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In the year 1920
864 Notable birthdays
Arthur Franz
American actor (1920-2006).
Born February 29th, 1920 in Perth Amboy.
Died June 17th, 2006 at 86 years old in Oxnard (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Marguerite Higgins
American journalist (1920-1966).
Born September 3rd, 1920 in British Hong Kong.
Died January 3rd, 1966 at 45 years old in Washington, D.C. (leishmaniasis).
Victor Turner
British cultural anthropologist (1920-1983).
Born May 28th, 1920 in Glasgow.
Died December 18th, 1983 at 63 years old in Charlottesville.
Shelly Manne
American jazz drummer.
Born June 11th, 1920 in New York City.
Died September 26th, 1984 at 64 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Syed Putra of Perlis
3rd yang di-pertuan agong.
Born November 25th, 1920 in Arau.
Died April 16th, 2000 at 79 years old in National Heart Institute of Malaysia.
Siegfried Müller
German mercenary (1920–1983).
Born October 26th, 1920 in Krosno Odrzańskie.
Died April 17th, 1983 at 62 years old in Boksburg (stomach cancer).
An Wang
American businessman (1920–1990).
Born February 7th, 1920 in Shanghai.
Died March 24th, 1990 at 70 years old in Boston (cancer).
Hiroyoshi Nishizawa
Pilot for the imperial japanese navy air service during world war ii (1920–1944).
Born January 27th, 1920 in Minamiogawa.
Died October 26th, 1944 at 24 years old in Mindoro (aircraft shootdown).
Kaysone Phomvihane
First general secretary of the lao people's revolutionary party (r. 1955-1992).
Born December 13th, 1920 in Savannakhet.
Died November 21st, 1992 at 71 years old in Vientiane.
Liam Cosgrave
Irish politician (1920-2017).
Born April 13th, 1920 in Castleknock.
Died October 4th, 2017 at 97 years old in Dublin. [ref]
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