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In the year 1920
865 Notable birthdays
Duncan Hamilton
British racecar driver (1920-1994).
Born April 30th, 1920 in Cork.
Died May 13th, 1994 at 74 years old in Dorset.
Chiara Lubich
Italian founder of the focolare movement (1920–2008).
Born January 22nd, 1920 in Trento.
Died March 14th, 2008 at 88 years old in Rocca di Papa. [ref]
Lawrence Sanders
American writer (1920–1998).
Born March 15th, 1920 in Brooklyn.
Died February 7th, 1998 at 77 years old in Pompano Beach.
Henri Verneuil
French-armenian playwright and filmmaker (1920-2002).
Born October 15th, 1920 in Tekirdağ.
Died January 11th, 2002 at 81 years old in Bagnolet.
Paul Scott
British writer (1920–1978).
Born March 25th, 1920 in Southgate.
Died March 1st, 1978 at 57 years old in London (colorectal cancer).
Amos Tutuola
Nigerian writer (1920-1997).
Born June 20th, 1920 in Abeokuta. [ref]
Died June 8th, 1997 at 76 years old in Ibadan (diabetes). [ref]
Richard Glazar
Czech-bon survivor of treblinka extermination camp (1920-1997).
Born November 29th, 1920 in Prague. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1997 at 77 years old in Prague (falling).
Abe Lenstra
Dutch footballer (1920-1985).
Born November 27th, 1920 in Heerenveen.
Died September 2nd, 1985 at 64 years old in Heerenveen.
Marcel Reich-Ranicki
Polish-born german literary critic.
Born June 2nd, 1920 in Włocławek. [ref]
Died September 18th, 2013 at 93 years old in Frankfurt am Main (prostate cancer). [ref]
Eiji Okada
Japanese actor (1920-1995).
Born June 13th, 1920 in Chōshi. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1995 at 75 years old in Tokyo (heart failure).
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