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In the year 1905

784 Notable birthdays

Ivie Anderson

American jazz singer (1905-1949).

Born July 10th, 1905 in Gilroy.

Died December 28th, 1949 at 44 years old in Los Angeles (asthma).

Clyde Kluckhohn

American anthropologist (1905–1960).

Born January 11th, 1905 in Le Mars.

Died July 28th, 1960 at 55 years old in Santa Fe (myocardial infarction).

Edward Burra

English painter, draughtsman, and printmaker (1905-1976).

Born March 29th, 1905 in South Kensington.

Died October 22nd, 1976 at 71 years old in Hastings.

Dmitri Shepilov

Soviet newspaper editor (1905-1995).

Born November 5th, 1905 in Ashgabat.

Died August 18th, 1995 at 89 years old in Moscow.

P. T. Narasimhachar

Indian writer (1905–1998).

Born March 17th, 1905 in Melukote.

Died October 13th, 1998 at 93 years old in Bengaluru.

Ulf von Euler

Swedish physiologist and pharmacologist (1905–1983).

Born February 7th, 1905 in Stockholm.

Died March 9th, 1983 at 78 years old in Stockholm.

Raúl Leoni

President of venezuela (1964-1969).

Born April 26th, 1905 in Bolívar.

Died July 5th, 1972 at 67 years old in New York City (cerebral hemorrhage).

Edmond Jouhaud

French general (1905-1995).

Born April 2nd, 1905 in Bousfer. [ref]

Died September 4th, 1995 at 90 years old in Royan. [ref]

Chick Chandler

American actor (1905-1988).

Born January 18th, 1905 in Kingston.

Died September 30th, 1988 at 83 years old in Laguna Beach (disease).

Gaston Eyskens

Belgian prime minister (1905–1988).

Born April 1st, 1905 in Lier.

Died January 3rd, 1988 at 82 years old in Leuven.

Howard St. John

American actor (1905-1974).

Born October 9th, 1905 in Chicago.

Died March 13th, 1974 at 68 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).

Maurice Challe

French general.

Born September 5th, 1905 in Le Pontet. [ref]

Died January 18th, 1979 at 73 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Robert Bacher

American nuclear physicist.

Born August 31st, 1905 in Loudonville.

Died November 18th, 2004 at 99 years old in Montecito. [ref]

Herman Charles Bosman

South african writer (1905–1951).

Born February 3rd, 1905 in Kuils River (town).

Died October 14th, 1951 at 46 years old in Edenvale.

Mao Zetan

Mao zedong's brother (1905-1935).

Born September 25th, 1905 in Shaoshan.

Died April 25th, 1935 at 29 years old in Jiangxi.

Arthur John Arberry

British scholar of arabic, persian and islamic literature.

Born May 12th, 1905 in Portsmouth. [ref]

Died October 2nd, 1969 at 64 years old in Cambridge. [ref]

Pierre Brasseur

French actor (1905-1972).

Born December 22nd, 1905 in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died August 16th, 1972 at 66 years old in Bruneck (myocardial infarction). [ref]

André Jolivet

French composer.

Born August 8th, 1905 in Paris. [ref]

Died December 20th, 1974 at 69 years old in Paris. [ref]

Wanda Wasilewska

Polish writer (1905-1964).

Born January 21st, 1905 in Kraków. [ref]

Died July 29th, 1964 at 59 years old in Kyiv (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Ruth Bernhard

American photographer (1905-2006).

Born October 14th, 1905 in Berlin.

Died December 18th, 2006 at 101 years old in San Francisco. [ref]

John Turton Randall

British physicist (1905–1984).

Born March 23rd, 1905 in Newton-le-Willows.

Died June 16th, 1984 at 79 years old in Edinburgh.

Markos Vamvakaris

Greek rebetiko musician and singer.

Born May 10th, 1905 in Ano Syros.

Died February 8th, 1972 at 66 years old in Red Cross Hospital.

Ernst Stueckelberg

Swiss mathematician and physicist (1905-1984).

Born February 1st, 1905 in Basel.

Died September 4th, 1984 at 79 years old in Geneva.

Jean-Marie Villot

Roman catholic cardinal (1905–1979).

Born October 11th, 1905 in Saint-Amant-Tallende.

Died March 9th, 1979 at 73 years old in Vatican City (pneumonia).

László Benedek

Hungarian-born film director.

Born March 5th, 1905 in Budapest.

Died March 11th, 1992 at 87 years old in New York City.

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