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In the year 1905
823 Notable birthdays
Nechama Leibowitz
Israeli biblical scholar (1905-1997).
Born September 3rd, 1905 in Riga.
Died April 12th, 1997 at 91 years old in Jerusalem.
Ernst Kuzorra
German association football player and manager (1905–1990).
Born October 16th, 1905 in Gelsenkirchen.
Died January 1st, 1990 at 84 years old in Gelsenkirchen.
Carl Curtis
American politician (1905-2000).
Born March 15th, 1905 in Minden.
Died January 24th, 2000 at 94 years old in Lincoln.
Jan Gonda
Dutch indologist (1905–1991).
Born April 14th, 1905 in Gouda.
Died July 28th, 1991 at 86 years old in Utrecht.
Boris Ponomarev
Soviet historian and politician (1905-1995).
Born January 17th, 1905 in Zaraysk.
Died December 21st, 1995 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Fernand Gravey
Belgian actor (1905-1970).
Born December 25th, 1905 in Ixelles. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1970 at 64 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Eva Dickson
Swedish explorer, rally driver and writer (1905-1938).
Born March 8th, 1905 in Steninge Palace. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1938 at 33 years old in Baghdad (traffic collision). [ref]
Jenő Rejtő
Hungarian writer (1905–1943).
Born March 29th, 1905 in Budapest.
Died January 1st, 1943 at 37 years old in Evdakovo (typhus, hypothermia).
Louis Kentner
Hungarian musician (1905–1987).
Born July 19th, 1905 in Karviná.
Died September 23rd, 1987 at 82 years old in London.
Theodor Blank
German politician (1905-1972).
Born September 19th, 1905 in Elz. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1972 at 66 years old in Bonn.
Mátyás Seiber
British-hungarian composer (1905–1960).
Born May 4th, 1905 in Budapest.
Died September 24th, 1960 at 55 years old in Cape Town (traffic collision).
Johannes Leimena
Indonesian politician (1905-1977).
Born March 3rd, 1905 in Ambon.
Died March 29th, 1977 at 72 years old in Jakarta.
Kurt Eggers
War correspondent and writer (1905-1943).
Born November 10th, 1905 in Berlin.
Died August 12th, 1943 at 37 years old in Kharkiv Oblast.
Boris Alexandrovich Alexandrov
Soviet composer (1905-1994).
Born August 4th, 1905 in Bologoye.
Died June 17th, 1994 at 88 years old in Moscow.
Richard Kahn, Baron Kahn
Keynesian economist and king's college professor of economics (1905-1989).
Born August 10th, 1905 in Hampstead.
Died June 6th, 1989 at 83 years old in Cambridge.
Carlos Torre Repetto
Mexican chess player (1904-1978).
Born November 23rd, 1905 in Mérida. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1978 at 72 years old in Mérida.
Grete Mosheim
German actress (1905-1986).
Born January 8th, 1905 in Berlin.
Died December 29th, 1986 at 81 years old in New York City (cancer).
Kunio Maekawa
Japanese architect (1905–1986).
Born May 14th, 1905 in Gakoucho-dori, Chuo-ku.
Died June 27th, 1986 at 81 years old in Toranomon Hospital (heart failure).
Knud Børge Martinsen
Ss danish officer.
Born November 30th, 1905 in Sandved.
Died June 25th, 1949 at 43 years old in Copenhagen (gunshot wound).
Louis Armand
French engineer, inventor, administrator, and resistance fighter (1905-1971).
Born January 17th, 1905 in Cruseilles.
Died August 30th, 1971 at 66 years old in Villers-sur-Mer.
Barry Norton
Argentine actor (1905-1956).
Born June 16th, 1905 in United States.
Died August 24th, 1956 at 51 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Masazō Nonaka
Japanese supercentenarian.
Born July 25th, 1905 in Ashoro.
Died January 20th, 2019 at 113 years old in Ashoro.
Suzanne Spaak
Belgian anti-nazi resistance worker and counterintelligence agent.
Born July 6th, 1905 in Brussels.
Died August 12th, 1944 at 39 years old in Fresnes Prison (gunshot wound, shot to the head).
Ferenc Farkas
Hungarian musician (1905-2000).
Born December 15th, 1905 in Nagykanizsa.
Died October 10th, 2000 at 94 years old in Budapest.
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