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October 20 2005

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Anders Nygren🇸🇪
deceased
Swedish bishop (1890–1978) · 1890–1978
Days lived
32,115
Arthur Köpcke🇩🇪
deceased
artist · 1928–1977
Days lived
17,860
Arthur Robison🇩🇪
deceased
cinema director (1883–1935) · 1883–1935
Days lived
19,109
Buck Ewing🇺🇸
deceased
film director · 1859–1906
Days lived
17,169
Burt Lancaster
deceased
Oscar Winners · 1913–1994
Days lived
29,572
Carl Ferdinand Cori🇺🇸
deceased
Czech Nobel prize laureate and scientist (1896–1984) · 1896–1984
Days lived
32,095
Colette Audry🇫🇷
deceased
French novelist, screenwriter, and critic (1906-1990) · 1906–1990
Days lived
30,787
Donald Mackay🇨🇦
deceased
Canadian environmental chemist (1936–2023) · 1936–2023
Days lived
31,766
Fritz Hartjenstein
deceased
military person · 1905–1954
Days lived
18,006
Gerhard Jahn🇩🇪
deceased
German politician (1927-1998) · 1927–1998
Days lived
25,973
Hal Goldsmith🇺🇸
deceased
Major League Baseball pitcher (1898–1985) · 1898–1985
Days lived
31,839
Herbert Hoover🇺🇸
deceased
president of the United States from 1929 to 1933 · 1874–1964
Days lived
32,943
Irene Galitzine🇮🇹
deceased
Russian-Georgian fashion designer (1916-2006) · 1916–2006
Days lived
32,962
José Batlle y Ordóñez🇺🇾
deceased
politician · 1856–1929
Days lived
26,814
Makis Dendrinos🇬🇷
deceased
basketball player · 1950–2015
Days lived
23,887
Muammar Gaddafi
deceased
politician · 1942–2011
Days lived
25,337
Paul Dirac🇬🇧
deceased
scientist · 1902–1984
Days lived
30,024
Sergei Bondarchuk🇷🇺
deceased
Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, and actor (1920–1994) · 1920–1994
Days lived
27,053
Shirley Horn🇺🇸
deceased
American singer (1934–2005) · 1934–2005
Days lived
26,105
Shlomo Carlebach🇺🇸
deceased
Jewish musician (1925–1994) · 1925–1994
Days lived
25,481
Ted "Kid" Lewis🇬🇧
deceased
English boxer (1893–1970) · 1894–1970
Days lived
27,754

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