In the year 2020
1,795 Notable deaths
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]
Nikki McKibbin
American musician.
Born September 28th, 1978 in Grand Prairie.
Died November 1st, 2020 at 42 years old in Arlington (intracranial aneurysm). [ref]
Ben Cooper
American actor (1933-2020).
Born September 30th, 1933 in Hartford. [ref]
Died February 24th, 2020 at 86 years old in Memphis (dementia). [ref]
Brian Howe
English singer (1953–2020).
Born July 22nd, 1953 in Portsmouth.
Died May 6th, 2020 at 66 years old in Lake Placid (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Ericson
German-american film and television actor.
Born September 25th, 1926 in Düsseldorf. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 2020 at 93 years old in Santa Fe (pneumonia). [ref]
Sean Reinert
American drummer (1971–2020).
Born May 27th, 1971 in Long Beach.
Died January 24th, 2020 at 48 years old in San Bernardino. [ref]
Paul Sarbanes
American politician (1933–2020).
Born February 3rd, 1933 in Salisbury.
Died December 6th, 2020 at 87 years old in Baltimore. [ref]
Denis Goldberg
South african activist (1933-2020).
Born April 11th, 1933 in Cape Town.
Died April 29th, 2020 at 87 years old in Cape Town (lung cancer). [ref]
George Steiner
American writer (1928–2020).
Born April 23rd, 1929 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died February 3rd, 2020 at 90 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa
Prime minister of bahrain (1970-2020).
Born November 24th, 1935 in Jasra.
Died November 11th, 2020 at 84 years old in Rochester. [ref]
Martin Birch
British record producer (1948–2020).
Born December 27th, 1948 in Woking. [ref]
Died August 9th, 2020 at 71 years old [ref]
Chuni Goswami
Indian footballer and cricketer (1938-2020).
Born January 15th, 1938 in Kishoreganj District.
Died April 30th, 2020 at 82 years old in Kolkata.
Israel Horovitz
American writer (1939–2020).
Born March 31st, 1939 in Wakefield.
Died November 9th, 2020 at 81 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Michael Robinson
Irish association football player (1958–2020).
Born July 12th, 1958 in Leicester.
Died April 28th, 2020 at 61 years old in Madrid, Marbella (skin cancer). [ref]
Julian Bream
English classical guitarist and lutenist (1933–2020).
Born July 15th, 1933 in Battersea.
Died August 14th, 2020 at 87 years old in Wiltshire. [ref]
Armando Manzanero
Mexican musician, composer pianist (1935–2020).
Born December 7th, 1935 in Mérida, Ticul. [ref]
Died December 28th, 2020 at 85 years old in Mexico City (COVID-19). [ref]
David Pawson
British minister (1930–2020).
Born February 25th, 1930 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Died May 21st, 2020 at 90 years old [ref]
Radomir Antić
Serbian footballer and manager (1948-2020).
Born November 22nd, 1948 in Žitište.
Died April 6th, 2020 at 71 years old in Madrid (pancreatitis). [ref]
Ken Shimura
Japanese comedian (1950-2020).
Born February 20th, 1950 in Higashimurayama.
Died March 29th, 2020 at 70 years old in National Center for Global Health and Medicine (COVID-19). [ref]
Sadiq al-Mahdi
Prime minister of sudan (1966–1967, 1986–1989).
Born December 25th, 1935 in Omdurman. [ref]
Died November 26th, 2020 at 84 years old in Abu Dhabi (COVID-19). [ref]
Harold Budd
American musician (1936–2020).
Born May 24th, 1936 in Los Angeles.
Died December 8th, 2020 at 84 years old in Arcadia (COVID-19). [ref]
Wendell Rodricks
Indian fashion designer (1960–2020).
Died February 12th, 2020 at 59 years old in Colvale (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Alex Pullin
Australian snowboarder (1987–2020).
Born September 20th, 1987 in Benalla.
Died July 8th, 2020 at 32 years old in Gold Coast (drowning). [ref]
Deaths 351 to 375 of 1795
It’s better to burn out than to fade away. Neil Young