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In the year 1908

747 Notable birthdays

Lyndon B. Johnson

President of the united states from 1963 to 1969.

Born August 27th, 1908 in Stonewall. [ref]

Died January 22nd, 1973 at 64 years old in Stonewall (acute myocardial infarction). [ref]

James Stewart

American actor (1908-1997).

Born May 20th, 1908 in Indiana County. [ref]

Died July 2nd, 1997 at 89 years old in Beverly Hills (cardiac arrest, myocardial infarction, thrombosis, pulmonary embolism). [ref]

Bette Davis

American film, television and stage actress (1908-1989).

Born April 5th, 1908 in Lowell. [ref]

Died October 6th, 1989 at 81 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (breast cancer). [ref]

Oskar Schindler

German industrialist and holocaust rescuer.

Born April 28th, 1908 in Svitavy. [ref]

Died October 9th, 1974 at 66 years old in Hildesheim (liver failure). [ref]

Thurgood Marshall

Us supreme court justice from 1967 to 1991.

Born July 2nd, 1908 in Baltimore. [ref]

Died January 24th, 1993 at 84 years old in Bethesda (cardioplegia). [ref]

Ian Fleming

British author (1908–1964).

Born December 28th, 1908 in Mayfair. [ref]

Died August 12th, 1964 at 55 years old in Canterbury (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Joseph McCarthy

American politician and attorney (1908–1957).

Born November 14th, 1908 in Grand Chute. [ref]

Died May 2nd, 1957 at 48 years old in Bethesda (liver cirrhosis). [ref]

Nelson Rockefeller

Vice president of the united states from 1974 to 1977.

Born July 8th, 1908 in Bar Harbor. [ref]

Died January 26th, 1979 at 70 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).

Amon Göth

Austrian ss functionary, commandant of plaszow concentration camp and convicted war criminal (1908-1946).

Born December 11th, 1908 in Vienna.

Died September 13th, 1946 at 37 years old in Kraków (hanging).

Mel Blanc

American voice actor and radio personality (1908-1989).

Born May 30th, 1908 in San Francisco. [ref]

Died July 10th, 1989 at 81 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (pulmonary emphysema, coronary artery disease). [ref]

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