Birthdays Date 1908 July | History by KabAstro

Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993)

Jul 2 1st African American Supreme Court justice (1967-91), born in Baltimore, Maryland

Jul 3 M. F. K. Fisher, American cook book author, born in Albion, Michigan (d. 1992)
Jul 3 Robert B. Meyner, American politician (44th Governor of New Jersey), born in Easton, Pennsylvania (d. 1990)
Jul 3 Thomas Narcejac, French writer (Vertigo), born in Rochefort-sur-Mer, France (d. 1998)
Jul 4 Aurelio Peccei, Italian industrialist and chairman (Club of Rome), born in Turin, Piedmont, Italy (d. 1984)
Jul 6 Léonce Grass, Flemish singer and conductor, born in Borgerhout, Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1993)
Jul 7 Evert Willem Beth, Dutch mathematician and philosopher (Significs Group), born in Almelo, Netherlands (d. 1964)
Jul 7 Harriette Arnow, American novelist and historian (Dollmaker), born in Monticello, Kentucky (d. 1986)
Jul 7 Revilo P. Oliver, American right-wing advocate who alleged Lee Harvey Oswald was part of a Soviet conspiracy, born near r Corpus Christi, Texas (d. 1994)

Louis Jordan (1908-1975)

Jul 8 American musician, songwriter and bandleader ("Caldonia"; "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie"; "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens"), born in Brinkley, Arkansas

Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)

Jul 8 American politician (Vice President: 1974-1977; Governor of New York (R), 1959-73), born in Bar Harbor, Maine

Jul 9 Rasheed Turabi, Pakistani scholar, orator and philosopher, born in Hyderabad, India (d. 1973)
Jul 12 Alain Cuny, French actor (La Dolce Vita, Detective, Weite Land, Emmanuelle), born in Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France (d. 1994)
Jul 12 Ernest Burnelle, Belgian politician (Communist Party of Belgium (PCB)), born in Liège, Belgium (d. 1968)
Jul 12 Johan Franco, Dutch composer, born in Zaandam, Netherlands (d. 1988)

Milton Berle (1908-2002)

Jul 12 American comedian and TV host (Uncle Miltie, Mr Television), born in New York City

Jul 12 Paul Runyan, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1934, 38), born in Hot Springs, Arkansas (d. 2002)
Jul 14 Chaim Raphael, English Jewish scholar and novelist, born in Middlesbrough (d. 1994)
Jul 16 Aruna Asaf Ali, Indian independence activist and politician (first Mayor of Delhi), born in Kalka, Punjab, British India (d. 1996)
Jul 17 Rudolf Petzold, German educator and composer, born in Liverpool, England (d. 1991)
Jul 18 Barry Gray [John Livesey Eccles], British pianist, ondist, Hammond organ player, film and television composer (Thunderbirds; Space:1999), born in Blackburn, Lancashire, England (d. 1984)
Jul 18 John Washington, American US Army chaplain and Catholic priest (The Four Chaplains), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1943) [1]
Jul 18 Peace Pilgrim [Mildred Lisette Norman], American peace activist, born in Egg Harbor City, New Jersey (d. 1981)
Jul 20 Gunnar de Frumerie, Swedish pianist and composer (Circulus Quintus), born in Nacka, Sweden (d. 1987)

Mad Dog Coll (1908-1932)

Jul 20 Irish-American mob hitman, born in Gweedore, Ireland

Jul 21 Harold "Jug" McSpaden, American golfer, course designer (17 PGA Tour wins), born in Monticello, Kansas (d. 1996)
Jul 22 Amy Vanderbilt, American authority on etiquette ("Complete Book of Etiquette"; "Complete Cook Book"), born in New York City (d. 1974)
Jul 23 Karl Swenson, American actor (Lars Hanson-Little House on the Prairie), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1978)
Jul 25 Bill Bowes, English cricketer (Bodyline bowler, 68 wkts for England), born in Elland, Yorkshire, England (d. 1987)
Jul 25 Jack Gilford, American actor (Save the Tiger, Cocoon, Arthur 2), born in New York City (d. 1990)
Jul 25 Joseph Mitchell, American writer (Joe Gould's Secret), born in Fairmont, North Carolina (d. 1996)
Jul 25 Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, Indian Carnatic vocalist, born in Tirukkodikaval, Madras Province, British India (d. 2003)
Jul 27 Hugh Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Putney, British MP of Arts (Labour), born in Enfield, Middlesex (d. 2004)