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In the year 1908

782 Notable birthdays

M. F. K. Fisher

American writer.

Born July 3rd, 1908 in Albion. [ref]

Died June 22nd, 1992 at 83 years old in Glen Ellen. [ref]

Michel Marcel Navratil

French philosopher and professor, titanic survivor.

Born June 12th, 1908 in Nice.

Died January 30th, 2001 at 92 years old in Montpellier.

Cesare Pavese

Italian writer, literary critic, and translator (1908–1950).

Born September 9th, 1908 in Santo Stefano Belbo.

Died August 27th, 1950 at 41 years old in Turin (drug overdose).

Theodore Roethke

American poet (1907-1964).

Born May 25th, 1908 in Saginaw. [ref]

Died August 1st, 1963 at 55 years old in Bainbridge Island (myocardial infarction). [ref]

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).

Dennis O'Keefe

American actor.

Born March 29th, 1908 in Fort Madison. [ref]

Died August 31st, 1968 at 60 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer). [ref]

Libertad Lamarque

Argentine actress and singer (1908–2000).

Born November 24th, 1908 in Santa Fe Province, Rosario.

Died December 12th, 2000 at 92 years old in Mexico City (pneumonia).

Paul Stewart

American actor (1908-1986).

Born March 13th, 1908 in New York City, Manhattan. [ref]

Died February 17th, 1986 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Elliott Carter

American composer (1908-2012).

Born December 11th, 1908 in Manhattan.

Died November 5th, 2012 at 103 years old in New York City. [ref]

Joseph Rotblat

Polish-born british-naturalised physicist.

Born November 4th, 1908 in Warsaw.

Died August 31st, 2005 at 96 years old in London.

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