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In the year 2020
1,781 Notable deaths
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]
Larry Tesler
American computer scientist.
Born April 24th, 1945 in The Bronx.
Died February 17th, 2020 at 74 years old in Portola Valley. [ref]
Dmitry Yazov
Soviet minister of defence (1924-2020).
Born November 8th, 1924 in Yazovo. [ref]
Died February 25th, 2020 at 95 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Hal Willner
American record producer (1957–2020).
Born April 6th, 1956 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died April 7th, 2020 at 64 years old in New York City (COVID-19). [ref]
Lyle Mays
American jazz musician (1953–2020).
Born November 27th, 1953 in Wausaukee.
Died February 10th, 2020 at 66 years old in Simi Valley. [ref]
Dick Thornburgh
American politician (1932-2020).
Born July 16th, 1932 in Pittsburgh.
Died December 31st, 2020 at 88 years old in Verona. [ref]
Stephen F. Cohen
American historian (1938-2020).
Born November 25th, 1938 in Owensboro.
Died September 18th, 2020 at 81 years old in Manhattan (lung cancer). [ref]
Alan Minter
Middleweight boxer champion of the world (1951–2020).
Born August 17th, 1951 in Crawley.
Died September 9th, 2020 at 69 years old in Guildford (cancer). [ref]
Alejandro Sabella
Argentine association football player and manager (1954-2020).
Born November 5th, 1954 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 8th, 2020 at 66 years old in Buenos Aires (heart failure). [ref]
Pete Way
British bassist (1950–2020).
Born August 7th, 1950 in London.
Died August 14th, 2020 at 70 years old in London Borough of Enfield (traffic collision). [ref]
Dyanne Thorne
American actress (1943-2020).
Born October 14th, 1936 in Greenwich.
Died January 28th, 2020 at 83 years old in Las Vegas (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Andy Gill
British guitarist and record producer (1956–2020).
Born January 1st, 1956 in Manchester.
Died February 1st, 2020 at 64 years old in Manchester (respiratory disease).
Thomas Jefferson Byrd
American actor (1950–2020).
Born June 25th, 1950 in Griffin. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 2020 at 70 years old in Atlanta (gunshot wound). [ref]
Betty Dodson
American sex educator (1929–2020).
Born August 24th, 1929 in Wichita.
Died October 31st, 2020 at 91 years old in Manhattan (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Mary Pat Gleason
American actress (1950–2020).
Born February 23rd, 1950 in Lake City.
Died June 2nd, 2020 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Sindika Dokolo
Congolese businessman (1972–2020).
Born March 16th, 1972 in Kinshasa. [ref]
Died October 29th, 2020 at 48 years old in Dubai (drowning). [ref]
Zoe Caldwell
Australian actress (1933–2020).
Born September 14th, 1933 in Melbourne, Hawthorn.
Died February 16th, 2020 at 86 years old in Pound Ridge (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Michel Piccoli
French actor (1925–2020).
Born December 27th, 1925 in Paris, 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 12th, 2020 at 94 years old in Saint-Philbert-sur-Risle (stroke). [ref]
Marj Dusay
American actress (1936–2020).
Born February 20th, 1936 in Russell.
Died January 29th, 2020 at 83 years old in New York City. [ref]
J. I. Packer
Canadian theologian (1926-2020).
Born July 22nd, 1926 in Twyning.
Died July 17th, 2020 at 93 years old in Vancouver. [ref]
Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa
South african traditional healer, and writer (1921–2020).
Born July 21st, 1921 in Union of South Africa. [ref]
Died March 25th, 2020 at 98 years old in South Africa.
Joe Ruby
American writer (1933–2020).
Born March 30th, 1933 in Los Angeles.
Died August 26th, 2020 at 87 years old in Westlake Village. [ref]
Deaths 326 to 350 of 1781
Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)