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In the year 1920
952 Notable birthdays
Allen Hoskins
American actor (1920–1980).
Born August 9th, 1920 in Boston.
Died July 26th, 1980 at 59 years old in California (cancer).
Nils Bohlin
Swedish inventor.
Born July 17th, 1920 in Härnösand.
Died September 26th, 2002 at 82 years old in Ydre Municipality.
Lawrence Klein
American economist (1920-2013).
Born September 14th, 1920 in Omaha.
Died October 20th, 2013 at 93 years old in Gladwyne. [ref]
Mohamed Oufkir
Moroccan politician and officer (1920-1972).
Born May 14th, 1920 in Aïn Chaïr.
Died August 16th, 1972 at 52 years old in Rabat.
Duncan Hamilton
British racecar driver (1920-1994).
Born April 30th, 1920 in Cork.
Died May 13th, 1994 at 74 years old in Dorset.
Chiara Lubich
Italian founder of the focolare movement (1920–2008).
Born January 22nd, 1920 in Trento.
Died March 14th, 2008 at 88 years old in Rocca di Papa. [ref]
Lawrence Sanders
American writer (1920–1998).
Born March 15th, 1920 in Brooklyn.
Died February 7th, 1998 at 77 years old in Pompano Beach.
Henri Verneuil
French-armenian playwright and filmmaker (1920-2002).
Born October 15th, 1920 in Tekirdağ.
Died January 11th, 2002 at 81 years old in Bagnolet.
Paul Scott
British writer (1920–1978).
Born March 25th, 1920 in Southgate.
Died March 1st, 1978 at 57 years old in London (colorectal cancer).
Amos Tutuola
Nigerian writer (1920-1997).
Born June 20th, 1920 in Abeokuta.
Died June 8th, 1997 at 76 years old in Ibadan (diabetes).
Richard Glazar
Czech-bon survivor of treblinka extermination camp (1920-1997).
Born November 29th, 1920 in Prague. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1997 at 77 years old in Prague (falling).
Abe Lenstra
Dutch footballer (1920-1985).
Born November 27th, 1920 in Heerenveen.
Died September 2nd, 1985 at 64 years old in Heerenveen.
Marcel Reich-Ranicki
Polish-born german literary critic (1920–2013).
Born June 2nd, 1920 in Włocławek. [ref]
Died September 18th, 2013 at 93 years old in Frankfurt (prostate cancer). [ref]
Eiji Okada
Japanese actor (1920-1995).
Born June 13th, 1920 in Chōshi.
Died September 14th, 1995 at 75 years old in Tokyo (heart failure).
J. J. C. Smart
Australian philosopher and academic (1920–2012).
Born September 16th, 1920 in Cambridge.
Died October 6th, 2012 at 92 years old in Melbourne. [ref]
Mohammed Dib
Algerian writer (1920–2003).
Born July 21st, 1920 in Tlemcen.
Died May 2nd, 2003 at 82 years old in La Celle-Saint-Cloud.
Robert Whittaker
American ecologist (1920–1980).
Born December 27th, 1920 in Wichita.
Died October 20th, 1980 at 59 years old in Ithaca (lung cancer).
Gottfried Böhm
German architect (1920-2021).
Born January 21st, 1920 in Offenbach am Main.
Died June 9th, 2021 at 101 years old in Cologne. [ref]
Edmond H. Fischer
American biochemist (1920–2021).
Born April 6th, 1920 in Shanghai French Concession.
Died August 27th, 2021 at 101 years old in Seattle. [ref]
Juan José Torres
61th bolivian president (1920-1976).
Born March 5th, 1920 in Cochabamba.
Died June 2nd, 1976 at 56 years old in San Andrés de Giles.
June Hutton
American singer (1919–1973).
Born August 11th, 1920 in Chicago.
Died May 2nd, 1973 at 52 years old in Encino.
K. S. Chandrasekharan
Indian mathematician and professor at eth zürich (1920–2017).
Born November 21st, 1920 in Machilipatnam.
Died April 13th, 2017 at 96 years old in Zurich (pneumonia).
Irene Dailey
American actress (1920-2008).
Born September 12th, 1920 in New York City.
Died September 24th, 2008 at 88 years old in Santa Rosa (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Nanabhoy Palkhivala
Indian jurist and economist (1920-2002).
Born January 16th, 1920 in Mumbai.
Died December 11th, 2002 at 82 years old in Mumbai.
Paul Gonsalves
American saxophonist and jazz musician (1920-1974).
Born July 12th, 1920 in Brockton.
Died May 15th, 1974 at 53 years old in London (drug overdose).
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