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In the year 1905
784 Notable birthdays
Sebastian Shaw
Stage actor; movie actor; author.
Born May 29th, 1905 in Norfolk.
Died December 23rd, 1994 at 89 years old in Brighton.
Tex Ritter
American country musician (1905–1974).
Born January 12th, 1905 in Murvaul.
Died January 2nd, 1974 at 68 years old in Nashville (myocardial infarction).
Otto Preminger
American director, producer and actor (1905–1986).
Born December 5th, 1905 in Vyzhnytsia.
Died April 23rd, 1986 at 80 years old in New York City (Alzheimer's disease).
Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark
Greco-danish royal and german noble.
Born April 18th, 1905 in Old Royal Palace.
Died April 24th, 1981 at 76 years old in Bad Wiessee.
Max Schmeling
German boxer (1905-2005).
Born September 28th, 1905 in Klein Luckow. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 2005 at 99 years old in Wenzendorf. [ref]
Andy Devine
American actor (1905–1977).
Born October 7th, 1905 in Flagstaff.
Died February 18th, 1977 at 71 years old in Orange (leukemia).
Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah
Kashmiri politician (1905-1982).
Born December 5th, 1905 in Soura.
Died November 8th, 1982 at 76 years old in Srinagar.
Gertrude Ederle
American swimmer (1905–2003).
Born October 23rd, 1905 in New York City. [ref]
Died November 30th, 2003 at 98 years old in Wyckoff.
Cliff Arquette
American actor (1905–1974).
Born December 28th, 1905 in Toledo.
Died September 23rd, 1974 at 68 years old in Burbank (stroke).
Robert Sink
United states army officer (1905–1965).
Born April 3rd, 1905 in Lexington. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1965 at 60 years old in Fort Bragg.
Franchot Tone
American actor (1905-1968).
Born February 27th, 1905 in Niagara Falls.
Died September 18th, 1968 at 63 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Nannie Doss
American serial killer (1905–1965).
Born November 4th, 1905 in Anniston.
Died June 2nd, 1965 at 59 years old in McAlester (leukemia).
Harry Harlow
American psychologist (1905–1981).
Born October 31st, 1905 in Fairfield.
Died December 6th, 1981 at 76 years old in Tucson.
Howard McNear
Actor (1905-1969).
Born January 27th, 1905 in Los Angeles.
Died January 3rd, 1969 at 63 years old in San Fernando (pneumonia, stroke).
Faustina Kowalska
Nun and saint from poland.
Born August 25th, 1905 in Głogowiec, Łęczyca County. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1938 at 33 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Mulk Raj Anand
Indian english writer (1905–2004).
Born December 12th, 1905 in Peshawar.
Died September 28th, 2004 at 98 years old in Pune (pneumonia).
Robert Newton
English stage and film actor.
Born June 1st, 1905 in Shaftesbury. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1956 at 50 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Arthur Koestler
Hungarian-british author and journalist.
Born September 5th, 1905 in Budapest. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1983 at 77 years old in London (intoxication). [ref]
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Politician; fifth president of india (1905-1977).
Born May 13th, 1905 in Old Delhi.
Died February 11th, 1977 at 71 years old in New Delhi.
Leo Durocher
American baseball player and coach.
Born July 27th, 1905 in Hampden County.
Died October 7th, 1991 at 86 years old in Palm Springs.
Savitri Devi
Greek-french writer (1905-1982).
Born September 30th, 1905 in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon.
Died October 22nd, 1982 at 77 years old in Sible Hedingham (myocardial infarction).
Robert Donat
English actor (1905–1958).
Born March 18th, 1905 in Withington.
Died June 9th, 1958 at 53 years old in London (brain tumor).
Richard Haydn
British actor (1905-1985).
Born March 10th, 1905 in London.
Died April 25th, 1985 at 80 years old in Pacific Palisades (myocardial infarction).
Tommy Dorsey
American big band leader and musician.
Born November 19th, 1905 in Shenandoah.
Died November 26th, 1956 at 51 years old in Greenwich (cancer).
Lillian Hellman
American dramatist and screenwriter (1905-1984).
Born June 20th, 1905 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1984 at 79 years old in Dukes County (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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