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In the year 1920
884 Notable birthdays
James L. Farmer, Jr.
African americans' rights activist (1920-1999).
Born January 12th, 1920 in Marshall.
Died July 9th, 1999 at 79 years old in Fredericksburg (diabetes).
Beah Richards
American actress (1920-2000).
Born July 12th, 1920 in Vicksburg.
Died September 14th, 2000 at 80 years old in Vicksburg (pulmonary emphysema).
Princess Antoinette, Baroness of Massy
Monegasque princess (1920-2011).
Born December 28th, 1920 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 18th, 2011 at 90 years old in The Princess Grace Hospital Centre. [ref]
José López Portillo
President of mexico from 1976 to 1982.
Born June 16th, 1920 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died February 17th, 2004 at 83 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Yusef Lateef
American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, educator and spokesman for the ahmadiyya muslim community (1920–2013).
Born October 9th, 1920 in Chattanooga. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2013 at 93 years old in Asbury, Shutesbury (prostate cancer). [ref]
G. D. Spradlin
American actor (1920-2011).
Born August 31st, 1920 in Pauls Valley.
Died July 24th, 2011 at 90 years old in San Luis Obispo (disease). [ref]
Pandurang Shastri Athavale
Indian philosopher, spiritual leader and social reformer (1920–2003).
Born October 19th, 1920 in Maharashtra.
Died October 25th, 2003 at 83 years old in Mumbai.
Keith Andes
Actor.
Born July 12th, 1920 in Ocean City.
Died November 11th, 2005 at 85 years old in Santa Clarita (asphyxia).
Isaac Stern
American musician.
Born July 21st, 1920 in Kremenets. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 2001 at 81 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
Dick Francis
English jockey and crime writer.
Born October 31st, 1920 in Pembrokeshire.
Died February 14th, 2010 at 89 years old in Grand Cayman. [ref]
Virginia Christine
American actress (1920–1996).
Born March 5th, 1920 in Stanton.
Died July 24th, 1996 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (cardiovascular disease).
Denton Cooley
American heart surgeon.
Born August 22nd, 1920 in Houston.
Died November 18th, 2016 at 96 years old in Houston. [ref]
Hannie Schaft
Dutch communist resistance fighter and martyr (1920–1945).
Born September 16th, 1920 in Haarlem. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1945 at 24 years old in Bloemendaal (gunshot wound). [ref]
Richard von Weizsäcker
President of germany from 1984 to 1994.
Born April 15th, 1920 in New Palace.
Died January 31st, 2015 at 94 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Michael Pate
Television actor (1920–2008).
Born February 26th, 1920 in Sydney. [ref]
Died September 1st, 2008 at 88 years old in Gosford (pneumonia). [ref]
Irving Kristol
American columnist, journalist, and writer (1920–2009).
Born January 22nd, 1920 in Brooklyn.
Died September 18th, 2009 at 89 years old in Falls Church (lung cancer). [ref]
Michèle Morgan
French actress (1920-2016).
Born February 29th, 1920 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died December 20th, 2016 at 96 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Paul Celan
French-romanian poet and translator (1920–1970).
Born November 23rd, 1920 in Chernivtsi. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1970 at 49 years old in Paris (drowning).
Achala Sachdev
Indian actress (1920-2012).
Born May 3rd, 1920 in Peshawar.
Died April 30th, 2012 at 91 years old in Pune.
Dedan Kimathi
Kenyan leader during the mau mau uprising (1920–1957).
Born October 31st, 1920 in Nyeri County.
Died February 18th, 1957 at 36 years old in Nairobi (hanging to death).
Ovadia Joseph
Talmudic scholar, posek and sephardi chief rabbi of israel from 1973 to 1983.
Born September 24th, 1920 in Baghdad.
Died October 7th, 2013 at 93 years old in Jerusalem, Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital.
Beryl Reid
British actress.
Born June 17th, 1920 in Hereford.
Died October 13th, 1996 at 76 years old in Thames Valley Hospital (pneumonia).
John Crawford
American actor (1920-2010).
Born September 13th, 1920 in Colfax.
Died September 21st, 2010 at 90 years old in Thousand Oaks (stroke). [ref]
Anthony Steel
British actor.
Born May 21st, 1920 in London.
Died March 21st, 2001 at 80 years old in London (heart failure).
Prem Tinsulanonda
Prime minister of thailand (1920-2019).
Born August 26th, 1920 in Mueang Songkhla.
Died May 26th, 2019 at 98 years old in Phramongkutklao Hospital (heart failure). [ref]
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