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In the year 1908
815 Notable birthdays
Friedrich Torberg
Czech publicist and writer (1908-1979).
Born September 16th, 1908 in Vienna.
Died November 10th, 1979 at 71 years old in Vienna.
Abdulla Aliş
Soviet tatar poet, playwright, writer and resistance fighter (1908-1944).
Born September 15th, 1908 in Köyek.
Died August 25th, 1944 at 35 years old in Plötzensee Prison (decapitation).
Gideon Ståhlberg
Chess player (1908–1967).
Born January 26th, 1908 in Surte.
Died May 26th, 1967 at 59 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Jean Effel
French painter (1908-1982).
Born February 12th, 1908 in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1982 at 74 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Viacheslav Ragozin
Soviet chess grandmaster.
Born October 8th, 1908 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 11th, 1962 at 53 years old in Moscow.
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).
Steinn Steinarr
Icelandic poet (1908–1958).
Born October 13th, 1908 in Westfjords.
Died May 25th, 1958 at 49 years old in Reykjavík.
Arkhip Lyulka
Soviet scientist.
Born March 23rd, 1908 in Savarka.
Died June 1st, 1984 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Masahiro Makino
Japanese actor and director (1908-1993).
Born February 29th, 1908 in Kyoto.
Died October 29th, 1993 at 85 years old in Tokyo.
Nicolás Lindley López
President of peru (1908-1995).
Born November 16th, 1908 in Lima.
Died February 3rd, 1995 at 86 years old in Lima.
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