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In the year 1920
884 Notable birthdays
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop trumpeter (1920–2015).
Born December 14th, 1920 in St. Louis.
Died February 21st, 2015 at 94 years old in Pine Bluff (diabetes).
Franklin J. Schaffner
American film director (1920-1989).
Born May 30th, 1920 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1989 at 69 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer). [ref]
Alberto Sordi
Italian actor, film director, voice actor, screenwriter and singer (1920-2003).
Born June 15th, 1920 in Rome. [ref]
Died February 24th, 2003 at 82 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Adolph Dubs
United states ambassador to afghanistan (1920-1979).
Born August 4th, 1920 in Chicago.
Died February 14th, 1979 at 58 years old in Kabul.
Ewa Paradies
Nazi concentration camp official (1920–1946).
Born December 17th, 1920 in Lębork.
Died July 4th, 1946 at 25 years old in Gdańsk (hanging to death).
Alicia Alonso
Cuban prima ballerina assoluta and choreographer (1920-2019).
Born December 21st, 1920 in Havana. [ref]
Died October 17th, 2019 at 98 years old in Havana. [ref]
Mietek Pemper
Polish-born holocaust survivor (1920-2011).
Born March 24th, 1920 in Kraków.
Died June 7th, 2011 at 91 years old in Augsburg. [ref]
Bob Lemon
American baseball player and coach.
Born September 22nd, 1920 in San Bernardino.
Died January 11th, 2000 at 79 years old in Long Beach.
Siddhartha Shankar Ray
Indian politician (1920-2010).
Born October 20th, 1920 in Kolkata.
Died November 6th, 2010 at 90 years old in Kolkata (kidney failure). [ref]
Billy Halop
American actor (1920–1976).
Born February 11th, 1920 in New York City.
Died November 9th, 1976 at 56 years old in Brentwood (myocardial infarction).
Helen Walker
American actress (1920-1968).
Born July 17th, 1920 in Worcester. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1968 at 47 years old in North Hollywood (cancer). [ref]
Douglass North
American economist and nobel laureate (1920–2015).
Born November 5th, 1920 in Cambridge.
Died November 23rd, 2015 at 95 years old in Benzonia (esophageal cancer).
Dorothea Binz
German supervisor at ravensbrück concentration (1920-1947).
Born March 16th, 1920 in Templin.
Died May 2nd, 1947 at 27 years old in Hamelin (hanging to death).
Lewis Wilson
American actor (1920–2000).
Born January 28th, 1920 in New York City.
Died August 9th, 2000 at 80 years old in San Francisco.
Ivan Kozhedub
Soviet aviator, thrice hero of the soviet union (1920-1991).
Born June 8th, 1920 in Obrazhiivka.
Died August 8th, 1991 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Walter Nowotny
Austrian born german officer and fighter pilot during world war ii (1920–1944).
Born December 7th, 1920 in Gmünd.
Died November 8th, 1944 at 23 years old in Bramsche.
Jim Siedow
American actor (1920-2003).
Born June 12th, 1920 in Cheyenne.
Died November 20th, 2003 at 83 years old in Houston (pulmonary emphysema).
Yoshiko Yamaguchi
Japanese singer and actress (1920-2014).
Born February 12th, 1920 in Dengta.
Died September 7th, 2014 at 94 years old in Chiyoda (heart failure).
Richard Quine
American actor and director (1920-1989).
Born November 12th, 1920 in Detroit.
Died June 10th, 1989 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (gunshot wound).
Andrew V. McLaglen
American film and television director (1920-2014).
Born July 28th, 1920 in London. [ref]
Died August 30th, 2014 at 94 years old in Friday Harbor.
Francisco Boix
Spanish civil war veteran and photographer, survivor of concentration camp mauthausen (1920-1951).
Born August 14th, 1920 in Barcelona.
Died July 7th, 1951 at 30 years old in Paris.
Constanze Manziarly
Cook and dietitian to adolf hitler (1920–1945).
Born April 14th, 1920 in Innsbruck.
Died May 2nd, 1945 at 25 years old in Berlin.
George Armitage Miller
American psychologist (1920–2012).
Born February 3rd, 1920 in Charleston.
Died July 22nd, 2012 at 92 years old in Plainsboro. [ref]
Julian Jaynes
American psychologist (1920–1997).
Born February 27th, 1920 in Newton.
Died November 21st, 1997 at 77 years old in Charlottetown.
Allan Cuthbertson
Australian actor (1920–1988).
Born April 7th, 1920 in Perth.
Died February 8th, 1988 at 67 years old in London. [ref]
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