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In the year 1908
926 Notable birthdays
Nicholas Kaldor
Hungarian-british economist.
Born May 12th, 1908 in Budapest.
Died September 30th, 1986 at 78 years old in Cambridge.
Takashi Nagai
Japanese physician, writer, diarist, roman catholic convert and servant of god (1908–1951).
Born February 3rd, 1908 in Matsue.
Died May 1st, 1951 at 43 years old in Nagasaki, Nagasaki University Hospital (acute myeloid leukemia).
Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer
Indian vocalist (1908-2003).
Born July 25th, 1908 in Thanjavur.
Died October 31st, 2003 at 95 years old in Chennai.
Jim Folsom
42nd governor of the u.s. state of alabama (1908-1987).
Born October 9th, 1908 in Elba.
Died November 21st, 1987 at 79 years old in Cullman.
Sarit Thanarat
Prime minister of thailand (1908-1963).
Born June 16th, 1908 in Bangkok.
Died December 8th, 1963 at 55 years old in Bangkok (kidney failure).
Christa Schroeder
Secretary to adolf hitler (1908-1984).
Born March 19th, 1908 in Hann. Münden.
Died June 28th, 1984 at 76 years old in Munich.
Telford Taylor
American attorney and law professor (1908–1998).
Born February 24th, 1908 in Schenectady.
Died May 23rd, 1998 at 90 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Joe Grant
American animator (1908–2005).
Born May 15th, 1908 in New York City.
Died May 8th, 2005 at 96 years old in Glendale (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark
Anthropologist, specialising in tibetan beliefs and customs.
Born December 3rd, 1908 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 15th, 1980 at 71 years old in London (cerebral hemorrhage).
Muhammad Hamidullah
Indian scholar and polymath (1908–2002).
Born February 19th, 1908 in Hyderabad.
Died December 17th, 2002 at 94 years old in Jacksonville.
Victor Weisskopf
Austrian american theoretical physicist (1908–2002).
Born September 19th, 1908 in Vienna.
Died April 22nd, 2002 at 93 years old in Newton.
Michael Maltese
American screenwriter and actor (1908–1981).
Born February 6th, 1908 in New York City.
Died February 22nd, 1981 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Jane Bolin
American judge (1908–2007).
Born April 11th, 1908 in Poughkeepsie. [ref]
Died January 8th, 2007 at 98 years old in Queens. [ref]
Dita Parlo
German actress (1906–1971).
Born September 4th, 1908 in Szczecin.
Died December 13th, 1971 at 63 years old in Paris (disease).
Minor White
(1908-1976) american photographer (1908–1976).
Born July 9th, 1908 in Minneapolis.
Died June 24th, 1976 at 67 years old in Boston.
Alvino Rey
American swing era musician (1908–2004).
Born July 1st, 1908 in Oakland.
Died February 26th, 2004 at 95 years old in Salt Lake City (pneumonia, heart failure).
José Limón
Mexican dancer and choreographer (1908–1972).
Born January 12th, 1908 in Culiacán.
Died December 2nd, 1972 at 64 years old in Flemington (prostate cancer).
Raquel Torres
American actress (1908–1987).
Born November 11th, 1908 in Hermosillo.
Died August 10th, 1987 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Betty MacDonald
American writer (1907–1958).
Born March 26th, 1908 in Boulder.
Died February 7th, 1958 at 49 years old in Seattle (cancer).
Barry Kelley
American actor (1908-1991).
Born August 19th, 1908 in Chicago.
Died June 15th, 1991 at 82 years old in Woodland Hills.
Blas Roca Calderio
Cuban politician (1908–1987).
Born July 24th, 1908 in Manzanillo.
Died April 26th, 1987 at 78 years old in Havana.
Reginald Beckwith
British actor (1908–1965).
Born November 2nd, 1908 in York.
Died June 26th, 1965 at 56 years old in Bourne End.
M. M. Kaye
British writer (1908–2004).
Born August 21st, 1908 in Shimla.
Died January 30th, 2004 at 95 years old in Lavenham.
Ahmad Ali
Pakistani novelist and poet (1910–1994).
Died January 19th, 1994 at 85 years old in Karachi.
Heinrich Maier
Roman catholic priest (1908–1945).
Born February 16th, 1908 in Grossweikersdorf. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 1945 at 37 years old in Vienna. [ref]
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