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In the year 1905

701 Notable birthdays

Kurt Gerstein

Ss officer; aid to nazi resistance.

Born August 11th, 1905 in Münster. [ref]

Died July 25th, 1945 at 39 years old in Paris (hanging). [ref]

Agnes de Mille

American dancer and choreographer (1905–1993).

Born September 18th, 1905 in New York City, Harlem.

Died October 7th, 1993 at 88 years old in New York City (stroke).

Bosley Crowther

American film critic.

Born July 13th, 1905 in Lutherville. [ref]

Died March 7th, 1981 at 75 years old in Mount Kisco (heart failure). [ref]

Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg

German noble.

Born March 15th, 1905 in Stuttgart. [ref]

Died August 10th, 1944 at 39 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging). [ref]

Pierre Levegh

French racing driver (1905-1955).

Born December 22nd, 1905 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.

Died June 11th, 1955 at 49 years old in Le Mans.

Erskine Hamilton Childers

4th president of ireland (1905-1974).

Born December 11th, 1905 in London.

Died November 17th, 1974 at 68 years old in Dublin (cardiac arrest).

Michael Tippett

English composer.

Born January 2nd, 1905 in London Borough of Hillingdon. [ref]

Died January 9th, 1998 at 93 years old in London (pneumonia). [ref]

Leila Hyams

American actress (1905-1977).

Born May 1st, 1905 in New York City. [ref]

Died December 4th, 1977 at 72 years old in Bel Air (disease). [ref]

Gerard Kuiper

Netherlands-born american astronomer.

Born December 8th, 1905 in Harenkarspel. [ref]

Died December 24th, 1973 at 68 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Severo Ochoa

Spanish physician.

Born September 24th, 1905 in Ḷḷuarca.

Died November 1st, 1993 at 88 years old in Madrid.

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