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In the year 1905
784 Notable birthdays
Kay Francis
American actress (1905–1968).
Born January 13th, 1905 in Oklahoma City.
Died August 26th, 1968 at 63 years old in New York City (breast cancer).
Gareth Jones
Welsh journalist (1905–1935).
Born August 13th, 1905 in Barry.
Died August 12th, 1935 at 29 years old in Rehe Province.
Eleanor Audley
American actress (1905-1991).
Born November 19th, 1905 in New York City.
Died November 25th, 1991 at 86 years old in North Hollywood (respiratory failure).
Durga Khote
Indian actress (1905–1991).
Born January 14th, 1905 in Mumbai.
Died September 22nd, 1991 at 86 years old in Mumbai.
Abraham Zapruder
Witness to the kennedy assassination (1905-1970).
Died August 30th, 1970 at 65 years old in Dallas (stomach cancer).
Pat Brown
32nd governor of california from 1959 to 1967.
Born April 21st, 1905 in San Francisco.
Died February 16th, 1996 at 90 years old in Beverly Hills.
Gilbert Roland
American film actor (1905–1994).
Born December 11th, 1905 in Ciudad Juárez.
Died May 15th, 1994 at 88 years old in Beverly Hills (cancer).
Astrid of Sweden
Queen consort of the belgians (1905-1935).
Born November 17th, 1905 in Arvfurstens palats.
Died August 29th, 1935 at 29 years old in Küssnacht (traffic collision).
Michael Powell
English film director (1905-1990).
Born September 30th, 1905 in Kent.
Died February 19th, 1990 at 84 years old in Gloucestershire (cancer).
Mohammad Hidayatullah
Vice president of india from 1979 to 1984.
Born December 17th, 1905 in Lucknow.
Died September 18th, 1992 at 86 years old in Mumbai.
John Roselli
American mobster.
Born July 4th, 1905 in Esperia.
Died August 9th, 1976 at 71 years old in Florida.
Harold Arlen
American composer of popular music (1905-1986).
Born February 15th, 1905 in Buffalo.
Died April 23rd, 1986 at 81 years old in New York City.
Karl Wallenda
German stunt performer (1905-1978).
Born January 21st, 1905 in Magdeburg.
Died March 22nd, 1978 at 73 years old in San Juan (falling from height).
John Hoyt
American film, stage, and television actor (1905-1991).
Born October 5th, 1905 in Bronxville.
Died September 15th, 1991 at 85 years old in Santa Cruz (lung cancer).
Mildred Natwick
American actress (1905-1994).
Born June 19th, 1905 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1994 at 89 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
J. William Fulbright
American politician (1905–1995).
Born April 9th, 1905 in Sumner.
Died February 9th, 1995 at 89 years old in Washington, D.C. (stroke).
Marcel Lefebvre
French traditionalist catholic archbishop.
Born November 29th, 1905 in Tourcoing.
Died March 25th, 1991 at 85 years old in Martigny.
Sanford Meisner
American actor and acting teacher (1905-1997).
Born August 31st, 1905 in Brooklyn.
Died February 2nd, 1997 at 91 years old in Sherman Oaks.
Frank Faylen
Actor (1905-1985).
Born December 8th, 1905 in St. Louis.
Died August 2nd, 1985 at 79 years old in Burbank (pneumonia).
Robert Penn Warren
American poet, novelist, and literary critic (1905-1989).
Born April 24th, 1905 in Guthrie.
Died September 15th, 1989 at 84 years old in Stratton (bone cancer).
D. R. Kaprekar
Indian mathematician (1905–1986).
Born January 17th, 1905 in Dahanu.
Died July 4th, 1986 at 81 years old in Deolali.
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson
American comedian and actor (1905–1977).
Born September 18th, 1905 in Oakland.
Died February 28th, 1977 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (cardiovascular disease).
Eva Hart
Titanic survivor (1905-1996).
Born January 31st, 1905 in Ilford.
Died February 11th, 1996 at 91 years old in Chadwell Heath (cancer).
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
First president of ivory coast, from 1960 to 1993 (1905-1993).
Born October 18th, 1905 in Yamoussoukro, N’Gokro. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1993 at 88 years old in Yamoussoukro (prostate cancer). [ref]
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