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In the year 1908
815 Notable birthdays
John Tuzo Wilson
Canadian geologist (1908–1993).
Born October 24th, 1908 in Ottawa.
Died April 15th, 1993 at 84 years old in Toronto.
Moufdi Zakaria
Algerian poet.
Born June 12th, 1908 in Ghardaia. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1977 at 69 years old in Tunis. [ref]
Miriam Rothschild
British natural scientist and author (1908-2005).
Born August 5th, 1908 in Ashton.
Died January 20th, 2005 at 96 years old in Oundle.
Cartola
Brazilian singer, composer and poet (1908–1980).
Born October 11th, 1908 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died November 30th, 1980 at 72 years old in Rio de Janeiro (thyroid cancer).
Kathleen Raine
British poet, critic and scholar (1908–2003).
Born June 14th, 1908 in Ilford.
Died July 6th, 2003 at 95 years old in London. [ref]
Horton Smith
Professional golfer (1908-1963).
Born May 22nd, 1908 in Springfield.
Died October 15th, 1963 at 55 years old in Detroit (lymphoma).
Alan Baxter
American actor (1908–1976).
Born November 19th, 1908 in East Cleveland.
Died May 8th, 1976 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Leo Sternbach
Polish american chemist.
Born May 7th, 1908 in Opatija. [ref]
Died September 28th, 2005 at 97 years old in Chapel Hill. [ref]
Dick Purcell
American actor, best known for playing marvel comics' captain america in the 1943 film serial.
Born August 6th, 1908 in Greenwich.
Died April 10th, 1944 at 35 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Anna Sten
Ukrainian-born soviet and american actress (1908–1993).
Born December 3rd, 1908 in Kyiv.
Died November 12th, 1993 at 84 years old in New York City. [ref]
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