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In the year 1920
952 Notable birthdays
Hiroyuki Agawa
Author (1920–2015).
Born December 24th, 1920 in Hiroshima.
Died August 3rd, 2015 at 94 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Jimmy Forrest
African american jazz musician (1920-1980).
Born January 24th, 1920 in St. Louis.
Died August 26th, 1980 at 60 years old in Grand Rapids.
Simon Pimenta
Catholic cardinal (1920-2013).
Born March 1st, 1920 in Marol.
Died July 19th, 2013 at 93 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Mariya Smirnova
Squadron commander in the "night witches", hero of the soviet union.
Born March 31st, 1920 in Tver Oblast.
Died June 10th, 2002 at 82 years old in Tver.
Eduardo Francisco Pironio
Argentine roman catholic cardinal (1920–1998).
Born December 3rd, 1920 in 9 de Julio.
Died February 5th, 1998 at 77 years old in Rome, Vatican City.
Hilmar Baunsgaard
Danish politician (1920-1989).
Born February 26th, 1920 in Slagelse.
Died June 30th, 1989 at 69 years old in Copenhagen (myocardial infarction).
Claude Cheysson
French politician (1920-2012).
Born April 13th, 1920 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 15th, 2012 at 92 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Alexander L. George
American behavioral scientist (1920-2006).
Born May 31st, 1920 in Chicago.
Died August 16th, 2006 at 86 years old in Seattle.
Tatyana Makarova
Russian aviator and hero of the soviet union (1920–1944).
Born September 25th, 1920 in Moscow.
Died August 25th, 1944 at 23 years old in Ostrołęka.
Wolfdietrich Schnurre
German writer (1920–1989).
Born August 22nd, 1920 in Frankfurt. [ref]
Died June 9th, 1989 at 68 years old in Kiel. [ref]
Bai Hong
Chinese actor and singer (1920-1992).
Born February 24th, 1920 in Beijing.
Died May 28th, 1992 at 72 years old in Beijing.
Eric Sturgess
South african tennis player (1920–2004).
Born May 10th, 1920 in Johannesburg.
Died January 14th, 2004 at 83 years old in Johannesburg.
Yosl Bergner
Israeli/australian artist (1920-2017).
Born October 13th, 1920 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2017 at 96 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Ulf Palme
Swedish actor (1920-1993).
Born October 18th, 1920 in Oscar Parish. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1993 at 72 years old in Oscar Parish. [ref]
Philip Habib
American diplomat (1920-1992).
Born February 25th, 1920 in Brooklyn.
Died May 25th, 1992 at 72 years old in Puligny-Montrachet.
Walley Barnes
Welsh footballer and manager (1920-1975).
Born January 16th, 1920 in Brecon.
Died September 4th, 1975 at 55 years old in London.
Ellis Kaut
German author of children's books (1920-2015).
Born November 17th, 1920 in Stuttgart.
Died September 24th, 2015 at 94 years old in Munich (disease). [ref]
Fedora Barbieri
Italian mezzo-soprano singer.
Born June 4th, 1920 in Trieste.
Died March 4th, 2003 at 82 years old in Florence.
Ruth Maier
Austrian author and holocaust victim (1920–1942).
Born November 10th, 1920 in Vienna. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1942 at 22 years old in Oświęcim, Auschwitz.
Herbert Kegel
German conductor (1920–1990).
Born July 29th, 1920 in Großzschachwitz.
Died November 20th, 1990 at 70 years old in Dresden.
Alvin Ward Gouldner
Professor of sociology (1920-1980).
Born July 29th, 1920 in New York City.
Died December 15th, 1980 at 60 years old in Madrid.
Joe Maca
American soccer player (1920-1982).
Born September 28th, 1920 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died July 13th, 1982 at 61 years old in New York City.
Robert Lamoureux
Actor, screenwriter, film director (1920-2011).
Born January 4th, 1920 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 29th, 2011 at 91 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Anselmo Duarte
Brazilian film director, actor and screenwriter (1920–2009).
Born April 21st, 1920 in São Paulo.
Died November 7th, 2009 at 89 years old in São Paulo (stroke). [ref]
Les Leston
English racing driver and businessman.
Born December 16th, 1920 in Bulwell.
Died May 13th, 2012 at 91 years old in Bexhill-on-Sea. [ref]
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