In the year 2020
1,795 Notable deaths
Willie Davis
American football player (1934-2020).
Born July 24th, 1934 in Lisbon.
Died April 15th, 2020 at 85 years old in Santa Monica (kidney failure). [ref]
Christophe
French musician, singer and composer (1945–2020).
Born October 13th, 1945 in Juvisy-sur-Orge. [ref]
Died April 16th, 2020 at 74 years old in Brest (COVID-19, pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Stanley Crouch
American writer (1945-2020).
Born December 14th, 1945 in Los Angeles.
Died September 16th, 2020 at 74 years old in The Bronx. [ref]
Georg Ratzinger
German musician and catholic priest (1924-2020).
Born January 15th, 1924 in Pleiskirchen.
Died July 1st, 2020 at 96 years old in Regensburg. [ref]
Saeb Erekat
Palestinian diplomat (1955–2020).
Born April 28th, 1955 in Abu Dis.
Died November 10th, 2020 at 65 years old in Jerusalem (COVID-19). [ref]
Jim McLean
Scottish association football player and manager (1937–2020).
Born April 21st, 1937 in Larkhall.
Died December 26th, 2020 at 83 years old in Dundee (dementia). [ref]
David Giler
American filmmaker (1943–2020).
Born July 23rd, 1943 in New York City.
Died December 19th, 2020 at 77 years old in Bangkok (cancer). [ref]
Zizi Jeanmaire
French ballet dancer and singer.
Born April 29th, 1924 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 17th, 2020 at 96 years old in Tolochenaz. [ref]
Eddie Shack
Canadian ice hockey player (1937–2020).
Born February 11th, 1937 in Greater Sudbury.
Died July 25th, 2020 at 83 years old
Marius Žaliūkas
Lithuanian association football player (1983–2020).
Born November 10th, 1983 in Kaunas.
Died October 31st, 2020 at 36 years old in Kaunas (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Len Barry
American singer, songwriter and record producer (1942–2020).
Born June 12th, 1942 in West Philadelphia.
Died November 5th, 2020 at 78 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Leon Fleisher
American conductor and pianist (1928–2020).
Born July 23rd, 1928 in San Francisco.
Died August 2nd, 2020 at 92 years old in Baltimore (cancer). [ref]
Eddie Johnson
American basketball player (1955-2020).
Born February 24th, 1955 in Ocala.
Died October 26th, 2020 at 65 years old [ref]
Mirella Freni
Italian soprano (1935–2020).
Born February 27th, 1935 in Modena.
Died February 9th, 2020 at 84 years old in Modena (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Bruce Swedien
American audio engineer (1934–2020).
Born April 19th, 1934 in Minneapolis. [ref]
Died November 16th, 2020 at 86 years old in Gainesville. [ref]
K. C. Jones
American basketball player and coach (1932–2020).
Born May 25th, 1932 in Taylor. [ref]
Died December 25th, 2020 at 88 years old in Connecticut. [ref]
Fred Dean
American football player (1955-2020).
Born February 24th, 1952 in Arcadia.
Died October 14th, 2020 at 68 years old (COVID-19). [ref]
James Wolfensohn
President of the world bank (1933–2020).
Born December 1st, 1933 in Sydney.
Died November 25th, 2020 at 86 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Silvio Horta
American television producer and writer (1974-2020).
Born August 14th, 1974 in Miami.
Died January 7th, 2020 at 45 years old in Miami (gunshot wound). [ref]
Džej Ramadanovski
A singer from serbia.
Born April 29th, 1964 in Belgrade.
Died December 6th, 2020 at 56 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Mike Moore
Prime minister of new zealand in 1990.
Born January 28th, 1949 in Whakatāne.
Died February 2nd, 2020 at 71 years old in Auckland. [ref]
Keith Olsen
American record producer and sound engineer (1945–2020).
Born May 12th, 1945 in Sioux Falls.
Died March 9th, 2020 at 74 years old in Genoa. [ref]
Abiola Ajimobi
Nigerian politician, former governor of oyo state (1949–2020).
Born December 16th, 1949 in Ibadan.
Died June 25th, 2020 at 70 years old in Lagos (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Mel Winkler
American actor (1941–2020).
Born October 23rd, 1941 in St. Louis.
Died June 11th, 2020 at 78 years old in Hollywood. [ref]
Judith Jarvis Thomson
American philosopher (1929-2020).
Born October 4th, 1929 in United States, New York City. [ref]
Died November 20th, 2020 at 91 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Deaths 451 to 475 of 1795
Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown