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In the year 1905
824 Notable birthdays
Robert Bacher
American nuclear physicist (1905–2004).
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.
Arthur John Arberry
British scholar of middle east studies (1905–1969).
Born May 12th, 1905 in Portsmouth.
Died October 2nd, 1969 at 64 years old in Cambridge.
André Jolivet
French composer.
Born August 8th, 1905 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 20th, 1974 at 69 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
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]
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.
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).
Ernst Stueckelberg
Swiss mathematician and physicist (1905-1984).
Born February 1st, 1905 in Basel.
Died September 4th, 1984 at 79 years old in Geneva.
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.
Pat O'Callaghan
Irish athletics competitor (1905-1991).
Born September 15th, 1905 in Kanturk.
Died December 1st, 1991 at 86 years old in Clonmel.
Robert Stevenson
British film director (1905-1986).
Born March 31st, 1905 in Buxton. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1986 at 81 years old in Santa Barbara.
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).
László Benedek
Hungarian-born film director.
Born March 5th, 1905 in Budapest.
Died March 11th, 1992 at 87 years old in New York City.
Angelo Schiavio
Italian footballer (1905-1990).
Born October 15th, 1905 in Bologna.
Died September 17th, 1990 at 84 years old in Bologna.
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).
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.
Sava Kovačević
Yugoslav partisan commander (1905–1943).
Born January 25th, 1905 in Montenegro.
Died June 13th, 1943 at 38 years old in Krekovi.
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).
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]
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).
Eugen Sänger
Austrian aerospace engineer (1905-1964).
Born September 22nd, 1905 in Přísečnice.
Died February 10th, 1964 at 58 years old in Berlin.
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).
Ibrahim Biçakçiu
Albanian politician (1905-1977).
Born September 10th, 1905 in Elbasan.
Died January 4th, 1977 at 71 years old in Elbasan.
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).
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).
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