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In the year 1908
783 Notable birthdays
Percy Williams
Canadian athlete (1908-1982).
Born May 19th, 1908 in Vancouver.
Died November 29th, 1982 at 74 years old in Vancouver (ballistic trauma).
René Daumal
French poet and novelist.
Born March 16th, 1908 in Paris. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1944 at 36 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (tuberculosis). [ref]
Ilya Frank
Soviet physicist.
Born October 23rd, 1908 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 22nd, 1990 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Ahmad Shukeiri
Palestinian politician (1908-1980).
Born January 1st, 1908 in Tebnine. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1980 at 72 years old in Amman. [ref]
Nguyen Ngoc Tho
Vietnamese politician, first prime minister of south vietnam (1908-1976).
Born May 26th, 1908 in Long Xuyên.
Died June 12th, 1976 at 68 years old in Ho Chi Minh City.
William Bakewell
Film actor (1908-1993).
Born May 2nd, 1908 in Los Angeles.
Died April 15th, 1993 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
Maria Prymachenko
Ukrainian folk art painter (1909–1997).
Born January 13th, 1908 in Bolotnia.
Died August 18th, 1997 at 89 years old in Bolotnia. [ref]
Ernest Manning
Canadian politician (1908-1996).
Born September 20th, 1908 in Carnduff.
Died February 19th, 1996 at 87 years old in Calgary.
Ed Heinemann
American military aircraft designer.
Born March 14th, 1908 in Saginaw.
Died November 26th, 1991 at 83 years old in Rancho Santa Fe.
Muhammad Musa
Pakistani hazara general (1908–1991).
Born October 20th, 1908 in Quetta.
Died March 12th, 1991 at 82 years old in Quetta.
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