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Who was born in 1908

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Edward Teller

Edward Teller

19082003

Hungarian-American theoretical physicist known as 'the father of the hydrogen bomb' and co-creator of the Teller–Ulam design

Simone de Beauvoir

Simone de Beauvoir

19081986

French existentialist philosopher and feminist activist who wrote the influential work "The Second Sex" and helped launch modern feminist theory

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David Lean

David Lean

19081991

Visionary British film director known for cinematic epics such as Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago, and acclaimed adaptations like Great Expectations and Brief Encounter

Anna Magnani

April

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Herbert von Karajan

Herbert von Karajan

19081989

Austrian conductor and music director known for his 34-year tenure with the Berlin Philharmonic and an estimated 200 million records sold

May

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Hannes Alfvén

Hannes Alfvén

19081995

Swedish electrical engineer, plasma physicist, and science fiction author who won the 1970 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on magnetohydrodynamics and plasma physics

Ian Fleming

June

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Salvador Allende

Salvador Allende

19081973

29th president of Chile and the first Marxist elected to lead a liberal democracy in Latin America

August

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Henri Cartier-Bresson

Henri Cartier-Bresson

19082004

French humanist photographer considered a master of candid photography and pioneer of street photography, known for his concept of 'the decisive moment'

September

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Victor Ambartsumian

Victor Ambartsumian

19081996

Soviet Armenian astrophysicist and science administrator, widely regarded as the founder of theoretical astrophysics in the Soviet Union

Cesare Pavese

October

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John Kenneth Galbraith

John Kenneth Galbraith

19082006

Canadian-American economist, diplomat, and public official whose bestselling books on economics and influential service during World War II helped stabilize the American economy

November

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Claude Lévi-Strauss

Claude Lévi-Strauss

19082009

Belgian-born French anthropologist and ethnologist whose work was key in the development of structuralism and structural anthropology

Giovanni Leone

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Simon Wiesenthal

Simon Wiesenthal

19082005

Jewish Austrian Holocaust survivor and renowned Nazi hunter who dedicated his life to documenting wartime atrocities and bringing perpetrators to justice

Olivier Messiaen

Anna Magnani

19081973

Italian actress and screenwriter, celebrated as the first Italian woman to win an Academy Award for her powerful performances

Ian Fleming

19081964

British author who created James Bond and revolutionized the spy novel genre with his sophisticated thrillers

Cesare Pavese

19081950

Italian writer, poet, critic, and translator recognized as one of the most influential figures in 20th-century Italian literature

Giovanni Leone

19082001

Italian lawyer, politician, and university professor who served as the 6th President of Italy from 1971 to 1978

Olivier Messiaen

19081992

French composer, organist, and ornithologist known for his innovative 20th-century classical music and influential teaching