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In the year 1920
952 Notable birthdays
Bo Yang
Chinese author (1920–2008).
Born March 7th, 1920 in Kaifeng.
Died April 29th, 2008 at 88 years old in Taipei (pneumonia). [ref]
Ali Sabri
Egyptian politician and prime minister (1920–1991).
Born August 31st, 1920 in Sharqia Governorate.
Died August 3rd, 1991 at 70 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction).
Franca Valeri
Italian actress (1920-2020).
Born July 31st, 1920 in Milan.
Died August 9th, 2020 at 100 years old in Rome. [ref]
Prince Konstantin of Bavaria
Bavarian royal (1920-1969).
Born August 15th, 1920 in Munich.
Died July 30th, 1969 at 48 years old in Hechingen.
Kenneth Dover
British hellenist and classical philologist (1920–2010).
Born March 11th, 1920 in London.
Died March 7th, 2010 at 89 years old in St Andrews. [ref]
Hilda Bernard
Argentine actress (1920–2022).
Born October 29th, 1920 in Puerto Deseado.
Died April 20th, 2022 at 101 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Daniel F. Galouye
American writer (1920–1976).
Born February 11th, 1920 in New Orleans.
Died September 7th, 1976 at 56 years old in New Orleans.
Georg Ots
Estonian singer, actor and swimmer (1920-1975).
Born March 21st, 1920 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 5th, 1975 at 55 years old in Tallinn (brain cancer).
Richard N. Frye
American historian (1920–2014).
Born January 10th, 1920 in Birmingham. [ref]
Died March 27th, 2014 at 94 years old in Boston.
Benyoucef Benkhedda
Algerian politician (1920-2003).
Born February 23rd, 1920 in Berrouaghia.
Died February 4th, 2003 at 82 years old in Algiers.
Tina Strobos
Dutch physician and psychiatrist; rescuer of holocaust refugees, named one of the righteous among the nations (1920–2012).
Born May 18th, 1920 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died February 27th, 2012 at 91 years old in Rye (cancer). [ref]
Jadwiga Piłsudska
Polish pilot (1920-2014).
Born February 28th, 1920 in Warsaw.
Died November 16th, 2014 at 94 years old in Warsaw.
Salim Halali
Algerian musician (1920–2005).
Born July 30th, 1920 in Annaba.
Died June 25th, 2005 at 84 years old in Antibes.
Marlen Haushofer
Austrian writer (1920–1970).
Born April 11th, 1920 in Molln.
Died March 21st, 1970 at 49 years old in Vienna (bone cancer).
Mary Boyce
British scholar in iranian studies (1920–2006).
Born August 2nd, 1920 in Darjeeling.
Died April 4th, 2006 at 85 years old in London. [ref]
George Dunning
Animator (1920-1979).
Born November 17th, 1920 in Toronto.
Died February 15th, 1979 at 58 years old in London.
Dorothy Abbott
Actress (1920-1968).
Born December 16th, 1920 in Kansas City.
Died December 15th, 1968 at 47 years old in Los Angeles.
Nadir Afonso
Portuguese painter and architect (1920-2013).
Born December 4th, 1920 in Chaves.
Died December 11th, 2013 at 93 years old in Cascais (heart failure).
Yegor Ligachev
Soviet politician (1920–2021).
Born November 29th, 1920 in Novosibirsk Oblast. [ref]
Died May 7th, 2021 at 100 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Jens Bjørneboe
Norwegian writer (1920–1976).
Born October 3rd, 1920 in Kristiansand.
Died May 9th, 1976 at 55 years old in Eikvold (hanging to death).
Vicente Ferrer Moncho
Indian-spanish philanthropist (1920-2009).
Born April 9th, 1920 in Barcelona.
Died June 19th, 2009 at 89 years old in Ananthapuram. [ref]
Joseph Fitzmyer
American jesuit and biblical scholar (1920-2016).
Born November 4th, 1920 in Philadelphia.
Died December 24th, 2016 at 96 years old in Merion Station.
George London
Opera singer from canada (1920-1985).
Born May 30th, 1920 in Montreal.
Died March 24th, 1985 at 64 years old in New York City (disease).
Prince George Valdemar of Denmark
Danish prince (1920-1986).
Born April 16th, 1920 in Bernstorff Palace.
Died September 29th, 1986 at 66 years old in Copenhagen.
Ye Qun
Chinese political figure; wife of lin biao (1920-1971).
Born December 1st, 1920 in Beijing. [ref]
Died September 13th, 1971 at 50 years old in Öndörkhaan (falling from height).
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