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In the year 1908
835 Notable birthdays
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]
Annemarie Schwarzenbach
Swiss writer, journalist and photographer.
Born May 23rd, 1908 in Zürich. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1942 at 34 years old in Sils im Engadin/Segl (bicycle accident). [ref]
Robert Rossen
American screenwriter, film director, and producer (1908-1966).
Born March 16th, 1908 in New York City.
Died February 18th, 1966 at 57 years old in Hollywood (disease).
Mika Waltari
Finnish writer (1908–1979).
Born September 19th, 1908 in Helsinki.
Died August 26th, 1979 at 70 years old in Helsinki (cancer).
Dee Brown
American writer (1908–2002).
Born February 28th, 1908 in Roy.
Died December 12th, 2002 at 94 years old in Little Rock (heart failure).
Arturo de Córdova
Mexican actor (1908-1973).
Died November 3rd, 1973 at 65 years old in Mexico City (stroke). [ref]
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