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In the year 1908
785 Notable birthdays
Arkhip Lyulka
Soviet scientist.
Born March 23rd, 1908 in Savarka.
Died June 1st, 1984 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Steinn Steinarr
Icelandic poet (1908–1958).
Born October 13th, 1908 in Westfjords.
Died May 25th, 1958 at 49 years old in Reykjavík.
Bobojon Ghafurov
Tajikistani historian (1908-1977).
Born December 31st, 1908.
Died July 12th, 1977 at 68 years old in Dushanbe.
Paul Wegener
German politician (1908-1993).
Born October 1st, 1908 in Varel.
Died May 5th, 1993 at 84 years old in Wächtersbach.
Carlo Felice Trossi
Italian racecar driver (1908-1949).
Born April 27th, 1908 in Biella.
Died May 9th, 1949 at 41 years old in Milan (brain cancer).
Gideon Ståhlberg
Chess player.
Born January 26th, 1908 in Gothenburg. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1967 at 59 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Viacheslav Ragozin
Soviet chess grandmaster.
Born October 8th, 1908 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 11th, 1962 at 53 years old in Moscow.
Elizabeth Alexander
British geologist, academic, physicist and radio astronomer.
Born December 13th, 1908 in Merton.
Died October 15th, 1958 at 49 years old in Ibadan. [ref]
Mongi Slim
Tunisian politician and diplomat.
Born September 1st, 1908 in Tunis.
Died October 23rd, 1969 at 61 years old in Tunis.
Walter Bruno Henning
German linguist (1908 – 1967).
Born August 26th, 1908 in Neman.
Died January 8th, 1967 at 58 years old in Berkeley (pulmonary edema).
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