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In the year 1920
884 Notable birthdays
Victor Turner
British cultural anthropologist (1920-1983).
Born May 28th, 1920 in Glasgow.
Died December 18th, 1983 at 63 years old in Charlottesville.
Shelly Manne
American jazz drummer.
Born June 11th, 1920 in New York City.
Died September 26th, 1984 at 64 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Syed Putra of Perlis
3rd yang di-pertuan agong.
Born November 25th, 1920 in Arau.
Died April 16th, 2000 at 79 years old in National Heart Institute of Malaysia.
Siegfried Müller
German mercenary (1920–1983).
Born October 26th, 1920 in Krosno Odrzańskie.
Died April 17th, 1983 at 62 years old in Boksburg (stomach cancer).
An Wang
American businessman (1920–1990).
Born February 7th, 1920 in Shanghai.
Died March 24th, 1990 at 70 years old in Boston (cancer).
Hiroyoshi Nishizawa
Pilot for the imperial japanese navy air service during world war ii (1920–1944).
Born January 27th, 1920 in Minamiogawa.
Died October 26th, 1944 at 24 years old in Mindoro (aircraft shootdown).
Kaysone Phomvihane
First general secretary of the lao people's revolutionary party (r. 1955-1992).
Born December 13th, 1920 in Savannakhet.
Died November 21st, 1992 at 71 years old in Vientiane.
Liam Cosgrave
Irish politician (1920-2017).
Born April 13th, 1920 in Castleknock.
Died October 4th, 2017 at 97 years old in Dublin. [ref]
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Italian pianist.
Born January 5th, 1920 in Brescia.
Died June 12th, 1995 at 75 years old in Lugano.
John Lewis
American jazz pianist, composer and arranger.
Born May 3rd, 1920 in La Grange. [ref]
Died March 29th, 2001 at 80 years old in New York City (prostate cancer). [ref]
Pierre Plantard
French draughtsman (1920-2000).
Born March 18th, 1920 in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 3rd, 2000 at 79 years old in Colombes.
Alex Comfort
British academic and physician (1920–2000).
Born February 10th, 1920 in London.
Died March 26th, 2000 at 80 years old in Oxford.
Khieu Ponnary
Cambodian writer (1920-2003).
Born February 3rd, 1920 in Battambang Province.
Died July 1st, 2003 at 83 years old in Pailin Province (cancer). [ref]
Early Wynn
American baseball player (1920-1999).
Born January 6th, 1920 in Hartford.
Died April 4th, 1999 at 79 years old in Venice.
Cornelius Ryan
Irish journalist and author.
Born June 5th, 1920 in Dublin.
Died November 23rd, 1974 at 54 years old in New York City (prostate cancer).
Helen O'Connell
American actress and singer (1920–1993).
Born May 23rd, 1920 in Lima. [ref]
Died September 9th, 1993 at 73 years old in San Diego (hepatitis, liver cancer). [ref]
Robert Hutton
American actor (1920-1994).
Born June 11th, 1920 in Kingston. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1994 at 74 years old in Kingston (pneumonia). [ref]
Richard E. Bellman
American mathematician.
Born August 26th, 1920 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1984 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (disease). [ref]
Jovito R. Salonga
Filipino politician (1920-2016).
Born June 22nd, 1920 in Pasig.
Died March 10th, 2016 at 95 years old in Quezon City (cardiac arrest).
Albert Hague
American songwriter (1920–2001).
Born October 13th, 1920 in Berlin.
Died November 12th, 2001 at 81 years old in Marina del Rey (cancer).
Rex Everhart
American actor, singer (1920-2000).
Born June 13th, 1920 in Watseka.
Died March 13th, 2000 at 79 years old in Branford (lung cancer).
Michele Sindona
Italian banker.
Died March 22nd, 1986 at 65 years old in Voghera (cyanide poisoning). [ref]
Thomas McGuire
United states army officer.
Born August 1st, 1920 in Ridgewood.
Died January 7th, 1945 at 24 years old in Negros (killed in action).
Sahabzada Yaqub Khan
Pakistani politician and military officer (1920-2016).
Born December 23rd, 1920 in Rampur.
Died January 26th, 2016 at 95 years old in Islamabad.
Bill Reid
Canadian sculptor, jeweler, painter (1920–1998).
Born January 12th, 1920 in Victoria. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1998 at 78 years old in Vancouver (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
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The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. Madeleine L'Engle