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In the year 1920

864 Notable birthdays

Lewis Gilbert

British film director, producer and screenwriter (1920-2018).

Born March 6th, 1920 in London.

Died February 23rd, 2018 at 97 years old in Monaco. [ref]

Red Holzman

American basketball player and coach (1920-1998).

Born August 10th, 1920 in Brooklyn.

Died November 13th, 1998 at 78 years old in New Hyde Park (leukemia).

Arthur Hailey

British writer.

Born April 5th, 1920 in Luton. [ref]

Died November 24th, 2004 at 84 years old in Nassau (myocardial infarction, stroke). [ref]

Setsuko Hara

Japanese actress (1920-2015).

Born June 17th, 1920 in Yokohama.

Died September 5th, 2015 at 95 years old in Kanagawa Prefecture (pneumonia). [ref]

Jason Wingreen

American actor (1920–2015).

Born October 9th, 1920 in Brooklyn.

Died December 25th, 2015 at 95 years old in Los Angeles (disease).

Michael Anderson

English film director (1920–2018).

Born January 30th, 1920 in London.

Died April 25th, 2018 at 98 years old in Vancouver. [ref]

Marie Tharp

Oceanographer and cartographer.

Born July 30th, 1920 in Ypsilanti.

Died August 23rd, 2006 at 86 years old in Nyack (cancer). [ref]

Mario Benedetti

Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet (1920-2009).

Born September 14th, 1920 in Paso de los Toros.

Died May 17th, 2009 at 88 years old in Montevideo (asthma).

Juan Antonio Samaranch

Ioc president 1980–2001.

Born July 17th, 1920 in Barcelona. [ref]

Died April 21st, 2010 at 89 years old in Barcelona (heart failure). [ref]

Ted Fujita

Japanese-american severe storms researcher.

Born October 23rd, 1920 in Sone.

Died November 19th, 1998 at 78 years old in Chicago.

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