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| *[[February 29]] - [[Balthus]], Polish-French painter (d. 2001) | *[[February 29]] - [[Balthus]], Polish-French painter (d. 2001) | ||
| * [[May 28]] - [[Ian Fleming]], author (d. 1964) | * [[May 28]] - [[Ian Fleming]], author (d. 1964) | ||
| - | *[[August 22]] - [[Henri Cartier-Bresson]], French photographer (d. [[2004]]) | + | *[[August 22]] - [[Henri Cartier-Bresson]], French photographer (d. 2004) |
| - | *[[August 30]] - [[Leonor Fini]], Argentine artist (d. [[1996]]) | + | *[[August 30]] - [[Leonor Fini]], Argentine artist (d. 1996) |
| - | * [[September 4]] - [[Richard Wright (author)|Richard Wright]], author (d. [[1960]]) | + | * [[September 4]] - [[Richard Wright (author)|Richard Wright]], author (d. 1960) |
| *[[October 27]] - [[Lee Krasner]], painter (d. 1984) | *[[October 27]] - [[Lee Krasner]], painter (d. 1984) | ||
| * [[November 28]] - [[Claude Lévi-Strauss]] (d. 2009) | * [[November 28]] - [[Claude Lévi-Strauss]] (d. 2009) | ||
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1908 was the 908th year of the 2nd millennium, the 8th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1900s decade.
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Art and culture
Literature
Fiction
- Hell by Henri Barbusse
- The Way of a Man with a Maid by anonymous
Non-fiction
- Ornament and Crime by Adolf Loos
- L'Art profane à l'église by Gustave-Joseph Witkowski
Visual art
- Tales at the Dressing Table by Franz von Bayros
- Danae by Gustav Klimt
- The term "cubism" is first used by the French art critic Louis Vauxcelles
- Abduction of Europe by Félix Vallotton
Film
- Le Film d'Art founded in France
- Émile Cohl began drawing cartoon strips and created a film in 1908 called Fantasmagorie.
Births
- January 9 - Simone de Beauvoir, feminist philosopher (d. 1986)
- February 29 - Balthus, Polish-French painter (d. 2001)
- May 28 - Ian Fleming, author (d. 1964)
- August 22 - Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer (d. 2004)
- August 30 - Leonor Fini, Argentine artist (d. 1996)
- September 4 - Richard Wright, author (d. 1960)
- October 27 - Lee Krasner, painter (d. 1984)
- November 28 - Claude Lévi-Strauss (d. 2009)
Deaths
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