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In the year 1908
782 Notable birthdays
Louis L'Amour
American novelist and short story writer (1908–1988).
Born March 22nd, 1908 in Jamestown. [ref]
Died June 10th, 1988 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]
Mae Questel
American actress (1908–1998).
Born September 13th, 1908 in The Bronx.
Died January 4th, 1998 at 89 years old in New York City (Alzheimer's disease).
John Kenneth Galbraith
Canadian-american economist and diplomat (1908–2006).
Born October 15th, 1908 in Iona Station.
Died April 29th, 2006 at 97 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Imogene Coca
American comic actress (1908–2001).
Born November 18th, 1908 in Philadelphia.
Died June 2nd, 2001 at 92 years old in Westport (Alzheimer's disease).
Olivier Messiaen
French composer, organist and ornithologist (1908–1992).
Born December 10th, 1908 in Avignon.
Died April 27th, 1992 at 83 years old in Clichy.
Lew Ayres
American actor (1908-1996).
Born December 28th, 1908 in Minneapolis.
Died December 30th, 1996 at 88 years old in Los Angeles.
Morey Amsterdam
American actor and comedian (1908–1996).
Born December 14th, 1908 in Chicago.
Died October 28th, 1996 at 87 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mary Welsh Hemingway
American journalist.
Born April 5th, 1908 in Walker. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1986 at 78 years old in New York City. [ref]
Franz Stangl
Austrian-born ss officer, commandant at first sobibór extermination camp and then treblinka extermination camp (1908-1971).
Born March 26th, 1908 in Altmünster. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1971 at 63 years old in Düsseldorf (heart failure). [ref]
Paul Henreid
Austrian-american actor and film director.
Born January 10th, 1908 in Trieste. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1992 at 84 years old in Santa Monica (pneumonia). [ref]
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