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In the year 1933
1,106 Notable birthdays
Ben Cooper
American actor (1933-2020).
Born September 30th, 1933 in Hartford. [ref]
Died February 24th, 2020 at 86 years old in Memphis (dementia). [ref]
Henryk Górecki
Polish composer (1933–2010).
Born December 6th, 1933 in Czernica.
Died November 12th, 2010 at 76 years old in Katowice (disease). [ref]
Paul Sarbanes
American politician (1933–2020).
Born February 3rd, 1933 in Salisbury.
Died December 6th, 2020 at 87 years old in Baltimore. [ref]
Barbara Taylor Bradford
British novelist (1933–2024).
Born May 10th, 1933 in Leeds. [ref]
Died November 24th, 2024 at 91 years old in New York City. [ref]
Denis Goldberg
South african activist (1933-2020).
Born April 11th, 1933 in Cape Town.
Died April 29th, 2020 at 87 years old in Cape Town (lung cancer). [ref]
Joachim Kroll
German serial killer.
Born April 17th, 1933 in Zabrze.
Died July 1st, 1991 at 58 years old in Rheinbach, Rheinbach penitentiary (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Julian Bream
English classical guitarist and lutenist (1933-2020).
Born July 15th, 1933 in Battersea.
Died August 14th, 2020 at 87 years old in Wiltshire. [ref]
Norman Morrison
American vietnam war self-immolator (1933-1965).
Born December 29th, 1933 in Erie.
Died November 2nd, 1965 at 31 years old in The Pentagon (self-immolation).
Stan Brakhage
American filmmaker and writer (1933–2003).
Born January 14th, 1933 in Kansas City.
Died March 9th, 2003 at 70 years old in Victoria (bladder cancer).
Yevgeny Yevtushenko
Soviet and russian poet (1933–2017).
Born July 18th, 1933 in Zima. [ref]
Died April 1st, 2017 at 83 years old in Tulsa (heart failure). [ref]
Jerzy Grotowski
Polish theatre director.
Born August 11th, 1933 in Rzeszów. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1999 at 65 years old in Pontedera. [ref]
Ronald Evans
Nasa astronaut (1933-1990).
Born November 10th, 1933 in St. Francis.
Died April 7th, 1990 at 56 years old in Scottsdale (myocardial infarction).
Nicolas Coster
American actor (1933–2023).
Born December 3rd, 1933 in London.
Died June 26th, 2023 at 89 years old in Hallandale Beach. [ref]
Myrna Fahey
American actress (1933-1973).
Born March 12th, 1933 in Carmel.
Died May 6th, 1973 at 40 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
Tomas Milian
Cuban-born american and italian actor (1933-2017).
Born March 3rd, 1933 in Havana. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 2017 at 84 years old in Miami (stroke). [ref]
Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa
1st emir of bahrain.
Died March 6th, 1999 at 65 years old in Manama (myocardial infarction).
Maurice Stokes
American basketball player (1933–1970).
Born June 17th, 1933 in Pittsburgh.
Died April 6th, 1970 at 36 years old in Cincinnati (myocardial infarction).
Jūzō Itami
Actor, film director.
Born May 5th, 1933 in Kyoto, Ukyō-ku.
Died December 20th, 1997 at 64 years old in Tokyo, Minato-ku (falling).
Sarah Marshall
British actress (1933-2014).
Born May 25th, 1933 in London.
Died January 18th, 2014 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Charles Portis
American writer (1933–2020).
Born December 28th, 1933 in El Dorado.
Died February 17th, 2020 at 86 years old in Little Rock (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Bryce Courtenay
Australian novelist.
Born August 14th, 1933 in Johannesburg.
Died November 22nd, 2012 at 79 years old in Canberra (stomach cancer).
Donald Woods
South african journalist (1933-2001).
Born December 15th, 1933 in Hobeni.
Died August 19th, 2001 at 67 years old in London (cancer).
Steve Shirley
British businesswoman and philanthropist (1933–2025).
Born September 16th, 1933 in Dortmund.
Died August 9th, 2025 at 91 years old in Reading. [ref]
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