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In the year 1920
823 Notable birthdays
Wayne Thiebaud
American painter (1920–2021).
Born November 15th, 1920 in Mesa.
Died December 25th, 2021 at 101 years old in Sacramento. [ref]
Satish Dhawan
Former isro chairman.
Born September 25th, 1920 in Srinagar.
Died January 3rd, 2002 at 81 years old in Bengaluru.
Henry Heimlich
American surgeon widely credited as the inventor of the heimlich maneuver (1920-2016).
Born February 3rd, 1920 in Wilmington. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2016 at 96 years old in Cincinnati (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Heinz Hitler
Nephew of adolf hitler.
Born March 14th, 1920 in Magdeburg.
Died February 21st, 1942 at 21 years old in Butyrka prison.
Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao
Indian-american mathematician (1920–2023).
Born September 10th, 1920 in Hoovina Hadagali.
Died August 22nd, 2023 at 102 years old in Amherst. [ref]
Viveca Lindfors
Swedish actress (1920–1995).
Born December 29th, 1920 in Uppsala.
Died October 25th, 1995 at 74 years old in Uppsala (rheumatoid arthritis).
Alf Ramsey
English association football player and manager (1920-1999).
Born January 22nd, 1920 in Dagenham.
Died April 28th, 1999 at 79 years old in Ipswich (myocardial infarction).
Noel Neill
American actress (1920-2016).
Born November 25th, 1920 in Minneapolis.
Died July 3rd, 2016 at 95 years old in Tucson. [ref]
Harold Sakata
American sportsman and actor (1920-1982).
Born July 1st, 1920 in Holualoa.
Died July 29th, 1982 at 62 years old in Honolulu (liver cancer).
Vincent Gardenia
American actor (1920-1992).
Born January 7th, 1920 in Naples.
Died December 9th, 1992 at 72 years old in Philadelphia (myocardial infarction).
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