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In the year 1908
815 Notable birthdays
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.
Victor Ambartsumian
Soviet armenian astrophysicist (1908–1996).
Born September 18th, 1908 in Tbilisi.
Died August 12th, 1996 at 87 years old in Byurakan. [ref]
Jiro Sato
Japanese tennis player (1908–1934).
Born January 5th, 1908 in Tokyo, Nagao.
Died April 5th, 1934 at 26 years old in Strait of Malacca (drowning).
Nikolai Kamanin
Soviet aviator and military commander (1908-1982).
Born October 18th, 1908 in Melenki.
Died March 11th, 1982 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Gisèle Freund
French photographer (1908–2000).
Born December 19th, 1908 in Schöneberg.
Died March 31st, 2000 at 91 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Elio Vittorini
Italian writer, literary translator and editor.
Born July 23rd, 1908 in Syracuse. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1966 at 57 years old in Milan (stomach cancer). [ref]
Sally O'Neil
Actress (1908-1968).
Born October 23rd, 1908 in Bayonne.
Died June 18th, 1968 at 59 years old in Galesburg (pneumonia).
Simonne Mathieu
French tennis player, commander of the corps des volontaires françaises in wwii (1908-1980).
Born January 31st, 1908 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died January 7th, 1980 at 71 years old in Chatou.
Eddie Hapgood
English footballer and manager (1908-1973).
Born September 24th, 1908 in Bristol.
Died April 20th, 1973 at 64 years old in Royal Leamington Spa.
Jacques Herbrand
French mathematician (1908–1931).
Born February 12th, 1908 in Paris.
Died July 27th, 1931 at 23 years old in Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans (mountaineering accident).
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