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In the year 1920
952 Notable birthdays
Cecilia Colledge
British figure skater.
Born November 28th, 1920 in London.
Died April 12th, 2008 at 87 years old in Cambridge.
Ignatius IV of Antioch
Patriarch of antioch (1920-2012).
Born April 4th, 1920 in Mharda.
Died December 5th, 2012 at 92 years old in Beirut (stroke). [ref]
José Luis de Vilallonga
Spanish journalist and actor (1920-2007).
Born January 29th, 1920 in Madrid.
Died August 30th, 2007 at 87 years old in Andratx. [ref]
Sacha Pitoëff
French actor and director (1920–1990).
Born March 11th, 1920 in Geneva.
Died July 21st, 1990 at 70 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Art Van Damme
American musician (1920–2010).
Born April 9th, 1920 in Norway.
Died February 15th, 2010 at 89 years old in Roseville (pneumonia). [ref]
Ranganathan Francis
Field hockey player (1920-1975).
Born March 15th, 1920 in Yangon.
Died December 1st, 1975 at 55 years old in Chennai.
Georges Balandier
French anthropologist and ethnologist (1920–2016).
Born December 21st, 1920 in Aillevillers-et-Lyaumont. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2016 at 95 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Guido Cantelli
Italian conductor (1920–1956).
Born April 27th, 1920 in Novara.
Died November 24th, 1956 at 36 years old in Paris, Orly.
Tony Gaze
Racecar driver.
Born February 3rd, 1920 in Melbourne.
Died July 29th, 2013 at 93 years old in Geelong. [ref]
Robert W. Straub
American politician (1920-2002).
Born May 6th, 1920 in San Francisco.
Died November 27th, 2002 at 82 years old in Springfield (Alzheimer's disease).
Rubén Ruiz Ibárruri
Spanish hero of the ussr (1920–1942).
Born January 9th, 1920 in Muskiz.
Died September 3rd, 1942 at 22 years old in Srednyaya Akhtuba.
Mustafa Khalil
Egyptian prime minister (1920-2008).
Born November 18th, 1920 in Qalyubia Governorate.
Died June 7th, 2008 at 87 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Jacques Doniol-Valcroze
French actor (1920-1989).
Born March 15th, 1920 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 6th, 1989 at 69 years old in Cannes.
Brian Pippard
British physicist (1920-2008).
Born September 7th, 1920 in Earl's Court.
Died September 21st, 2008 at 88 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Benoîte Groult
French writer (1920–2016).
Born January 31st, 1920 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 20th, 2016 at 96 years old in Hyères. [ref]
Georges Pichard
French comic book artist (1920–2003).
Born January 7th, 1920 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 6th, 2003 at 83 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Rita Streich
Russian-german soprano and opera singer (1920-1987).
Born December 18th, 1920 in Barnaul.
Died March 20th, 1987 at 66 years old in Vienna.
Aleksei Smirnov
Soviet actor (1920–1979).
Born February 28th, 1920 in Danilov.
Died May 7th, 1979 at 59 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Joseph Adefarasin
Nigerian high court judge (1920–1989).
Born April 24th, 1920 in Ijebu Ode.
Died March 28th, 1989 at 68 years old
Elise M. Boulding
American sociologist.
Died June 24th, 2010 at 89 years old in Needham (liver disease). [ref]
Tereska Torrès
French writer (1920-2012).
Born September 3rd, 1920 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 20th, 2012 at 92 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Italian opera singer (1920-1991).
Born November 6th, 1920 in Constantinople.
Died March 12th, 1991 at 70 years old in Bloomington.
Vico Torriani
Swiss actor and singer (1920-1998).
Born September 21st, 1920 in Geneva.
Died February 26th, 1998 at 77 years old in Agno (cancer). [ref]
Fernando Riera
Chilean footballer (1920-2010).
Born June 27th, 1920 in Santiago.
Died September 23rd, 2010 at 90 years old in Santiago (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Marion Pritchard
Dutch-american social worker (1920-2016).
Born November 7th, 1920 in Amsterdam.
Died December 11th, 2016 at 96 years old in Washington, D.C. (arteriosclerosis).
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