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In the year 2020
1,669 Notable deaths
Kobe Bryant
American basketball player (1978–2020).
Born August 23rd, 1978 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2020 at 41 years old in Calabasas (aircraft crash). [ref]
Chadwick Boseman
American actor (1976–2020).
Born November 29th, 1976 in Anderson.
Died August 28th, 2020 at 43 years old in Los Angeles (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Sean Connery
Scottish actor (1930–2020).
Born August 25th, 1930 in Fountainbridge. [ref]
Died October 31st, 2020 at 90 years old in Lyford Cay (respiratory failure, atrial fibrillation). [ref]
Diego Maradona
Argentine football player and manager (1960–2020).
Born October 30th, 1960 in Lanús Partido, Lanús.
Died November 25th, 2020 at 60 years old in Dique Luján (cardiac arrest).
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
American lawyer and jurist (1933–2020).
Born March 15th, 1933 in Brooklyn.
Died September 18th, 2020 at 87 years old in Washington, D.C. (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Sushant Singh Rajput
Indian actor (1986-2020).
Born January 21st, 1986 in Patna. [ref]
Died June 14th, 2020 at 34 years old in Bandra (asphyxia). [ref]
Kirk Douglas
American stage and film actor (1916–2020).
Born December 9th, 1916 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died February 5th, 2020 at 103 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Kelly Preston
American actress (1962–2020).
Born October 13th, 1962 in Honolulu.
Died July 12th, 2020 at 57 years old in Clearwater (breast cancer). [ref]
Naya Rivera
American actress and singer (1987–2020).
Born January 12th, 1987 in Valencia. [ref]
Died July 8th, 2020 at 33 years old in Lake Piru (drowning). [ref]
Irrfan Khan
Indian actor (1967–2020).
Born January 7th, 1967 in Tonk.
Died April 29th, 2020 at 53 years old in Mumbai (neuroendocrine tumor). [ref]
Eddie Van Halen
Dutch-american rock guitarist (1955–2020).
Born January 26th, 1955 in Amsterdam, Nijmegen.
Died October 6th, 2020 at 65 years old in Santa Monica (laryngeal cancer, cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Alex Trebek
Canadian-american television personality.
Born July 22nd, 1940 in Greater Sudbury. [ref]
Died November 8th, 2020 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Kenny Rogers
American country singer and songwriter (1938–2020).
Born August 21st, 1938 in Houston.
Died March 20th, 2020 at 81 years old in Sandy Springs. [ref]
George Floyd
African american man who was a victim of police violence in the united states, killed by derek chauvin.
Born October 14th, 1973 in Fayetteville. [ref]
Died May 25th, 2020 at 46 years old in Minneapolis (asphyxia). [ref]
Olivia de Havilland
American actress (1916-2020).
Born July 1st, 1916 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died July 26th, 2020 at 104 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Pop Smoke
American rapper (1999–2020).
Born July 20th, 1999 in Canarsie. [ref]
Died February 19th, 2020 at 20 years old in Hollywood Hills (murder). [ref]
Rishi Kapoor
Indian film actor (1951-2020).
Born September 4th, 1952 in Mumbai.
Died April 30th, 2020 at 67 years old in Mumbai (leukemia). [ref]
Little Richard
American musician (1932–2020).
Born December 5th, 1932 in Macon.
Died May 9th, 2020 at 87 years old in Tullahoma (bone cancer). [ref]
Caroline Flack
English radio and television presenter (1979–2020).
Born November 9th, 1979 in London Borough of Enfield.
Died February 15th, 2020 at 40 years old in Stoke Newington (hanging to death). [ref]
Katherine Johnson
African-american mathematician.
Born August 26th, 1918 in White Sulphur Springs.
Died February 24th, 2020 at 101 years old in Newport News. [ref]
King Von
American rapper from illinois (1994–2020).
Born August 9th, 1994 in Chicago. [ref]
Died November 6th, 2020 at 26 years old in Atlanta (gunshot wound). [ref]
Peter Sutcliffe
English serial killer (1946-2020).
Born June 2nd, 1946 in Bingley.
Died November 13th, 2020 at 74 years old in University Hospital of North Durham (COVID-19). [ref]
MF DOOM
British-american rapper (1971–2020).
Born January 9th, 1971 in London. [ref]
Died October 31st, 2020 at 49 years old in London (angioedema). [ref]
Jerry Stiller
American actor and comedian (1927–2020).
Born June 8th, 1927 in Brooklyn.
Died May 11th, 2020 at 92 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Rocky Johnson
Canadian professional wrestler (1944-2020).
Born August 24th, 1944 in Amherst.
Died January 15th, 2020 at 75 years old in Lutz (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
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Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes