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In the year 1905
784 Notable birthdays
Howard Hughes
American aviator, engineer, industrialist, and film producer (1905–1976).
Born December 24th, 1905 in Houston.
Died April 5th, 1976 at 70 years old in Houston (myocardial infarction, kidney failure).
Fred Trump
American real estate developer; father of donald trump (1905–1999).
Born October 11th, 1905 in The Bronx.
Died June 25th, 1999 at 93 years old in New Hyde Park (pneumonia).
Joan Crawford
American actress (1908–1977).
Born March 23rd, 1905 in San Antonio.
Died May 10th, 1977 at 72 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction, pancreatic cancer).
Ayn Rand
Russian-born american writer and public philosopher (1905–1982).
Born February 2nd, 1905 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 6th, 1982 at 77 years old in Manhattan (heart failure).
Henry Fonda
American actor (1905-1982).
Born May 16th, 1905 in Grand Island. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1982 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (heart disease). [ref]
Simo Häyhä
Finnish military sniper (1905–2002).
Born December 17th, 1905 in Rautjärvi.
Died April 1st, 2002 at 96 years old in Hamina.
Ellsworth Raymond Johnson
African-american mobster (1905-1968).
Born October 31st, 1905 in Charleston.
Died July 7th, 1968 at 62 years old in Harlem (myocardial infarction).
Jean-Paul Sartre
French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980).
Born June 21st, 1905 in Paris. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1980 at 74 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (edema). [ref]
Albert Speer
German nazi architect, government minister of armaments and war production for nazi germany and convicted nazi war criminal (1905–1981).
Born March 19th, 1905 in Mannheim.
Died September 1st, 1981 at 76 years old in London.
Greta Garbo
Swedish-american actress (1905–1990).
Born September 18th, 1905 in Katarina church parish. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1990 at 84 years old in New York City (pneumonia, kidney failure).
Christian Dior
French fashion designer (1905–1957).
Born January 21st, 1905 in Granville.
Died October 24th, 1957 at 52 years old in Montecatini Terme (myocardial infarction).
Maria von Trapp
Matriarch of the trapp family singers (1905–1987).
Born January 26th, 1905 in Vienna.
Died March 28th, 1987 at 82 years old in Morrisville (heart failure).
Dalton Trumbo
American screenwriter (1905–1976).
Born December 9th, 1905 in Montrose.
Died September 10th, 1976 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Viktor Frankl
Austrian holocaust survivor, psychiatrist, philosopher and author (1905–1997).
Born March 26th, 1905 in Vienna.
Died September 2nd, 1997 at 92 years old in Vienna.
Myrna Loy
American actress (1905–1993).
Born August 2nd, 1905 in Helena. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1993 at 88 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Clara Bow
American actress and sex-symbol (1905-1965).
Born July 29th, 1905 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1965 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
James J. Braddock
American boxer (1905-1974).
Born June 7th, 1905 in Hell's Kitchen.
Died November 29th, 1974 at 69 years old in North Bergen.
Dhyan Chand Kushwaha
Indian field hockey player.
Born August 29th, 1905 in Allahabad.
Died December 3rd, 1979 at 74 years old in Delhi (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Aldo Gucci
Italian fashion designer and businessman (1905-1990).
Born May 26th, 1905 in Florence.
Died January 19th, 1990 at 84 years old in Rome.
Dag Hammarskjöld
Swedish diplomat, economist, and author (1905-1961).
Born July 29th, 1905 in Jönköping Town. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1961 at 56 years old in Ndola (aviation accident). [ref]
Albert Pierrepoint
English executioner (1905–1992).
Born March 30th, 1905 in Clayton.
Died July 10th, 1992 at 87 years old in Southport (bronchopneumonia).
Sterling Holloway
American actor (1905–1992).
Born January 14th, 1905 in Cedartown. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1992 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest).
Joseph Bonanno
Sicilian-born american mafioso who became the boss of the bonanno crime family.
Born January 18th, 1905 in Castellammare del Golfo.
Died May 11th, 2002 at 97 years old in Tucson (myocardial infarction).
Joseph Cotten
American actor (1905–1994).
Born May 15th, 1905 in Petersburg. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1994 at 88 years old in Palm Springs, Westwood (pneumonia, head and neck cancer). [ref]
Joel McCrea
American actor (1905–1990).
Born November 5th, 1905 in California.
Died October 20th, 1990 at 84 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia).
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