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In the year 1905
784 Notable birthdays
William Gargan
American actor (1905-1979).
Born July 17th, 1905 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1979 at 73 years old in New York (myocardial infarction).
Karl Guthe Jansky
American physicist and radio engineer.
Born October 22nd, 1905 in Norman.
Died February 14th, 1950 at 44 years old in Red Bank (heart failure).
Natalia Pavlovna Paley
Member of the romanov family (1905-1981).
Born December 5th, 1905 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 27th, 1981 at 76 years old in New York City.
Herta Ehlert
German concentration camp guard (1905-1997).
Born March 26th, 1905 in Berlin.
Died April 4th, 1997 at 92 years old in Berlin.
Kenneth Rexroth
American poet (1905–1982).
Born December 22nd, 1905 in South Bend.
Died June 6th, 1982 at 76 years old in Santa Barbara.
Lily Parr
British footballer (1905-1978).
Born April 26th, 1905 in St Helens.
Died May 24th, 1978 at 73 years old in Preston (breast cancer).
Bill O'Reilly
Australian cricketer (1905-1992).
Born December 20th, 1905 in White Cliffs.
Died October 6th, 1992 at 86 years old in Sydney.
Frits Philips
Dutch entrepreneur (1905–2005).
Born April 16th, 1905 in Eindhoven.
Died December 5th, 2005 at 100 years old in Eindhoven (falling from height).
Marc Blitzstein
American composer, lyricist, and librettist (1905–1964).
Born March 2nd, 1905 in Philadelphia.
Died January 22nd, 1964 at 58 years old in Fort-de-France (blunt trauma).
Joseph Kosma
Hungarian-french composer (1905–1969).
Born October 22nd, 1905 in Budapest.
Died August 7th, 1969 at 63 years old in La Roche-Guyon.
Pankaj Mullick
Bengali indian music composer, playback singer and actor.
Born May 10th, 1905 in Kolkata.
Died February 19th, 1978 at 72 years old in Kolkata.
Ludwig Fischer
Sa officer (1905-1947); governor of warsaw district.
Born April 16th, 1905 in Kaiserslautern.
Died March 8th, 1947 at 41 years old in Warsaw (hanging to death).
Piet Hein
20th-century danish mathematician, inventor, designer, writer and poet (1905–1996).
Born December 16th, 1905 in Copenhagen.
Died April 18th, 1996 at 90 years old in Middelfart.
Joseph E. Levine
American film producer (1905–1987).
Born September 9th, 1905 in Boston.
Died July 31st, 1987 at 81 years old in Greenwich.
Aris Velouchiotis
Greek resistance fighter (1905-1945).
Born August 27th, 1905 in Lamia.
Died June 16th, 1945 at 39 years old in Mesounta, Arta.
Alexandre Villaplane
French association football player (1905-1944).
Born September 12th, 1905 in Algiers.
Died December 26th, 1944 at 39 years old in Arcueil (gunshot wound). [ref]
Henry Koster
American film director (1905-1988).
Born May 1st, 1905 in Berlin. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1988 at 83 years old in Camarillo. [ref]
Betty Garde
Actress (1905-1989).
Born September 19th, 1905 in Philadelphia.
Died December 25th, 1989 at 84 years old in Los Angeles.
Conrad Hal Waddington
British biologist (1905–1975).
Born November 8th, 1905 in Evesham.
Died September 26th, 1975 at 69 years old in Edinburgh.
Georgia Hale
American silent film actress.
Born June 24th, 1905 in St. Joseph. [ref]
Died June 7th, 1985 at 79 years old in Hollywood. [ref]
George Mitchell
American actor (1905-1972).
Born February 21st, 1905 in Larchmont.
Died January 18th, 1972 at 66 years old in Washington, D.C..
Stanley Kunitz
American poet (1905-2006).
Born July 29th, 1905 in Worcester. [ref]
Died May 14th, 2006 at 100 years old in New York City. [ref]
Jan Werich
Czech actor, playwright and writer (1905–1980).
Born February 26th, 1905 in Smíchov. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1980 at 75 years old in Prague. [ref]
Constant Lambert
British composer and conductor.
Born August 23rd, 1905 in London. [ref]
Died August 21st, 1951 at 45 years old in London (pneumonia, diabetes). [ref]
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