1982).
Born August 21st, 1908 in Durango.
Died April 27th, 1982 at 73 years old in Newport Beach (cancer).
Johannes Hentschel
German mechanic (1908-1982).
Born May 10th, 1908 in Berlin.
Died April 27th, 1982 at 73 years old in Achern.
Robert F. Simon
American actor (1908–1992).
Born December 2nd, 1908 in Mansfield.
Died November 29th, 1992 at 83 years old in Tarzana (myocardial infarction).
Peace Pilgrim
American non-denominational spiritual teacher.
Born July 18th, 1908 in Egg Harbor City.
Died July 7th, 1981 at 72 years old in Knox (traffic collision).
K. B. Sundarambal
Indian singer.
Born October 11th, 1908 in Kodumudi.
Died October 15th, 1980 at 72 years old
Joshua Logan
American stage and film director and writer (1908-1988).
Born October 5th, 1908 in Texarkana.
Died July 12th, 1988 at 79 years old in New York City.
Willard Libby
American physical chemist.
Born December 17th, 1908 in Grand Valley.
Died September 8th, 1980 at 71 years old in Los Angeles.
Viktor Abakumov
Head of smersh, russian minister of state security (1908–1954).
Born April 24th, 1908 in Moscow.
Died December 19th, 1954 at 46 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Robert Eddison
Film actor (1908-1991).
Born June 10th, 1908 in Yokohama.
Died December 14th, 1991 at 83 years old in London (pneumonia).
Korczak Ziolkowski
Polish american designer and sculptor.
Born September 6th, 1908 in Boston. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1982 at 74 years old in Black Hills, Sturgis (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Russ Columbo
American singer, violinist, and actor (1908–1934).
Born January 14th, 1908 in Camden.
Died September 2nd, 1934 at 26 years old in Los Angeles.
Olivia Manning
British writer and poet (1908–1980).
Born March 2nd, 1908 in Portsmouth.
Died July 23rd, 1980 at 72 years old in Ryde.
Dmitriy Ustinov
Soviet military commander and politician (1908-1984).
Born October 30th, 1908 in Samara.
Died December 20th, 1984 at 76 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Bram Fischer
South african lawyer and anti-apartheid activist (1908-1975).
Born April 23rd, 1908 in Bloemfontein.
Died May 8th, 1975 at 67 years old in Bloemfontein (cancer).
Helen Twelvetrees
American actress (1908–1958).
Born December 25th, 1908 in Brooklyn.
Died February 13th, 1958 at 49 years old in Middletown (drug overdose).
Lefty Gomez
Baseball player (1908-1989).
Born November 26th, 1908 in Rodeo.
Died February 17th, 1989 at 80 years old in Greenbrae.
Max Bill
Swiss architect, painter and sculptor (1908-1994).
Born December 22nd, 1908 in Winterthur.
Died December 9th, 1994 at 85 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction).
Johanna Budwig
German biochemist (1908–2003).
Born September 30th, 1908 in Germany, Essen.
Died May 19th, 2003 at 94 years old in Freudenstadt.
Amintore Fanfani
Italian politician statesman (1908–1999).
Born February 6th, 1908 in Pieve Santo Stefano.
Died November 20th, 1999 at 91 years old in Rome.
John Creasey
English writer (1908–1973).
Born September 17th, 1908 in Southfields.
Died June 9th, 1973 at 64 years old in Salisbury (myocardial infarction).
George Nelson
American industrial designer.
Born May 29th, 1908 in Hartford. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1986 at 77 years old in New York City. [ref]
Hannes Alfvén
Swedish electrical engineer, plasma physicist and science fiction author (1908-1995), winner of the 1970 nobel prize for physics.
Born May 30th, 1908 in Norrköping. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 1995 at 86 years old in Danderyd parish. [ref]
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