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In the year 1905
824 Notable birthdays
Bruno Giorgi
Brazilian sculptor (1905-1993).
Born August 13th, 1905 in Mococa.
Died September 7th, 1993 at 88 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Georg Lammers
German sprinter (1905–1987).
Born April 14th, 1905 in Butjadingen.
Died March 17th, 1987 at 81 years old in Butjadingen.
Oleg Zhakov
Soviet actor (1905-1988).
Born April 1st, 1905 in Sarapul.
Died May 4th, 1988 at 83 years old in Pyatigorsk.
Ken Doherty
American decathlete (1905-1996).
Born May 16th, 1905 in Detroit.
Died April 19th, 1996 at 90 years old in Lancaster. [ref]
Gaston Rebry
Belgian cyclist (1905–1953).
Born January 29th, 1905 in Rollegem-Kapelle.
Died July 3rd, 1953 at 48 years old in Wevelgem.
Julian Stryjkowski
Polish journalist (1905-1996).
Born April 27th, 1905 in Stryi.
Died August 8th, 1996 at 91 years old in Warsaw.
Yevgeny Brusilovsky
Russian composer (1905–1981).
Born November 12th, 1905 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died May 9th, 1981 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Gavriil Troyepolsky
Soviet writer (1905–1995).
Born November 29th, 1905 in Borisoglebsk Uyezd.
Died June 30th, 1995 at 89 years old in Voronezh.
Ernestina de Champourcín
Spanish poet (1905-2019).
Born July 10th, 1905 in Vitoria-Gasteiz. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1999 at 93 years old in Madrid.
Anna Blaman
Dutch writer (1905–1960).
Born January 3rd, 1905 in Rotterdam.
Died July 13th, 1960 at 55 years old in Rotterdam (embolism).
Jan Zahradníček
Czech catholic poet (1905–1960).
Born January 17th, 1905 in Mastník. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1960 at 55 years old in Uhřínov. [ref]
Ida Gerhardt
Dutch poet (1905–1997).
Born May 11th, 1905 in Gorinchem.
Died August 15th, 1997 at 92 years old in Warnsveld.
Nathan Homer Knorr
American watch tower society president (1905–1977).
Born April 23rd, 1905 in Bethlehem.
Died June 8th, 1977 at 72 years old in Wallkill (brain cancer).
Zoilo Saldombide
Uruguayan footballer (1903-1981).
Born March 15th, 1905 in Santa Lucía.
Died December 4th, 1981 at 76 years old
Paul-Pierre Philippe
Catholic cardinal (1905–1984).
Born April 16th, 1905 in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1984 at 78 years old in Rome.
Ivan Ilyichev
Soviet diplomat (1905-1983).
Born August 27th, 1905 in Kaluga.
Died September 2nd, 1983 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Vicente Trueba
Spanish racing cyclist (1905-1986).
Born October 16th, 1905 in Torrelavega.
Died November 10th, 1986 at 81 years old in Riotuerto.
Akilles Järvinen
Finnish athlete and decathlete (1905–1943).
Born September 19th, 1905 in Jyväskylä.
Died March 7th, 1943 at 37 years old in Tampere (falling from height).
James Foster
British ice hockey player (1905-1969).
Born September 13th, 1905 in Glasgow.
Died January 4th, 1969 at 63 years old in Winnipeg.
Bernt Evensen
Norwegian speed skater and racing cyclist (1905-1979).
Born April 8th, 1905 in Christiania.
Died August 24th, 1979 at 74 years old in Oslo.
Rupert Wildt
German-american astronomer (1905–1976).
Born June 25th, 1905 in Munich.
Died January 9th, 1976 at 70 years old in Orleans.
G.R. Aldo
Cinematographer (1902–1953).
Born January 1st, 1905 in Scorzè.
Died November 14th, 1953 at 48 years old in Pianiga (traffic collision).
René de Possel
French mathematician (1905–1974).
Born February 7th, 1905 in Marseille.
Died February 26th, 1974 at 69 years old in Clamart.
Ary Abramovich Sternfeld
Russian early spaceflight scientists (1905–1980).
Born May 14th, 1905 in Sieradz.
Died July 5th, 1980 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Ángel Melogno
Uruguayan footballer (1905-1945).
Born March 22nd, 1905 in Salto.
Died March 27th, 1945 at 40 years old in Montevideo.
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