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In the year 1920

952 Notable birthdays

Ivo Caprino

Norwegian film director (1920–2001).

Born February 17th, 1920 in Christiania.

Died February 8th, 2001 at 80 years old in Bærum Municipality (cancer).

Edward Ullendorff

British scholar and historian.

Born January 25th, 1920 in Berlin.

Died March 6th, 2011 at 91 years old in Oxford. [ref]

Aharon Yariv

Israeli politician.

Born December 20th, 1920 in Moscow. [ref]

Died May 7th, 1994 at 73 years old in Kfar Saba.

Kenneth McAlpine

Racecar driver (1920 – 2023).

Born September 21st, 1920 in Cobham.

Died April 8th, 2023 at 102 years old in Pembury. [ref]

Robert Mann

American musician, composer and conductor (1920–2018).

Born July 19th, 1920 in Portland.

Died January 1st, 2018 at 97 years old in Manhattan.

Milton George Henschel

American watch tower society president (1920–2003).

Born August 9th, 1920 in Kentucky.

Died March 22nd, 2003 at 82 years old in New York City, Brooklyn.

Abane Ramdane

Algerian politician (1920-1957).

Born June 10th, 1920 in Larbaâ Nath Irathen.

Died December 27th, 1957 at 37 years old in Tétouan.

Barend Biesheuvel

Prime minister of the netherlands (1920–2001).

Born April 5th, 1920 in Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude.

Died April 29th, 2001 at 81 years old in Haarlem (stroke).

Jaime Sabines

Mexican poet (1920–1999).

Born March 25th, 1920 in Tuxtla Gutiérrez.

Died March 19th, 1999 at 78 years old in Mexico City.

Heleno de Freitas

Brazilian footballer (1920–1959).

Born December 12th, 1920 in São João Nepomuceno. [ref]

Died November 8th, 1959 at 38 years old in Barbacena.

Tatamkhulu Afrika

Poet, writer (1920–2002).

Born December 7th, 1920 in Sallum.

Died December 23rd, 2002 at 82 years old in South Africa (traffic collision).

George Hardwick

English association football player and manager (1920-2004).

Born February 2nd, 1920 in Saltburn-by-the-Sea.

Died April 19th, 2004 at 84 years old in Stockton-on-Tees.

Gamal al-Banna

Egyptian writer and trade unionist (1920-2013).

Born December 15th, 1920 in Mahmoudiyah.

Died January 30th, 2013 at 92 years old in Cairo (pneumonitis). [ref]

Jorge Mistral

Spanish actor (1920-1972).

Born November 24th, 1920 in Alaquas.

Died April 20th, 1972 at 51 years old in Mexico City (gunshot wound).

Rudolf Hrušínský

Czech actor and director (1920–1994).

Born October 7th, 1920 in Nová Včelnice. [ref]

Died April 13th, 1994 at 73 years old in Prague. [ref]

Tun Tin

Prime minister of burma for a few months in 1988.

Born October 2nd, 1920 in Myitkyina.

Died May 1st, 2020 at 99 years old in Yangon. [ref]

Georges Marchal

French actor (1920-1997).

Born January 10th, 1920 in Nancy.

Died November 28th, 1997 at 77 years old in Maurens.

Eva Estrada Kalaw

Filipino politician (1920-2017).

Born June 16th, 1920 in Concepcion.

Died May 25th, 2017 at 96 years old in Medical Center Manila. [ref]

Henry Stommel

American oceanographer (1920–1992).

Born September 27th, 1920 in Wilmington.

Died January 17th, 1992 at 71 years old in Boston.

Eva Dahlbeck

Swedish actress and writer (1920-2008).

Born March 8th, 1920 in Saltsjö-Duvnäs.

Died February 8th, 2008 at 87 years old in Hässelby parish. [ref]

Harbhajan Singh

Punjabi poet (1920-2002).

Born August 18th, 1920 in Lumding.

Died October 21st, 2002 at 82 years old

Yevgeniya Rudneva

Heroine of the soviet union and wwii bomber navigator (1920-1944).

Born December 24th, 1920 in Berdiansk.

Died April 9th, 1944 at 23 years old in Kerch.

Luchita Hurtado

Venezuelan-american artist (1920-2020).

Born November 28th, 1920 in Maiquetía. [ref]

Died August 13th, 2020 at 99 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]

César Rodríguez Álvarez

Spanish footballer (1920-1995).

Born June 29th, 1920 in León. [ref]

Died March 1st, 1995 at 74 years old in Barcelona.

Fiorenzo Magni

Italian cyclist (1920–2012).

Born December 7th, 1920 in Vaiano.

Died October 19th, 2012 at 91 years old in Monza (intracranial aneurysm). [ref]

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