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In the year 1908

815 Notable birthdays

Chu Berry

American musician (1908–1941).

Born September 13th, 1908 in Wheeling.

Died October 30th, 1941 at 33 years old in Conneaut (car collision).

Victor Pasmore

Artist and architect (1908-1998).

Born December 3rd, 1908 in Chelsham.

Died January 23rd, 1998 at 89 years old in Valletta.

Aurelio Peccei

Italian businessman.

Born July 4th, 1908 in Turin.

Died March 14th, 1984 at 75 years old in Rome. [ref]

Red Allen

American jazz musician, band leader (1908–1967).

Born January 7th, 1908 in New Orleans, Algiers.

Died April 17th, 1967 at 59 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer).

Garfield Todd

Prime minister of south rhodesia (1908-2002).

Born July 13th, 1908 in Invercargill.

Died October 13th, 2002 at 94 years old in Bulawayo.

Mercè Rodoreda

Spanish writer (1908-1983).

Born October 10th, 1908 in Barcelona. [ref]

Died April 13th, 1983 at 74 years old in Girona (liver cancer).

Sicco Mansholt

Dutch farmer, politician and diplomat (1908–1995).

Born September 13th, 1908 in Ulrum.

Died June 29th, 1995 at 86 years old in Wapserveen.

Helen Jacobs

American tennis player.

Born August 6th, 1908 in Globe.

Died June 2nd, 1997 at 88 years old in East Hampton (heart failure).

Howard Vernon

Swiss actor.

Born July 15th, 1908 in Baden-Baden.

Died July 25th, 1996 at 88 years old in Issy-les-Moulineaux (disease).

Karel Ančerl

Czech conductor, composer and director conductor of czech philharmonic.

Born April 11th, 1908 in Tučapy. [ref]

Died July 3rd, 1973 at 65 years old in Toronto (cancer). [ref]

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