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In the year 1908
782 Notable birthdays
Claude Lévi-Strauss
French anthropologist and ethnologist (1908–2009).
Born November 28th, 1908 in City of Brussels. [ref]
Died October 30th, 2009 at 100 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
Indian author.
Born January 21st, 1908 in Thalayolaparambu.
Died July 5th, 1994 at 86 years old in Beypore.
Bernard Lee
English actor (1908-1981).
Born January 10th, 1908 in Brentford. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1981 at 73 years old in London (stomach cancer). [ref]
Richard Wright
African-american writer (1908-1960).
Born September 4th, 1908 in Natchez. [ref]
Died November 28th, 1960 at 52 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Herbert von Karajan
Austrian conductor.
Born April 5th, 1908 in Salzburg. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1989 at 81 years old in Anif (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Henri Cartier-Bresson
French photographer.
Born August 22nd, 1908 in Chanteloup-en-Brie. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 2004 at 95 years old in Montjustin. [ref]
Jagjivan Ram
Indian independence activist and politician (1908-1986).
Born April 5th, 1908 in Bhojpur district. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1986 at 78 years old in New Delhi. [ref]
Lev Landau
Soviet physicist.
Born January 22nd, 1908 in Baku. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1968 at 60 years old in Moscow (intestinal disease). [ref]
Paul Brown
American football coach.
Born September 7th, 1908 in Norwalk.
Died August 5th, 1991 at 82 years old in Cincinnati.
Tex Avery
American animator and director (1908-1980).
Born February 26th, 1908 in Taylor. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1980 at 72 years old in Burbank (lung cancer, liver cancer). [ref]
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