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In the year 1908
784 Notable birthdays
William Hawi
Lebanese politician.
Born September 5th, 1908 in New York City.
Died July 13th, 1976 at 67 years old in Beirut (killed in action).
Nikolai Aleksandrovich Kozyrev
Russian astronomer/astrophysicist.
Born September 2nd, 1908 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 27th, 1983 at 74 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Sergei Sobolev
Russian mathematician.
Born October 6th, 1908 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1989 at 80 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Hot Lips Page
American jazz musician.
Born January 27th, 1908 in Dallas. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1954 at 46 years old in New York City. [ref]
Hugo Distler
German organist, choral conductor, teacher and composer.
Born June 24th, 1908 in Nuremberg. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1942 at 34 years old in Berlin (asphyxia). [ref]
Hu Die
Chinese actress.
Born March 23rd, 1908 in Shanghai.
Died April 23rd, 1989 at 81 years old in Vancouver.
Kenji Miyamoto
Communist leader (1908–2007).
Born October 17th, 1908 in Hikari.
Died July 18th, 2007 at 98 years old in Shibuya-ku. [ref]
Ray Heindorf
American songwriter, composer, conductor, and arranger (1908-1980).
Born August 25th, 1908 in Rockland County. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1980 at 71 years old in California. [ref]
Salo Flohr
Czech chess player, arbiter, theoretician, organiser and writer (1908–1983).
Born November 21st, 1908 in Horodenka.
Died July 18th, 1983 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Nils Poppe
Swedish entertainer (1908-2000).
Born May 31st, 1908 in Malmö. [ref]
Died June 28th, 2000 at 92 years old in Helsingborg (stroke). [ref]
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