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In the year 2020
1,671 Notable deaths
Diana Serra Cary
American child film actress and silent film historian (1918–2020).
Born October 29th, 1918 in Merced.
Died February 24th, 2020 at 101 years old in Gustine.
Clayton Christensen
American economist (1952-2020).
Born April 6th, 1952 in Salt Lake City.
Died January 23rd, 2020 at 67 years old in Boston (cancer). [ref]
Luke Letlow
American politician (1979-2020).
Born December 6th, 1979 in Monroe.
Died December 29th, 2020 at 41 years old in Shreveport (COVID-19). [ref]
Kang Kek Iew
War criminal and former leader in the khmer rouge (1942–2020).
Born November 17th, 1942 in Peam Bang.
Died September 2nd, 2020 at 77 years old in Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital (lung disease). [ref]
Jack Sherman
American guitarist (1956-2020).
Born January 18th, 1956 in Miami.
Died August 18th, 2020 at 64 years old in Savannah. [ref]
Sergei Khrushchev
Soviet scientist (1935-2020).
Born July 2nd, 1935 in Moscow.
Died June 18th, 2020 at 84 years old in Cranston.
Joseph Safra
Brazilian banker (1938-2020).
Born September 1st, 1938 in Beirut.
Died December 10th, 2020 at 82 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
Dale Hawerchuk
Canadian ice hockey player (1963–2020).
Born April 4th, 1963 in Toronto.
Died August 18th, 2020 at 57 years old in Barrie (stomach cancer). [ref]
Albert Uderzo
French comic book artist (1927–2020).
Born April 25th, 1927 in Fismes.
Died March 24th, 2020 at 92 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Bob Armstrong
American professional wrestler (1939–2020).
Born October 3rd, 1939 in Marietta.
Died August 27th, 2020 at 80 years old in Pensacola (bone cancer). [ref]
Dave Greenfield
British rock keyboardist (1949–2020).
Born March 29th, 1949 in Brighton.
Died May 3rd, 2020 at 71 years old (COVID-19). [ref]
Mike Sexton
American poker player (1947–2020).
Born September 22nd, 1947 in Shelby.
Died September 6th, 2020 at 72 years old in Las Vegas (prostate cancer).
Brent Scowcroft
9th & 17th united states national security advisor (1925-2020).
Born March 19th, 1925 in Ogden.
Died August 6th, 2020 at 95 years old in Falls Church. [ref]
Jay Benedict
American actor (1951-2020).
Born April 11th, 1951 in Burbank.
Died April 4th, 2020 at 68 years old in London (COVID-19). [ref]
Johnny Mandel
American composer and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz (1925-2020).
Born November 23rd, 1925 in New York City, Manhattan.
Died June 29th, 2020 at 94 years old in Ojai. [ref]
Sugathakumari
Indian poet and activist (1934-2020).
Born January 3rd, 1934 in Aranmula.
Died December 23rd, 2020 at 86 years old in Thiruvananthapuram (bronchopneumonia, COVID-19). [ref]
David Paul
American actor (1957–2020).
Born March 8th, 1957 in Hartford.
Died March 6th, 2020 at 62 years old in United States.
Lori Nelson
American actress and model.
Born August 15th, 1933 in Santa Fe.
Died August 23rd, 2020 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Daria Nicolodi
Italian actress.
Born June 19th, 1950 in Florence.
Died November 26th, 2020 at 70 years old in Rome. [ref]
Jacqueline Scott
American actress (1931–2020).
Born June 25th, 1931 in Sikeston. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2020 at 89 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]
Kumkum
Indian actress.
Born April 22nd, 1934 in Hussainabad.
Died July 28th, 2020 at 86 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Alfred Worden
American astronaut (1932–2020).
Born February 7th, 1932 in Jackson.
Died March 18th, 2020 at 88 years old in Sugar Land (stroke). [ref]
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh
Iranian general and physicist (1961–2020).
Born March 21st, 1961 in Qom.
Died November 27th, 2020 at 59 years old in Absard (gunshot wound). [ref]
Shere Hite
German-american sexologist.
Born November 2nd, 1942 in St. Joseph. [ref]
Died September 9th, 2020 at 77 years old in Tottenham (Parkinson's disease, corticobasal degeneration). [ref]
Pete Hamill
American journalist, novelist, essayist, editor and educator (1935-2020).
Born June 24th, 1935 in Brooklyn.
Died August 5th, 2020 at 85 years old in Brooklyn. [ref]
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I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather