In the year 2020
1,795 Notable deaths
Hans-Jochen Vogel
German politician (1926-2020).
Born February 3rd, 1926 in Göttingen.
Died July 26th, 2020 at 94 years old in Munich (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Bunny Lee
Jamaican record producer (1941-2020).
Born August 23rd, 1941 in Kingston.
Died October 6th, 2020 at 79 years old in Kingston (respiratory failure). [ref]
Sergio Fantoni
Italian actor (1930-2020).
Born August 7th, 1930 in Rome.
Died April 17th, 2020 at 89 years old in Rome. [ref]
Owen Arthur
Barbadian politician (1949-2020).
Born October 17th, 1949 in Barbados.
Died July 27th, 2020 at 70 years old in Bridgetown (myocardial infarction). [ref]
William Frankland
British immunologist (1912-2020).
Born March 19th, 1912 in Battle. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 2020 at 108 years old in London (COVID-19). [ref]
Valentin Gaft
Soviet and russian actor (1935–2020).
Born September 2nd, 1935 in Moscow.
Died December 12th, 2020 at 85 years old in Zhavoronki. [ref]
Ivan Passer
Czech film director (1933–2020).
Born July 10th, 1933 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 9th, 2020 at 86 years old in Reno (pneumonia). [ref]
Angela Buxton
Female tennis player from united kingdom (1934-2020).
Born August 16th, 1934 in Liverpool.
Died August 14th, 2020 at 85 years old in Fort Lauderdale. [ref]
Paulo Gonçalves
Portuguese motocross rider.
Born February 5th, 1979 in Esposende.
Died January 12th, 2020 at 40 years old in Saudi Arabia (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Joachim Yhombi-Opango
Congolese politician (1939–2020).
Born January 14th, 1939 in Owando.
Died March 30th, 2020 at 81 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (COVID-19). [ref]
J. J. Williams
Welsh rugby union player (1948–2020).
Born April 1st, 1948 in Bridgend.
Died October 29th, 2020 at 72 years old [ref]
Suzy Delair
French actress and singer (1917–2020).
Born December 31st, 1917 in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 15th, 2020 at 102 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Andrew Mlangeni
South african anti-apartheid activist, later politician (1925-2020).
Born June 6th, 1925 in Soweto. [ref]
Died July 21st, 2020 at 95 years old in Pretoria. [ref]
Pape Diouf
Was a sports journalist, agent for football players, and later president of olympique de marseille from 2005 to 2009..
Born December 18th, 1951 in Abéché.
Died March 31st, 2020 at 68 years old in Dakar (COVID-19). [ref]
Pierino Prati
Italian footballer (1946-2020).
Born December 13th, 1946 in Cinisello Balsamo.
Died June 22nd, 2020 at 73 years old in Catania (cancer). [ref]
Ivan Král
Czech-american musician (1948-2020).
Born May 12th, 1948 in Prague. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 2020 at 71 years old in Ann Arbor (cancer). [ref]
Luigi Simoni
Italian footballer and manager (1939–2020).
Born January 22nd, 1939 in Crevalcore.
Died May 22nd, 2020 at 81 years old in Pisa (stroke). [ref]
Guy Bedos
French actor and comedian.
Born June 15th, 1934 in Algiers.
Died May 28th, 2020 at 85 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris (euthanasia). [ref]
Shwikar
Egyptian actor and comedian (1938–2020).
Born November 4th, 1938 in Alexandria.
Died August 14th, 2020 at 81 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Maria Lugones
Philosopher, feminist and university professor.
Born October 8th, 1944 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died July 14th, 2020 at 75 years old in Syracuse (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Birol Ünel
Turkish-german actor (1961–2020).
Born August 18th, 1961 in Silifke.
Died September 3rd, 2020 at 59 years old in Berlin (cancer). [ref]
Hau Pei-tsun
Taiwanese politician (1919–2020).
Born July 13th, 1919 in Yancheng.
Died March 30th, 2020 at 100 years old in Tri-Service General Hospital (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Per Olov Enquist
Swedish writer (1934-2020).
Born September 23rd, 1934 in Hjoggböle. [ref]
Died April 25th, 2020 at 85 years old in Vaxholm. [ref]
Jim Dwyer
American journalist (1957-2020).
Born March 4th, 1957 in New York City.
Died October 8th, 2020 at 63 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Vittorio Gregotti
Italian architect (1927-2020).
Born August 10th, 1927 in Novara.
Died March 15th, 2020 at 92 years old in Milan (COVID-19). [ref]
Deaths 701 to 725 of 1795
Death ends a life, not a relationship. Mitch Albom