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In the year 1905

824 Notable birthdays

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 (1905–1972).

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.

Annada Shankar Ray

Writer, poet, essayist (1905-2002).

Born May 15th, 1905 in Dhenkanal State.

Died October 28th, 2002 at 97 years old in Kolkata.

Pat O'Callaghan

Irish athletics competitor (1905-1991).

Born September 15th, 1905 in Kanturk.

Died December 1st, 1991 at 86 years old in Clonmel.

Ramiro Ledesma Ramos

Spanish author (1905–1936).

Born May 23rd, 1905 in Alfaraz de Sayago.

Died October 29th, 1936 at 31 years old in Aravaca (execution by shooting).

Karl Amadeus Hartmann

German composer (1905-1963).

Born August 2nd, 1905 in Munich.

Died December 5th, 1963 at 58 years old in Munich (stomach cancer).

Angelo Schiavio

Italian footballer (1905-1990).

Born October 15th, 1905 in Bologna.

Died September 17th, 1990 at 84 years old in Bologna.

Hans Bernd von Haeften

German jurist and resistance fighter against nazism (1905–1944).

Born December 18th, 1905 in Charlottenburg.

Died August 15th, 1944 at 38 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).

Sava Kovačević

Yugoslav partisan commander (1905–1943).

Born January 25th, 1905 in Montenegro.

Died June 13th, 1943 at 38 years old in Krekovi.

Lev Nussimbaum

German-language writer of the jewish origion (1905–1942).

Born October 20th, 1905 in Kyiv, Baku.

Died August 27th, 1942 at 36 years old in Positano (Raynaud syndrome).

George H. Hitchings

Nobel prize-winning american physician.

Born April 18th, 1905 in Hoquiam. [ref]

Died February 27th, 1998 at 92 years old in Chapel Hill. [ref]

Saeb Salam

Prime minister of lebanon (1905–2000).

Born January 17th, 1905 in Beirut. [ref]

Died January 21st, 2000 at 95 years old in Geneva (myocardial infarction).

Kwan Tak-hing

Hong kong actor (1905–1996).

Born June 27th, 1905 in Guangzhou.

Died June 28th, 1996 at 91 years old in Hong Kong (pancreatic cancer).

Joachim Mrugowsky

German physician, ss officer, chief of hygiene institute of the waffen-ss and convicted war criminal (1905-1948).

Born August 15th, 1905 in Rathenow.

Died June 2nd, 1948 at 42 years old in Landsberg am Lech, Landsberg Prison (hanging to death).

Fumiko Enchi

Japanese writer (1905–1986).

Born October 2nd, 1905 in Asakusa-ku.

Died November 14th, 1986 at 81 years old in Ikenohata (heart failure).

Eugen Sänger

Austrian aerospace engineer (1905-1964).

Born September 22nd, 1905 in Přísečnice.

Died February 10th, 1964 at 58 years old in Berlin.

Paul Nizan

French philosopher, politician, writer (1905-1940).

Born February 7th, 1905 in Tours.

Died May 23rd, 1940 at 35 years old in Recques-sur-Hem.

Ali Amini

Prime minister of iran from 6 may 1961 to 19 july 1962.

Born December 12th, 1905 in Tehran.

Died December 12th, 1992 at 87 years old in Paris.

Nise da Silveira

Brazilian psychiatrist (1905-1999).

Born February 15th, 1905 in Maceió.

Died October 30th, 1999 at 94 years old in Rio de Janeiro (pneumonia).

Osvaldo Pugliese

Argentine pianist and tango composer (1905–1995).

Born December 2nd, 1905 in Buenos Aires.

Died July 25th, 1995 at 89 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]

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