Welcome! Check out today's birthdays, recent birthdays, or our birthday stats.

In the year 1905

824 Notable birthdays

Sajjad Zaheer

Pakistani marxist writer and organiser.

Born November 5th, 1905 in Lucknow.

Died September 13th, 1973 at 67 years old in Almaty.

Emilio G. Segrè

Italian physicist and nobel laureate.

Born February 1st, 1905 in Tivoli. [ref]

Died April 22nd, 1989 at 84 years old in Lafayette (myocardial infarction).

Nobuhito, Prince Takamatsu

Japanese prince; third son of emperor taishō and empress teimei (1905–1987).

Born January 3rd, 1905 in Akasaka Estate.

Died February 3rd, 1987 at 82 years old in Shibuya (lung cancer).

Heinz Lammerding

German general (1905-1971).

Born August 27th, 1905 in Dortmund.

Died January 13th, 1971 at 65 years old in Bad Tölz (cancer).

Pierre Klossowski

French writer, translator and painter (1905-2001).

Born August 9th, 1905 in Paris. [ref]

Died August 12th, 2001 at 96 years old in Paris. [ref]

David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter

English athlete, sports official, and conservative party politician (1905-1981).

Born February 9th, 1905 in Burghley House.

Died October 22nd, 1981 at 76 years old in Burghley House.

Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim

German resistance member (1905-1944).

Born March 25th, 1905 in Munich.

Died July 21st, 1944 at 39 years old in Berlin (gunshot wound).

Dorothy Hale

American socialite, actress (1905–1938).

Born January 11th, 1905 in Pittsburgh.

Died October 21st, 1938 at 33 years old in New York City.

Ashley Montagu

British-american anthropologist.

Born June 28th, 1905 in Mile End.

Died November 26th, 1999 at 94 years old in Princeton.

Dore Schary

Screenwriter, playwright, film director, studio executive (1905-1980).

Born August 31st, 1905 in Newark.

Died July 7th, 1980 at 74 years old in New York City.

Siaka Stevens

Prime minister of sierra leone (1905-1988).

Born August 24th, 1905 in Moyamba.

Died May 29th, 1988 at 82 years old in Freetown.

Mischa Auer

Russian-born american actor (1905-1967).

Born November 17th, 1905 in Saint Petersburg.

Died March 5th, 1967 at 61 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).

Abeid Karume

Tanzanian politician (1905–1972).

Born August 4th, 1905 in Nyasaland, Mwera.

Died April 7th, 1972 at 66 years old in Zanzibar City (assassination).

Thomas Townsend Brown

American physicist (1905–1985).

Born March 18th, 1905 in Zanesville.

Died October 27th, 1985 at 80 years old in Avalon.

Erich Neumann

German writer, psychologist and philosopher (1905-1960).

Born January 23rd, 1905 in Berlin.

Died November 5th, 1960 at 55 years old in Tel Aviv (kidney cancer).

Michele Navarra

Italian mafiosa (1905–1958).

Born January 5th, 1905 in Corleone.

Died August 2nd, 1958 at 53 years old in Corleone.

Jean Vigo

French film director (1905–1934).

Born April 26th, 1905 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.

Died October 5th, 1934 at 29 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (tuberculosis).

Albert W. Tucker

Canadian mathematician (1905–1995).

Born November 28th, 1905 in Oshawa.

Died January 25th, 1995 at 89 years old in Hightstown.

Charles Lane

American actor (1905–2007).

Born January 26th, 1905 in San Francisco.

Died July 9th, 2007 at 102 years old in Brentwood. [ref]

John Emery

American actor (1905–1964).

Born May 20th, 1905 in New York City.

Died November 16th, 1964 at 59 years old in New York City (cancer).

Yen Chia-kan

President of taiwan (roc) from 1975 to 1978.

Born October 23rd, 1905 in Wu County.

Died December 24th, 1993 at 88 years old in Taipei.

George Kelly

American psychologist and therapist (1905–1967).

Born April 28th, 1905 in Sheldon.

Died March 6th, 1967 at 61 years old in Waltham.

Irawati Karve

Indian sociologist, anthropologist, educationist, and writer (1905-1970).

Born December 15th, 1905 in Myanmar.

Died August 11th, 1970 at 64 years old

Mikio Naruse

Japanese filmmaker (1905–1969).

Born August 20th, 1905 in Tokyo.

Died July 2nd, 1969 at 63 years old in Tokyo (colorectal cancer).

Queenie Leonard

British actress (1905–2002).

Born February 18th, 1905 in London. [ref]

Died January 17th, 2002 at 96 years old in Los Angeles (disease).

Birthdays 151 to 175 of 824

« 1904
1906 »

It takes a long time to become young. Pablo Picasso