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In the year 1908
815 Notable birthdays
Gotthard Handrick
German flying ace (1908–1978).
Born October 25th, 1908 in Zittau.
Died May 30th, 1978 at 69 years old in Ahrensburg.
George M. McCune
American linguist (1908-1948).
Born June 16th, 1908 in Pyongyang.
Died November 5th, 1948 at 40 years old in Berkeley.
Herman Wold
Norwegian-swedish statistician, economist (1908-1992).
Born December 25th, 1908 in Skien.
Died February 16th, 1992 at 83 years old in Gothenburg.
Lya Lys
American actress (1908-1986).
Born May 18th, 1908 in Berlin. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1986 at 78 years old in Newport Beach (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sammy Price
American pianist (1908-1992).
Born October 6th, 1908 in Honey Grove.
Died April 14th, 1992 at 83 years old in New York City.
Cecilia Seghizzi
Italian painter and composer (1908-2019).
Born September 5th, 1908 in Gorizia.
Died November 22nd, 2019 at 111 years old in Gorizia.
Vladimir I. Georgiev
Bulgarian linguist (1908-1986).
Born February 16th, 1908 in Gabare.
Died July 14th, 1986 at 78 years old in Sofia.
Cyrus Herzl Gordon
American linguist.
Born June 29th, 1908 in Philadelphia.
Died March 30th, 2001 at 92 years old in Brookline. [ref]
Kazuo Hasegawa
Actor.
Born February 27th, 1908 in Fushimi-ku. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1984 at 76 years old in Tokyo (brain cancer). [ref]
Mir Jalal Pashayev
Azerbaijani writer.
Born April 26th, 1908 in Ardabil. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1978 at 70 years old in Baku. [ref]
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