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In the year 1920

804 Notable birthdays

Knud Lundberg

Danish handball player (1920-2002).

Born May 14th, 1920 in Copenhagen.

Died August 12th, 2002 at 82 years old in Gentofte.

Leo Scheffczyk

Catholic cardinal.

Born February 21st, 1920 in Bytom. [ref]

Died December 8th, 2005 at 85 years old in Munich. [ref]

Shin Hyun-hwak

South korean politician (1920-2007).

Born October 29th, 1920 in North Gyeongsang.

Died April 26th, 2007 at 86 years old in Seoul (disease).

Lucidio Sentimenti

Italian footballer (1920-2014).

Born July 1st, 1920 in Bomporto.

Died November 28th, 2014 at 94 years old in Turin.

Ragnhild Hveger

Danish swimmer (1920-2011).

Born December 10th, 1920 in Nyborg.

Died December 1st, 2011 at 90 years old [ref]

Celina Seghi

Italian olympic alpine skier.

Born March 6th, 1920 in Abetone.

Died July 27th, 2022 at 102 years old in Pistoia. [ref]

Elwood V. Jensen

American biologist (1920-2012).

Born January 13th, 1920 in Fargo.

Died December 16th, 2012 at 92 years old in Cincinnati (pneumonia). [ref]

Heikki Suolahti

Finnish composer.

Born February 2nd, 1920 in Helsinki.

Died December 27th, 1936 at 16 years old in Helsinki (leukemia, appendicitis).

Jean Leclant

French egyptologist.

Born August 8th, 1920 in Paris.

Died September 16th, 2011 at 91 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Hans-Peter Friedländer

Swiss footballer (1920-1999).

Born November 6th, 1920 in Berlin.

Died July 15th, 1999 at 78 years old

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