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In the year 1920

884 Notable birthdays

Michael Bates

British actor (1920–1978).

Born December 4th, 1920 in Jhansi.

Died January 11th, 1978 at 57 years old in Cambridge (cancer).

Leo McKern

Australian-british actor (1920–2002).

Born March 16th, 1920 in Sydney.

Died July 23rd, 2002 at 82 years old in Bath (diabetes).

Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire

English writer (1920–2014).

Born March 31st, 1920 in Asthall Manor.

Died September 24th, 2014 at 94 years old in Chatsworth House (disease).

Iftekhar

Indian actor (1920–1995).

Born February 22nd, 1920 in Kanpur.

Died March 4th, 1995 at 75 years old in Nellore.

Heinz Hitler

Nephew of adolf hitler (1920–1942).

Born March 14th, 1920 in Magdeburg.

Died February 21st, 1942 at 21 years old in Butyrka prison.

Helmut Newton

German-australian photographer (1920–2004).

Born October 31st, 1920 in Berlin.

Died January 23rd, 2004 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest).

Ruth Bell Graham

Congressional gold medal recipient (1920-2007).

Born June 10th, 1920 in Huai'an.

Died June 14th, 2007 at 87 years old in Montreat (pneumonia). [ref]

Ben Ferencz

American lawyer and pacifist born in romania (great romania kingdom).

Born March 11th, 1920 in Ciolt.

Died April 7th, 2023 at 103 years old in Boynton Beach. [ref]

Tom Moore

British army officer and fundraiser (1920–2021).

Born April 30th, 1920 in Keighley. [ref]

Died February 2nd, 2021 at 100 years old in Bedford Hospital (COVID-19). [ref]

Satish Dhawan

Former isro chairman.

Born September 25th, 1920 in Srinagar.

Died January 3rd, 2002 at 81 years old in Bengaluru.

Viveca Lindfors

Swedish actress (1920–1995).

Born December 29th, 1920 in Uppsala.

Died October 25th, 1995 at 74 years old in Uppsala (rheumatoid arthritis).

Vincent Gardenia

American actor (1920-1992).

Born January 7th, 1920 in Naples.

Died December 9th, 1992 at 72 years old in Philadelphia (myocardial infarction).

William Colby

American intelligence agent (1920–1996).

Born January 4th, 1920 in Saint Paul.

Died April 27th, 1996 at 76 years old in Rock Point (drowning).

Yang Kyoungjong

Ethnic korean soldier in the imperial japanese army, soviet red army, and german wehrmacht.

Born March 3rd, 1920 in Sinuiju.

Died April 7th, 1992 at 72 years old in Illinois.

Clarice Lispector

Ukrainian-brazilian writer, poet, and journalist (1920–1977).

Born December 10th, 1920 in Chechelnyk.

Died December 9th, 1977 at 56 years old in Rio de Janeiro (ovarian cancer).

Alf Ramsey

English association football player and manager (1920-1999).

Born January 22nd, 1920 in Dagenham.

Died April 28th, 1999 at 79 years old in Ipswich (myocardial infarction).

Harold Sakata

American sportsman and actor (1920-1982).

Born July 1st, 1920 in Holualoa.

Died July 29th, 1982 at 62 years old in Honolulu (liver cancer).

Éric Rohmer

French film director (1920-2010).

Born March 21st, 1920 in Tulle.

Died January 11th, 2010 at 89 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Roy Jenkins

British politician (1920–2003).

Born November 11th, 1920 in Abersychan.

Died January 5th, 2003 at 82 years old in East Hendred (myocardial infarction).

Wayne Thiebaud

American painter (1920–2021).

Born November 15th, 1920 in Mesa.

Died December 25th, 2021 at 101 years old in Sacramento. [ref]

Noel Neill

American actress (1920-2016).

Born November 25th, 1920 in Minneapolis.

Died July 3rd, 2016 at 95 years old in Tucson. [ref]

Ralph Meeker

American actor (1920-1988).

Born November 21st, 1920 in Minneapolis.

Died August 5th, 1988 at 67 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).

I. S. Johar

Indian actor.

Born February 16th, 1920 in Talagang.

Died March 10th, 1984 at 64 years old in Mumbai.

Ella Raines

American actress (1920-1988).

Born August 6th, 1920 in Fall City. [ref]

Died May 30th, 1988 at 67 years old in Sherman Oaks (esophageal cancer). [ref]

Thomas Szasz

Hungarian psychiatrist (1920-2012).

Born April 15th, 1920 in Budapest.

Died September 8th, 2012 at 92 years old in Manlius. [ref]

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