In the year 2020
1,795 Notable deaths
Bhanu Athaiya
Indian costume designer and painter (1929–2020).
Born April 28th, 1929 in Kolhapur.
Died October 15th, 2020 at 91 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Mohammad-Reza Shajarian
Iranian singer and musician.
Born September 23rd, 1940 in Mashhad. [ref]
Died October 8th, 2020 at 80 years old in Tehran (kidney cancer). [ref]
Gene Reynolds
American actor, producer, writer, director (1923-2020).
Born April 4th, 1923 in Cleveland.
Died February 3rd, 2020 at 96 years old in Burbank (heart failure). [ref]
Balbir Singh, Sr.
Indian field hockey player (1924–2020).
Born October 10th, 1924 in Haripur Khalsa. [ref]
Died May 25th, 2020 at 95 years old in Mohali (bronchopneumonia). [ref]
Kelly Asbury
American animated film director (1960–2020).
Born January 15th, 1960 in Beaumont.
Died June 26th, 2020 at 60 years old in Encino (abdominal cancer). [ref]
Alfredo Lim
Filipino politician (1929-2020).
Born December 21st, 1929 in Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center.
Died August 8th, 2020 at 90 years old in Manila (COVID-19). [ref]
Jack Kehoe
American actor (1934-2020).
Born November 21st, 1934 in Astoria.
Died January 14th, 2020 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Mr. Wrestling II
American professional wrestler (1934–2020).
Born September 10th, 1934 in Charleston. [ref]
Died June 10th, 2020 at 85 years old in Mililani. [ref]
Michael Medwin
British actor (1923-2020).
Born July 18th, 1923 in London.
Died February 26th, 2020 at 96 years old in Bournemouth. [ref]
Chetan Chauhan
Cricketer and politician from india (1947-2020).
Born July 21st, 1947 in Bareilly.
Died August 16th, 2020 at 73 years old in Medanta (COVID-19).
Andrew Jack
British dialect coach and actor (1944–2020).
Born January 28th, 1944 in London.
Died March 31st, 2020 at 76 years old in Surrey (COVID-19). [ref]
Charles Portis
American writer (1933–2020).
Born December 28th, 1933 in El Dorado.
Died February 17th, 2020 at 86 years old in Little Rock (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Glenn Fredly
Indonesian singer and musician (1975–2020).
Born September 30th, 1975 in Jakarta.
Died April 8th, 2020 at 44 years old in Jakarta (meningitis). [ref]
Gavin Menzies
British naval officer and author (1937–2020).
Born August 14th, 1937 in London.
Died April 12th, 2020 at 82 years old [ref]
John Baldessari
American artist (1931–2020).
Born June 7th, 1931 in National City.
Died January 2nd, 2020 at 88 years old in Los Angeles, Venice. [ref]
Ken Spears
American writer (1938-2020).
Born March 12th, 1938 in California. [ref]
Died November 6th, 2020 at 82 years old in Brea. [ref]
Danny Hodge
American boxer, professional and amateur wrestler (1932–2020).
Died December 25th, 2020 at 88 years old in Perry. [ref]
Bernard Stiegler
French philosopher (1952–2020).
Born April 1st, 1952 in Villebon-sur-Yvette. [ref]
Died August 6th, 2020 at 68 years old in Épineuil-le-Fleuriel. [ref]
Dennis O'Neil
American comics writer (1939–2020).
Born May 3rd, 1939 in St. Louis.
Died June 11th, 2020 at 81 years old in Nyack (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Kenzō Takada
Japanese fashion designer (1939-2020).
Born February 27th, 1939 in Himeji.
Died October 4th, 2020 at 81 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (COVID-19). [ref]
Sam Johnson
American politician; u.s. representative for texas (1930-2020).
Born October 11th, 1930 in San Antonio.
Died May 27th, 2020 at 89 years old in Plano. [ref]
Rajendra K. Pachauri
Indian academic (1940-2020).
Born August 20th, 1940 in Nainital.
Died February 13th, 2020 at 79 years old in Fortis Escorts Heart Institute (heart disease). [ref]
Joseph Lowery
American minister (1921–2020).
Born October 6th, 1924 in Huntsville.
Died March 27th, 2020 at 95 years old in Atlanta. [ref]
Barbara Jefford
British actress (1930-2020).
Born July 26th, 1930 in Plymstock.
Died September 12th, 2020 at 90 years old in Mousehole. [ref]
Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz
Spanish royal (1936-2020).
Born July 30th, 1936 in Cannes.
Died January 8th, 2020 at 83 years old in Madrid (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Deaths 376 to 400 of 1795
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