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In the year 1905
784 Notable birthdays
Raymond Aron
French philosopher, sociologist, journalist, and political scientist (1905–1983).
Born March 14th, 1905 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 17th, 1983 at 78 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Arthur Lake
Actor (1905-1987).
Born April 17th, 1905 in Corbin.
Died January 9th, 1987 at 81 years old in Indian Wells (myocardial infarction).
Neville Goddard
Barbadian writer (1905–1972).
Born February 19th, 1905 in Barbados.
Died October 1st, 1972 at 67 years old in Los Angeles.
Anthony Powell
English novelist (1905-2000).
Born December 21st, 1905 in London.
Died March 28th, 2000 at 94 years old in Frome.
C. P. Snow
English novelist and physical chemist (1905–1980).
Born October 15th, 1905 in Leicester.
Died July 1st, 1980 at 74 years old in London.
Mary Renault
English novelist (1905–1983).
Born September 4th, 1905 in London. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1983 at 78 years old in Cape Town. [ref]
Mikhail Sholokhov
Soviet writer (1905-1984).
Born May 24th, 1905 in Kruzhilin. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1984 at 78 years old in Vyoshenskaya (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan
Pakistani diplomat (1905-1990).
Born February 13th, 1905 in Almora.
Died June 13th, 1990 at 85 years old in Karachi.
Grant Withers
American film actor (1905-1959).
Born January 17th, 1905 in Pueblo.
Died March 27th, 1959 at 54 years old in North Hollywood (drug overdose).
Henry Wilcoxon
Actor of british west indian origin (1905-1984).
Born September 8th, 1905 in Roseau. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1984 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
Felix Bloch
Swiss physicist (1905-1983).
Born October 23rd, 1905 in Zurich.
Died September 10th, 1983 at 77 years old in Zurich.
Erskine Hamilton Childers
4th president of ireland (1905-1974).
Born December 11th, 1905 in London.
Died November 17th, 1974 at 68 years old in Dublin (cardiac arrest).
Arthur Crudup
American recording artist; delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist.
Born August 24th, 1905 in Mississippi. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1974 at 68 years old in Northampton County (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Kay Kyser
American bandleader, actor (1905-1985).
Born June 18th, 1905 in Rocky Mount. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1985 at 80 years old in Chapel Hill (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Bosley Crowther
American film critic.
Born July 13th, 1905 in Lutherville. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1981 at 75 years old in Mount Kisco (heart failure). [ref]
Pierre Levegh
French racing driver (1905-1955).
Born December 22nd, 1905 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 11th, 1955 at 49 years old in Le Mans.
Torin Thatcher
British actor (1905–1981).
Born January 15th, 1905 in Mumbai.
Died March 4th, 1981 at 76 years old in Thousand Oaks (cancer).
Thomas Gomez
American actor (1905-1971).
Born July 10th, 1905 in New York City. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1971 at 65 years old in Santa Monica (traffic collision). [ref]
Gerard Kuiper
Netherlands-born american astronomer.
Born December 7th, 1905 in Tuitjenhorn. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1973 at 68 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Kurt Gerstein
Ss officer; aid to nazi resistance.
Born August 11th, 1905 in Münster. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1945 at 39 years old in Paris (hanging). [ref]
Agnes de Mille
American dancer and choreographer (1905–1993).
Born September 18th, 1905 in New York City, Harlem.
Died October 7th, 1993 at 88 years old in New York City (stroke).
Franz Ziereis
German ss officer, commandant of the mauthausen concentration camp (1905-1945).
Born August 13th, 1905 in Munich.
Died May 25th, 1945 at 39 years old in Gusen concentration camp.
Nikolay Aleksandrovich Tikhonov
Soviet prime minister 1980-1985, metallurgist.
Born May 14th, 1905 in Kharkiv.
Died June 1st, 1997 at 92 years old in Petrovo-Dalnee.
Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Emirati politician.
Born June 1st, 1905 in Abu Dhabi.
Died February 11th, 1989 at 83 years old in Al Ain.
Helen Wills
American tennis player (1905–1998).
Born October 6th, 1905 in Fremont.
Died January 1st, 1998 at 92 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea.
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