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In the year 2020
1,669 Notable deaths
Ram Vilas Paswan
Indian politician.
Born July 5th, 1946 in Khagaria.
Died October 8th, 2020 at 74 years old in New Delhi (surgical complications). [ref]
Robert Trump
Us business executive and real estate developer (1948-2020).
Born August 26th, 1948 in Queens.
Died August 15th, 2020 at 71 years old in NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital. [ref]
Christopher Tolkien
Literary scholar, writer, and editor (1924–2020).
Born November 21st, 1924 in Leeds.
Died January 16th, 2020 at 95 years old in Draguignan. [ref]
Des O'Connor
British singer, entertainer, presenter (1932–2020).
Born January 12th, 1932 in Stepney.
Died November 14th, 2020 at 88 years old in Buckinghamshire. [ref]
Tommy DeVito
American musician (1928-2020).
Born June 19th, 1928 in Belleville.
Died September 21st, 2020 at 92 years old in Las Vegas (COVID-19). [ref]
Hugh Keays-Byrne
British-australian actor (1947–2020).
Born May 18th, 1947 in Srinagar.
Died December 2nd, 2020 at 73 years old in Gosford. [ref]
Road Warrior Animal
American professional wrestler (1960-2020).
Born September 12th, 1960 in Philadelphia.
Died September 22nd, 2020 at 60 years old in Osage Beach. [ref]
David Stern
Former commissioner of the national basketball association (1942–2020).
Born September 22nd, 1942 in New York City.
Died January 1st, 2020 at 77 years old in Manhattan (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Michael Alig
American club promoter, murderer and socialite.
Born April 29th, 1966 in South Bend.
Died December 25th, 2020 at 54 years old in New York City.
Mac Davis
American songwriter, singer and actor (1942-2020).
Born January 21st, 1942 in Lubbock.
Died September 29th, 2020 at 78 years old in Nashville (surgical complications). [ref]
Sam Lloyd
American actor (1963–2020).
Born November 12th, 1963 in Weston.
Died April 30th, 2020 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]
Shirley Douglas
Canadian actress (1934–2020).
Born April 2nd, 1934 in Weyburn.
Died April 5th, 2020 at 86 years old in Toronto (pneumonia).
Gale Sayers
American professional football player (1943-2020).
Born May 30th, 1943 in Wichita.
Died September 23rd, 2020 at 77 years old in Wakarusa. [ref]
Haruma Miura
Japanese actor, singer (1990-2020).
Born April 5th, 1990 in Tsuchiura. [ref]
Died July 18th, 2020 at 30 years old in Minato (hanging to death). [ref]
Lyle Waggoner
American actor (1935-2020).
Born April 13th, 1935 in Kansas City.
Died March 17th, 2020 at 84 years old in Westlake Village (cancer). [ref]
Ann Reinking
American dancer, choreographer and actress (1949-2020).
Born November 10th, 1949 in Seattle.
Died December 12th, 2020 at 71 years old in Seattle. [ref]
Freeman Dyson
Theoretical physicist and mathematician (1923–2020).
Born December 15th, 1923 in Crowthorne.
Died February 28th, 2020 at 96 years old in Princeton (falling from height). [ref]
Jagdeep
Indian actor (1939-2020).
Born March 29th, 1939 in Datia. [ref]
Died July 8th, 2020 at 81 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Shad Gaspard
American professional wrestler, actor and basketball player (1981-2020).
Born January 13th, 1981 in Brooklyn.
Died May 17th, 2020 at 39 years old in Venice (drowning). [ref]
Ben Cross
British actor (1947-2020).
Born December 16th, 1947 in London. [ref]
Died August 18th, 2020 at 72 years old in Vienna (disease). [ref]
Hana Kimura
Japanese female professional wrestler (1997-2020).
Born September 3rd, 1997 in Yokohama.
Died May 23rd, 2020 at 22 years old in Kōtō-ku (Ingestion of hydrogen sulfide). [ref]
Sumner Redstone
American businessman and media magnate (1923-2020).
Born May 27th, 1923 in Boston.
Died August 11th, 2020 at 97 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Tom Seaver
American baseball player (1944–2020).
Born November 17th, 1944 in Fresno.
Died August 31st, 2020 at 75 years old in Calistoga (dementia, COVID-19). [ref]
Tommy Lister Jr.
American actor.
Born June 24th, 1958 in Compton.
Died December 10th, 2020 at 62 years old in Marina del Rey (arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Joe Diffie
American country singer (1958–2020).
Born December 28th, 1958 in Tulsa.
Died March 29th, 2020 at 61 years old in Nashville (COVID-19). [ref]
Deaths 76 to 100 of 1669
Death makes equal the high and low. John Heywood