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In the year 1920

780 Notable birthdays

Väinö Linna

Finnish writer.

Born December 20th, 1920 in Urjala. [ref]

Died April 21st, 1992 at 71 years old in Pikonlinna (lung cancer). [ref]

Siegfried Buback

Former attorney general of germany (1920-1977).

Born January 3rd, 1920 in Wilsdruff.

Died April 7th, 1977 at 57 years old in Karlsruhe (ballistic trauma).

Georges Marchais

Former general secretary of the french communist party (1920-1997).

Born June 7th, 1920 in La Hoguette. [ref]

Died November 16th, 1997 at 77 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Anthony Storr

English psychiatrist.

Born May 18th, 1920 in London. [ref]

Died March 17th, 2001 at 80 years old in Oxford. [ref]

Sid Fleischman

American writer.

Born March 16th, 1920 in New York City, Brooklyn. [ref]

Died March 17th, 2010 at 90 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). [ref]

Alexander Arutiunian

Armenian composer, pianist.

Born September 23rd, 1920 in Yerevan.

Died March 28th, 2012 at 91 years old in Yerevan. [ref]

Amet-khan Sultan

Crimean tatar wwii flying ace, test pilot, and twice hero of the soviet union.

Born October 20th, 1920 in Alupka.

Died February 1st, 1971 at 50 years old in Moscow Oblast (aircraft crash).

Jack Rowley

English footballer and manager (1918-1998).

Born October 7th, 1920 in Wolverhampton. [ref]

Died June 28th, 1998 at 77 years old in Shaw and Crompton.

Elleston Trevor

British novelist and playwright.

Born February 17th, 1920 in Bromley.

Died November 15th, 1995 at 75 years old in Cave Creek.

Gustavo Leigh

Chilean general (1920-1999).

Born September 19th, 1920 in Santiago.

Died September 29th, 1999 at 79 years old in Santiago.

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