In the year 2020
1,795 Notable deaths
Giacomo dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto
Leader of the knights hospitaller (1944–2020).
Born December 9th, 1944 in Rome. [ref]
Died April 29th, 2020 at 75 years old in Rome (head and neck cancer). [ref]
Yūko Takeuchi
Japanese actress (1980–2020).
Born April 1st, 1980 in Saitama.
Died September 27th, 2020 at 40 years old in Shibuya. [ref]
Eavan Boland
Irish poet.
Born September 24th, 1944 in Dublin.
Died April 27th, 2020 at 75 years old in Dublin. [ref]
Ricky Valance
Welsh singer (1936-2020).
Born April 10th, 1939 in Ynysddu. [ref]
Died June 12th, 2020 at 81 years old (dementia). [ref]
Jonathan Sacks
British rabbi (1948–2020), chief rabbi of the united hebrew congregations of the commonwealth (1991-2013) and member of the house of lords lord temporal (2009-2020).
Born March 8th, 1948 in Lambeth.
Died November 7th, 2020 at 72 years old in London (cancer).
Nikolai Kapustin
Soviet and russian composer and pianist (1937–2020).
Born November 22nd, 1937 in Horlivka.
Died July 2nd, 2020 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Mort Drucker
American caricaturist and comics artist (1929–2020).
Born March 22nd, 1929 in Brooklyn.
Died April 9th, 2020 at 91 years old in Orange County. [ref]
Everton Weekes
West indian cricketer (1925–2020).
Born February 26th, 1925 in Saint Michael.
Died July 1st, 2020 at 95 years old in Christ Church. [ref]
Larry Wilson
American football player, coach, executive (1938–2020).
Born March 24th, 1938 in Rigby.
Died September 17th, 2020 at 82 years old in Scottsdale. [ref]
Mario Bunge
Argentine-canadian philosopher (1919-2020).
Born September 21st, 1919 in Florida Oeste.
Died February 25th, 2020 at 100 years old in Montreal. [ref]
Gigi Proietti
Italian actor (1940–2020).
Born November 2nd, 1940 in Rome.
Died November 2nd, 2020 at 80 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Richard Corben
American illustrator and comic book artist (1940–2020).
Born October 1st, 1943 in Anderson.
Died December 2nd, 2020 at 77 years old
Freddy Cole
American jazz singer and pianist.
Born October 15th, 1931 in Chicago.
Died June 27th, 2020 at 88 years old in Atlanta. [ref]
Mike Fitzpatrick
American politician (1963–2020).
Born June 28th, 1963 in Philadelphia.
Died January 6th, 2020 at 56 years old in Levittown (melanoma). [ref]
Mridula Sinha
Indian writer and politician.
Born November 27th, 1942 in Muzaffarpur.
Died November 18th, 2020 at 77 years old in Goa (COVID-19).
Oliver E. Williamson
American economist (1932–2020).
Born September 27th, 1932 in Superior.
Died May 21st, 2020 at 87 years old in Berkeley (pneumonia). [ref]
Jimmy Heath
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader (1926–2020).
Born October 25th, 1926 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died January 19th, 2020 at 93 years old in Loganville. [ref]
Michael McClure
American writer (1932–2020).
Born October 20th, 1932 in Marysville.
Died May 4th, 2020 at 87 years old in Oakland (stroke). [ref]
Nemir Kirdar
Iraqi businessman (1936–2020).
Born October 28th, 1936 in Kirkuk.
Died June 9th, 2020 at 83 years old in Antibes. [ref]
Branko Cikatić
Croatian kickboxer (1955–2020).
Born October 4th, 1955 in Split. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 2020 at 64 years old in Solin. [ref]
Jack Steinberger
German-american physicist, nobel laureate (1921-2020).
Born May 25th, 1921 in Bad Kissingen.
Died December 12th, 2020 at 99 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Floyd Cardoz
Indian chef and winner of top chef masters (1960-2020).
Born October 2nd, 1960 in Mumbai.
Died March 25th, 2020 at 59 years old in Mountainside Medical Center (COVID-19). [ref]
Mory Kanté
Guinean musician (1950–2020).
Born March 29th, 1950 in Kissidougou Prefecture, Albadaria.
Died May 22nd, 2020 at 70 years old in Conakry (chronic condition). [ref]
Sei Ashina
Japanese actress and model (1983-2020).
Born November 22nd, 1983 in Fukushima. [ref]
Died September 14th, 2020 at 36 years old in Shinjuku (drug overdose). [ref]
Gary Peacock
American jazz double-bassist.
Born May 12th, 1935 in Burley.
Died September 4th, 2020 at 85 years old in Olivebridge. [ref]
Deaths 476 to 500 of 1795
What would life be worth if there were no death? Who would enjoy the sun if it never rained? Who would yearn for the day if there were no night? Glenn Ringtved