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In the year 1920
884 Notable birthdays
John Paul II
Head of the roman catholic church from 1978 to 2005.
Born May 18th, 1920 in Wadowice.
Died April 2nd, 2005 at 84 years old in Apostolic Palace (Parkinson's disease, sepsis, myocardial infarction, senility).
Isaac Asimov
American writer and biochemist (1920–1992).
Born January 2nd, 1920 in Petrovichi.
Died April 6th, 1992 at 72 years old in Manhattan (AIDS related disease).
Mickey Rooney
American actor (1920–2014).
Born September 23rd, 1920 in Brooklyn.
Died April 6th, 2014 at 93 years old in Studio City (disease). [ref]
Yul Brynner
Russian-born actor (1920–1985).
Born July 11th, 1920 in Vladivostok. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1985 at 65 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Frank Sheeran
American mobster (1920–2003).
Born October 25th, 1920 in Camden.
Died December 14th, 2003 at 83 years old in Philadelphia (cancer).
Gemini Ganesan
Indian actor (1920–2005).
Born November 17th, 1920 in Pudukkottai.
Died March 22nd, 2005 at 84 years old in Chennai (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).
Maureen O'Hara
Irish-american film actress and singer (1920-2015).
Born August 17th, 1920 in Ranelagh.
Died October 24th, 2015 at 95 years old in Boise. [ref]
Charles Bukowski
German-american writer (1920–1994).
Born August 16th, 1920 in Andernach. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1994 at 73 years old in San Pedro (leukemia). [ref]
Ravi Shankar
Indian sitar player (1920–2012).
Born April 7th, 1920 in Varanasi.
Died December 11th, 2012 at 92 years old in San Diego (heart failure, respiratory failure).
Henrietta Lacks
American woman whose cancer cells are the source of the hela cell line.
Born August 1st, 1920 in Roanoke.
Died October 4th, 1951 at 31 years old in Baltimore (cervical adenocarcinoma).
Montgomery Clift
American actor (1920–1966).
Born October 17th, 1920 in Omaha.
Died July 23rd, 1966 at 45 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Walter Matthau
American actor, comedian and director (1920–2000).
Born October 1st, 1920 in New York City.
Died July 1st, 2000 at 79 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction, colorectal cancer).
Timothy Leary
American psychologist (1920–1996).
Born October 22nd, 1920 in Springfield.
Died May 31st, 1996 at 75 years old in Beverly Hills (prostate cancer).
Ray Bradbury
American author and screenwriter (1920–2012).
Born August 22nd, 1920 in Waukegan. [ref]
Died June 6th, 2012 at 91 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
John Demjanjuk
Ukrainian guard at nazi death camps (1920–2012).
Born April 3rd, 1920 in Berdychiv. [ref]
Died March 17th, 2012 at 91 years old in Bad Feilnbach (disease). [ref]
Frank Herbert
American writer (1920–1986).
Born October 8th, 1920 in Tacoma.
Died February 11th, 1986 at 65 years old in Madison (pancreatic cancer).
Gene Tierney
American actress (1920–1991).
Born November 19th, 1920 in Brooklyn.
Died November 6th, 1991 at 70 years old in Houston (pulmonary emphysema).
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
President of the provisional government of bangladesh and the 2nd prime minister and first president of bangladesh.
Born March 17th, 1920 in Tungipara Upazila.
Died August 15th, 1975 at 55 years old in Dhaka (gunshot wound).
Ricardo Montalbán
Mexican actor (1920–2009).
Born November 25th, 1920 in Torreón.
Died January 14th, 2009 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]
Rosalind Franklin
British chemist, biophysicist, and x-ray crystallographer.
Born July 25th, 1920 in Notting Hill. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1958 at 37 years old in Royal Marsden Hospital (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Charlie Parker
American jazz musician (1920–1955).
Born August 29th, 1920 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1955 at 34 years old in New York City (pneumonia, lobar pneumonia, perforated ulcer). [ref]
Shelley Winters
American actress (1920-2006).
Born August 18th, 1920 in East St. Louis.
Died January 14th, 2006 at 85 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Raaj Kumar
Indian actor (1926-1996).
Born October 8th, 1920 in Loralai.
Died July 3rd, 1996 at 75 years old in Mumbai.
Christopher Robin Milne
English author and bookseller.
Born August 21st, 1920 in Chelsea.
Died April 20th, 1996 at 75 years old in Totnes (myasthenia gravis).
Ronald Speirs
American paratrooper (1920-2007).
Born April 20th, 1920 in Edinburgh.
Died April 11th, 2007 at 86 years old in St. Marie. [ref]
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