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In the year 2020
1,669 Notable deaths
Barbara Windsor
British actress (1937-2020).
Born August 6th, 1937 in Shoreditch.
Died December 10th, 2020 at 83 years old in London (dementia). [ref]
Conchata Ferrell
American actress (1943–2020).
Born March 28th, 1943 in Charleston.
Died October 12th, 2020 at 77 years old in Sherman Oaks Hospital (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Herman Cain
American businessman (1945–2020).
Born December 13th, 1945 in Memphis.
Died July 30th, 2020 at 74 years old in Atlanta (COVID-19). [ref]
Terry Jones
Welsh actor, comedian, director, historian and writer (1942–2020).
Born February 1st, 1942 in Colwyn Bay.
Died January 21st, 2020 at 77 years old in London (frontotemporal dementia). [ref]
Hosni Mubarak
Egyptian president and politician (1928-2020).
Born May 4th, 1928 in Kafr el-Muṣīlḥa.
Died February 25th, 2020 at 91 years old in Cairo (surgical complications). [ref]
David Prowse
English bodybuilder, weightlifter, and actor (1935-2020).
Born July 1st, 1935 in Bristol.
Died November 28th, 2020 at 85 years old in London. [ref]
Nick Cordero
Canadian actor and singer.
Born September 17th, 1978 in Hamilton.
Died July 5th, 2020 at 41 years old in Los Angeles (COVID-19). [ref]
Honor Blackman
English actress (1925-2020).
Born August 22nd, 1925 in London.
Died April 5th, 2020 at 94 years old in Lewes. [ref]
James Randi
Canadian-american stage magician and skeptical movement adherent.
Born August 7th, 1928 in Toronto.
Died October 20th, 2020 at 92 years old in Plantation (old age). [ref]
Vera Lynn
British singer (1917–2020).
Born March 20th, 1917 in East Ham. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2020 at 103 years old in Princess Royal Hospital. [ref]
Charley Pride
American country musician (1934–2020).
Born March 18th, 1938 in Sledge. [ref]
Died December 12th, 2020 at 82 years old in Dallas (COVID-19). [ref]
Joel Schumacher
American film director (1939–2020).
Born August 29th, 1939 in New York City.
Died June 22nd, 2020 at 80 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Jackie Stallone
Mother of sylvester stallone (1921–2020).
Born November 29th, 1921 in Washington, D.C..
Died September 21st, 2020 at 98 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
John Saxon
American actor (1936-2020).
Born August 5th, 1936 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died July 25th, 2020 at 83 years old in Murfreesboro (pneumonia). [ref]
Orson Bean
American film, television, and stage actor, comedian, writer, and producer (1928-2020).
Born July 22nd, 1928 in Burlington.
Died February 7th, 2020 at 91 years old in Venice (blunt trauma). [ref]
Brodie Lee
American professional wrestler (1979–2020).
Born December 16th, 1979 in Rochester.
Died December 26th, 2020 at 41 years old in Jacksonville (idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis). [ref]
John Lewis
American politician and civil rights leader (1940–2020).
Born February 21st, 1940 in Troy.
Died July 17th, 2020 at 80 years old in Atlanta (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Don Shula
American football player and coach (1930-2020).
Born January 4th, 1930 in Grand River.
Died May 4th, 2020 at 90 years old in Indian Creek. [ref]
Ravi Zacharias
Canadian-american christian apologist (1946–2020).
Born March 26th, 1946 in Chennai.
Died May 19th, 2020 at 74 years old in Atlanta (Spinal cord cancer).
Charlie Daniels
American singer and musician (1936–2020).
Born October 28th, 1936 in Wilmington.
Died July 6th, 2020 at 83 years old in Hermitage (stroke). [ref]
Jack Welch
American executive: general electric ceo (1935–2020).
Born November 19th, 1935 in Peabody.
Died March 1st, 2020 at 84 years old in Manhattan (kidney failure). [ref]
Adam Schlesinger
American musician (1967–2020).
Born October 31st, 1967 in New York City, Manhattan.
Died April 1st, 2020 at 52 years old in Poughkeepsie (COVID-19). [ref]
Grim Sleeper
American serial killer.
Born August 30th, 1952 in Los Angeles.
Died March 28th, 2020 at 67 years old in San Quentin State Prison. [ref]
Jack Charlton
English footballer and manager (1935-2020).
Born May 8th, 1935 in Ashington.
Died July 10th, 2020 at 85 years old in Northumberland. [ref]
Jean Kennedy Smith
American diplomat and united states ambassador to ireland; younger sister of john f. kennedy (1928-2020).
Born February 20th, 1928 in Boston.
Died June 17th, 2020 at 92 years old in New York City. [ref]
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon