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In the year 1920
884 Notable birthdays
Robert Leckie
United states marine and author (1920–2001).
Born December 18th, 1920 in Philadelphia.
Died December 24th, 2001 at 81 years old in Philadelphia (Alzheimer's disease).
Traudl Junge
Secretary to adolf hitler (1920-2002).
Born March 16th, 1920 in Munich.
Died February 10th, 2002 at 81 years old in Munich (lung cancer).
Carwood Lipton
Wwii american army officer (1920–2001).
Born January 30th, 1920 in Huntington.
Died December 16th, 2001 at 81 years old in Southern Pines (disease).
Virginia Mayo
American actress (1920–2005).
Born November 30th, 1920 in St. Louis.
Died January 17th, 2005 at 84 years old in Thousand Oaks (myocardial infarction, heart failure).
Richard Farnsworth
American actor (1920-2000).
Born September 1st, 1920 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died October 6th, 2000 at 80 years old in Lincoln (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Byron De La Beckwith
American white supremacist and murderer (1920-2001).
Born November 9th, 1920 in Colusa.
Died January 21st, 2001 at 80 years old in Jackson (cardiovascular disease).
LaWanda Page
Actress, comedian (1920-2002).
Born October 19th, 1920 in Cleveland.
Died September 14th, 2002 at 81 years old in Hollywood (diabetes).
Stan Musial
American baseball player (1920-2013).
Born November 21st, 1920 in Donora.
Died January 19th, 2013 at 92 years old in Ladue (Alzheimer's disease).
Ross Martin
Polish-born american radio, stage, film and television actor.
Born March 22nd, 1920 in Gródek.
Died July 3rd, 1981 at 61 years old in Ramona (myocardial infarction).
Zecharia Sitchin
American-israeli author of azerbaijani origin (1920-2010).
Died October 9th, 2010 at 90 years old in New York City. [ref]
Nanette Fabray
American actress, singer and dancer (1920-2018).
Born October 27th, 1920 in San Diego.
Died February 22nd, 2018 at 97 years old in Palos Verdes Peninsula (disease). [ref]
Pamela Harriman
American diplomat (1920-1997).
Born March 20th, 1920 in Farnborough.
Died February 5th, 1997 at 76 years old in American Hospital of Paris (cerebral hemorrhage).
P. D. James
English crime writer (1920-2014).
Born August 3rd, 1920 in Oxford. [ref]
Died November 27th, 2014 at 94 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Paul Frees
American actor.
Born June 22nd, 1920 in Chicago.
Died November 2nd, 1986 at 66 years old in Tiburon (myocardial infarction).
Mary Pinchot Meyer
American socialite and painter (1920–1964).
Born October 14th, 1920 in New York City.
Died October 12th, 1964 at 43 years old in Washington, D.C., Georgetown.
Eddie Slovik
United states army soldier (1920-1945) executed for desertion during ww2.
Born February 18th, 1920 in Detroit.
Died January 31st, 1945 at 24 years old in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines (gunshot wound).
Ray Harryhausen
American animator (1920–2013).
Born June 19th, 1920 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died May 7th, 2013 at 92 years old in London. [ref]
Neville Brand
Actor (1920-1992).
Born August 13th, 1920 in Griswold.
Died April 16th, 1992 at 71 years old in Sacramento (pulmonary emphysema).
Richard Bong
United states air force medal of honor recipient (1920–1945).
Born September 24th, 1920 in Superior.
Died August 6th, 1945 at 24 years old in North Hollywood.
Clive Dunn
British actor (1920–2012).
Born January 9th, 1920 in Brixton.
Died November 6th, 2012 at 92 years old in Faro (surgical complications).
Tom of Finland
Finnish artist (1920–1991).
Born May 8th, 1920 in Kaarina. [ref]
Died November 7th, 1991 at 71 years old in Helsinki (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Annie Glenn
American advocate (1920-2020).
Born February 17th, 1920 in Columbus. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2020 at 100 years old in Saint Paul (COVID-19). [ref]
Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao
Indian-american mathematician (1920–2023).
Born September 10th, 1920 in Hoovina Hadagali.
Died August 22nd, 2023 at 102 years old in Amherst. [ref]
Bella Abzug
American politician (1920-1998).
Born July 24th, 1920 in New York City.
Died March 31st, 1998 at 77 years old in New York City.
Saul Bass
American graphic designer and filmmaker (1920-1996).
Born May 8th, 1920 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1996 at 75 years old in Beverly Grove (lymphoma). [ref]
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