Birthdays Date 1920 May | History by KabAstro

May 13 Gareth Morris, British flautist (Philharmonia Orchestra, 1948-72), and educator (Royal Academy of Music, 1945-85), born in Clevedon, Somerset, England (d. 2007)
May 13 Ratu Kasmisere Mara, Fijian tribal chief, first Prime Minister of Fiji (1970-92) President (1994-2000), born in Lomaloma, Colony of Fiji (d. 2004)
May 15 Hugh Henry Home Popham, British aviator, writer and poet, born in Beer, England (d. 1996)
May 16 Dave Philley, American MLB baseball switch-hitting outfielder, 1941, 1946-62 (Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies (MLB record 9 straight pinch hits), and 8 other teams), born in Paris, Texas (d. 2012)
May 16 Martine Carol [Maryse Mopurer], French actress (Lola Montèsm, Trente et quarante), born in Saint-Mandé, Seine (d. 1967)
May 17 Harriet Van Horne, American columnist and panelist (Leave it to Girls), born in Syracuse, New York (d. 1998)
May 17 Lydia Wideman, Finnish cross country skier (first female cross-country Olympic medalist, gold 10k 1952), born in Vippula, Finland (d. 2019)
May 18 Lucia Mannucci, Italian jazz singer (Quartetto Cetra, 1947-88), born in Bologna, Kingdom of Italy (d. 2012)

John Paul II (1920-2005)

May 18 264th Roman Catholic Pope (1978-2005), born in Wadowice, Poland

May 19 Tina Strobos, Netherlands, physician and resistor to Nazi occupation, (d. 2012)
May 20 Elizabeth "Betty" Driver, British singer and actress (Coronation Street, Pardon the Expression), born in Leicester, England (d. 2011)
May 20 John Cruickshank, Scottish WWII war hero (Victoria Cross) and banker, born in Aberdeen, Scotland
May 20 William Simpson, Scottish trade union leader (d. 2001)
May 21 Anthony Steel, British actor and singer (Malta Story, The Wooden Horse), born in London, England (d. 2001)
May 21 Bill Barber, American jazz tubist (Miles Davis, Gerry Mulligan Nonet), born in Hornell, New York (d. 2007)
May 22 Hugh Armstrong Clegg, English industrial relations academic, born in Truro, England (d. 1995)
May 22 Thomas Gold, Austrian astrophysicist (proposed steady-state theory of universe), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2004)
May 23 Helen O'Connell, American big-band singer (Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra - "Green Eyes"; "Anapola"), and TV host (Today Show, 1956-58), born in Lima, Ohio (d. 1993) [1]
May 23 Sid Melton [Sidney Meltzer], American actor (Green Acres; The Danny Thomas Show), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2011)
May 26 Jack Cheetham, South African cricket batsman and captain (24 Tests; Western Province), born in Cape Town, South Africa (d. 1980)

Peggy Lee (1920-2002)

May 26 American singer ("Fever"; "Is That All There Is?"), songwriter ("Mañana"), and actress (Pete Kelly's Blues; Lady and the Tramp), born in Jamestown, North Dakota

May 27 Gwyneth George, Welsh cellist and teacher, born on the Mumbles, Wales (d. 2016)
May 29 Clifton James, American actor (Live and Let Die, Silver Streak), born in Spokane, Washington (d. 2017)
May 29 John Harsanyi, Hungarian-American economist (Nobel Prize in Economics, 1994, for game theory), and educator (University of California, Berkeley, 1964-90), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2000) [1]
May 29 Robin Haydon, British diplomat, born in Wandsworth, England (d. 1999)
May 30 George London, bass-baritone (Monterone-Rigoleto), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1985)
May 30 John Heawood, Canadian actor, singer and choreographer (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang), born in Canada (d. 1995)
May 31 Edward Bennett Williams, American lawyer/team owner (Washington Redskins, Baltimore Orioles), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 1988)