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In the year 1920
952 Notable birthdays
Steve Seymour
American track and field athlete (1920-1973).
Born October 3rd, 1920 in New York City.
Died June 18th, 1973 at 52 years old in Los Angeles.
Robert Folger Thorne
American botanist (1920-2015).
Born July 13th, 1920 in Spring Lake.
Died March 24th, 2015 at 94 years old in Pomona. [ref]
Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola
French equestrian (1920-2011).
Born February 1st, 1920 in Corneilla-del-Vercol.
Died July 19th, 2011 at 91 years old in Corneilla-del-Vercol. [ref]
Kaija Siren
Finnish architect (1920–2001).
Born October 23rd, 1920 in Kotka. [ref]
Died January 15th, 2001 at 80 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Heikki Suolahti
Finnish composer (1920–1936).
Born February 2nd, 1920 in Helsinki.
Died December 27th, 1936 at 16 years old in Helsinki (leukemia, appendicitis).
Nida Senff
Swimmer.
Born April 3rd, 1920 in Rotterdam.
Died June 27th, 1995 at 75 years old in Amsterdam.
Ernst Melchior
Austrian association football player (1920-1978).
Born June 26th, 1920 in Villach. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1978 at 58 years old in Rouen.
Rafael Alonso
Spanish actor (1920–1998).
Born July 5th, 1920 in Madrid.
Died October 24th, 1998 at 78 years old in Madrid.
Thorleif Schjelderup
Norwegian ski jumper (1920-2006).
Born January 20th, 1920 in Christiania.
Died May 28th, 2006 at 86 years old in Oslo.
Leda Mileva
Bulgarian poet and diplomat (1920-2013).
Born February 5th, 1920 in Sofia.
Died February 5th, 2013 at 93 years old in Sofia (pancreatic cancer).
Warren H. Wagner
American botanist (1920-2000).
Born August 29th, 1920 in Washington, D.C..
Died January 8th, 2000 at 79 years old
Olle Åhlund
Swedish footballer and manager (1920-1996).
Born August 22nd, 1920 in Degerfors.
Died February 11th, 1996 at 75 years old in Degerfors.
Bohumil Váňa
Czechoslovak table tennis player (1920–1989).
Born January 17th, 1920 in Prague.
Died November 4th, 1989 at 69 years old in Prague.
Olha Ilkiv
Ukrainian resistance leader (1920–2021).
Born June 21st, 1920 in Stryi.
Died December 5th, 2021 at 101 years old in Lviv. [ref]
Clara Schroth
American olympic gymnast.
Born October 5th, 1920 in Philadelphia.
Died June 7th, 2014 at 93 years old in Carlisle.
Jackie Holmes
Racecar driver (1920-1995).
Born September 4th, 1920 in Indianapolis.
Died March 1st, 1995 at 74 years old in Indianapolis.
Françoise Adret
French ballet dancer (1920-2018).
Born August 7th, 1920 in Versailles.
Died April 1st, 2018 at 97 years old in Chambourcy. [ref]
Sverre Farstad
Speed skater (1920–1978).
Born February 8th, 1920 in Trondheim.
Died March 27th, 1978 at 58 years old in Oslo.
Elpida Karamandi
Yugoslav partisan.
Born January 1st, 1920 in Florina.
Died May 3rd, 1942 at 22 years old in Bitola.
Wei Wei
Chinese writer (1920-2008).
Born January 16th, 1920 in Zhengzhou.
Died August 24th, 2008 at 88 years old in Beijing (liver cancer). [ref]
Antonina Zubkova
Aviator and hero of the soviet union (1920–1950).
Born October 12th, 1920 in Semion.
Died November 13th, 1950 at 30 years old in Moscow.
Jack Günthard
Swiss artistic gymnast (1920–2016).
Born January 8th, 1920 in Hirzel. [ref]
Died August 7th, 2016 at 96 years old in Biel/Bienne. [ref]
Nikolai Skomorokhov
Soviet aviator (1920–1994).
Born May 19th, 1920 in Belogorskoye.
Died October 14th, 1994 at 74 years old in Moscow (traffic collision).
Pierre Moinot
French writer (1920-2007).
Born March 29th, 1920 in Fressines. [ref]
Died March 6th, 2007 at 86 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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