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In the year 1908
749 Notable birthdays
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]
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
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. [ref]
Died April 29th, 2006 at 97 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Imogene Coca
American comic actress (1908-2001).
Born November 18th, 1908 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 2001 at 92 years old in Westport (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Olivier Messiaen
French composer, organist and ornithologist (1908–1992).
Born December 10th, 1908 in Avignon. [ref]
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.
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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