I think it is quite natural that the notable artists who were born in the 19th century would die in the 20th century. Similarly it is very likely that you, who asked the question, is very likely to die in the 21st century. Like myself.
6-8 million is a horrible estimate. its actually upwards of +/- 160 million. here is a good source.the last page has all the totals. http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/warstat1.htm
McKinley, Harding, Roosevelt (FDR), and Kennedy died in office during the 20th century.
An estimated 300 million people or more died from smallpox in the 20th century.
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Albert Einstein was born in the 19th century (1879) and died in the middle of the 20th century (1955). His major contributions to physics were made during the early 20th century.
He was born in 1869, which was the 19th century, and died in 1948, which was in the 20th century.
Yes, she was both born and died in the 20th century.
Mother Teresa was born and died in the 20th century.
She was born and died in the 20th Century.
Yes, she was born in and died in the 20th century.
How many people died in natural disasters in 20th century? How many people died in secend word war?
Dmitri Shostakovich lived in the 20th Century: he was born in 1906 and died in 1975. He lived in both the Imperial and the Soviet periods of Russian history, as he was born in Russia during Tsar Nicholas II's reign and died while Brezhnev held control of the Soviet Union. Musically, Shostakovich lived during the 20th Century classical period, and his compositions are categorized as 20th Century classical music.
All 15 of the U. S. Presidents who served between 4 March 1885 and 9 August 1974 passed away during the 20th century. (Several of the other copies of this question show the answer to be 16. To those who believe the answer to be 16 I offer the following observation: Grover Cleveland was neither two people nor did he die twice.)