In the year 2020
1,795 Notable deaths
Lara van Ruijven
Dutch short track speed skater (1992-2020).
Born December 28th, 1992 in Naaldwijk.
Died July 10th, 2020 at 27 years old in Perpignan (autoimmune disease). [ref]
Melinda O. Fee
American actress (1942-2020).
Born October 7th, 1942 in Los Angeles.
Died March 24th, 2020 at 77 years old
John Paul Jr.
American racecar driver born in 1960.
Born February 19th, 1960 in Muncie.
Died December 29th, 2020 at 60 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Anele Ngcongca
South african footballer.
Born October 21st, 1987 in Cape Town.
Died November 23rd, 2020 at 33 years old in N2 road (traffic collision). [ref]
Pampero Firpo
Argentiniean wrestler (1930-2020).
Born April 6th, 1930 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died January 9th, 2020 at 89 years old in San Jose. [ref]
Maj Sjöwall
Swedish writer (1935–2020).
Born September 25th, 1935 in Stockholm.
Died April 29th, 2020 at 84 years old in Landskrona. [ref]
Pietro Anastasi
Italian association football player (1948–2020).
Born April 7th, 1948 in Catania.
Died January 17th, 2020 at 71 years old in Varese (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
J. P. Clark
Nigerian poet (1935–2020).
Born April 6th, 1935 in Kiagbodo.
Died October 13th, 2020 at 85 years old [ref]
Michael Sorkin
American architect (1948-2020).
Born August 2nd, 1948 in Washington, D.C..
Died March 26th, 2020 at 71 years old in New York City, New York (COVID-19). [ref]
Abdelmalek Droukdel
Algerian al-qaeda member (1970–2020).
Born April 20th, 1970 in Meftah.
Died June 3rd, 2020 at 50 years old in Mali (gunshot wound). [ref]
Luis Eduardo Aute
Spanish musician, singer, composer, and film director (1943-2020).
Born September 13th, 1943 in Manila. [ref]
Died April 4th, 2020 at 76 years old in Madrid (COVID-19). [ref]
Monique van Vooren
American actress (1927–2020).
Born March 25th, 1927 in Brussels.
Died January 25th, 2020 at 92 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Robert Harper
American actor (1951-2020).
Born May 19th, 1951 in New York City.
Died January 23rd, 2020 at 68 years old in Rotterdam (cancer). [ref]
Enzo Mari
Italian furniture designer (1932-2020).
Born June 26th, 1932 in Novara, Cerano. [ref]
Died October 19th, 2020 at 88 years old in Milan (COVID-19). [ref]
Muhterem Nur
Turkish actor and singer (1932–2020).
Born December 31st, 1932 in Bitola.
Died March 20th, 2020 at 87 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Laisenia Qarase
Prime minister of fiji (1941-2020).
Born February 4th, 1941 in Vanua Balavu.
Died April 21st, 2020 at 79 years old in Suva. [ref]
Le Kha Phieu
Former general secretary of the communist party of vietnam (1931–2020).
Born December 27th, 1931 in Thanh Hóa.
Died August 7th, 2020 at 88 years old in Hanoi. [ref]
Zeev Sternhell
Israeli historian (1935-2020).
Born April 10th, 1935 in Przemyśl.
Died June 21st, 2020 at 85 years old in Jerusalem (surgical complications). [ref]
Lynn Harrell
American cellist (1944–2020).
Born January 30th, 1944 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died April 27th, 2020 at 76 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Charles Wuorinen
American composer (1938–2020).
Born June 9th, 1938 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died March 11th, 2020 at 81 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Dragoljub Ojdanić
Yugoslav general (1941–2020).
Born June 1st, 1941 in Ravni, Užice.
Died September 6th, 2020 at 79 years old in Belgrade.
Wim Suurbier
Dutch footballer (1945-2020).
Born January 16th, 1945 in Eindhoven.
Died July 12th, 2020 at 75 years old in Amsterdam (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Peter Serkin
American musician (1947-2020).
Born July 24th, 1947 in New York City.
Died February 1st, 2020 at 72 years old in Red Hook (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Brian Locking
British musician.
Born December 22nd, 1938 in Bedworth.
Died October 8th, 2020 at 81 years old in North Wales.
Deaths 651 to 675 of 1795
If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler