In the year 2020
1,795 Notable deaths
Anwara Taimur
Indian politician (1936–2020).
Born November 24th, 1936 in Assam.
Died September 28th, 2020 at 83 years old [ref]
Julie Bennett
American actress (1932–2020).
Born January 24th, 1932 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2020 at 88 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (COVID-19). [ref]
Charles Webb
American writer (1939–2020).
Born June 9th, 1939 in San Francisco.
Died June 16th, 2020 at 81 years old in Eastbourne. [ref]
Qasim al-Raymi
Yemeni al-qaeda member.
Born June 5th, 1978 in As Salafiyah District.
Died January 29th, 2020 at 41 years old in Wald Rabi' District. [ref]
Rudolfo Anaya
American chicano novelist, poet (1937–2020).
Born October 30th, 1937 in Pastura. [ref]
Died June 28th, 2020 at 82 years old in Albuquerque (disease). [ref]
Joseph Shabalala
Choir leader.
Born August 28th, 1941 in Ladysmith.
Died February 11th, 2020 at 78 years old in Pretoria (surgical complications).
Christophe Dominici
French rugby union player (1972–2020).
Born May 20th, 1972 in Toulon. [ref]
Died November 24th, 2020 at 48 years old in Parc de Saint-Cloud (falling). [ref]
Pierre Buyoya
Burundian politician, former president of burundi (1949–2020).
Born November 24th, 1949 in Rutovu Commune. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2020 at 71 years old in Bonneuil-en-France (COVID-19). [ref]
Ronald Harwood
South african dramatist and playwright (1934-2020).
Born November 9th, 1934 in Cape Town.
Died September 8th, 2020 at 85 years old in Sussex. [ref]
Bucky Pizzarelli
American jazz guitarist (1926–2020).
Born January 9th, 1926 in Paterson.
Died April 1st, 2020 at 94 years old in Saddle River (COVID-19). [ref]
Hilary Dwyer
British actress (1945-2020).
Born May 6th, 1945 in Liverpool.
Died March 30th, 2020 at 74 years old (COVID-19). [ref]
Lucio Urtubia
Spanish anarchist and forger (1931–2020).
Born February 18th, 1931 in Cascante.
Died July 18th, 2020 at 89 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Barry Lopez
American writer (1945–2020).
Born January 6th, 1945 in Port Chester.
Died December 25th, 2020 at 75 years old in Eugene (prostate cancer). [ref]
Mesut Yılmaz
Prime minister of turkey (1947–2020).
Born November 6th, 1947 in Istanbul.
Died October 30th, 2020 at 72 years old in Istanbul (lung cancer). [ref]
Doug Scott
British mountaineer (1941-2020).
Born May 29th, 1941 in Nottingham.
Died December 7th, 2020 at 79 years old in Cumbria (cerebral lymphoma). [ref]
Chris Reed
Japanese ice dancer (1989-2020).
Born July 7th, 1989 in Kalamazoo.
Died March 14th, 2020 at 30 years old in Detroit (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Ivry Gitlis
Israeli violinist (1922-2020).
Born August 25th, 1922 in Haifa. [ref]
Died December 24th, 2020 at 98 years old in 3rd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Ungku Abdul Aziz
Vice-chancellor of the university of malaya.
Born January 28th, 1922 in London.
Died December 15th, 2020 at 98 years old in Prince Court Medical Centre (senility). [ref]
Philippe Nahon
French actor (1938–2020).
Born December 24th, 1938 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 19th, 2020 at 81 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris (COVID-19). [ref]
Herbert Kretzmer
English journalist and lyricist (1925-2020).
Born October 5th, 1925 in Kroonstad.
Died October 14th, 2020 at 95 years old in London. [ref]
Bernard Bailyn
American historian (1922–2020).
Born September 10th, 1922 in Hartford.
Died August 7th, 2020 at 97 years old in Belmont (heart failure). [ref]
Luis Sepúlveda
Chilean writer (1949–2020).
Born October 4th, 1949 in Ovalle.
Died April 16th, 2020 at 70 years old in Oviedo City (COVID-19). [ref]
Gail Sheehy
American journalist and writer.
Born November 27th, 1936 in Mamaroneck. [ref]
Died August 24th, 2020 at 83 years old in Southampton (pneumonia). [ref]
Jane Dee Hull
American politician (1935-2020).
Born August 8th, 1935 in Kansas City.
Died April 16th, 2020 at 84 years old in Phoenix. [ref]
Dena Dietrich
American actress (1928-2020).
Born December 4th, 1928 in Pittsburgh.
Died November 21st, 2020 at 91 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Deaths 501 to 525 of 1795
As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci