In the year 2020
1,795 Notable deaths
Vidya Bal
Indian writer (1937–2020).
Born January 12th, 1937.
Died January 30th, 2020 at 83 years old in Pune.
Louis van Dijk
Dutch pianist, music arranger (1941-2020).
Born November 27th, 1941 in Amsterdam.
Died April 12th, 2020 at 78 years old in Rosa Spier Huis (cancer). [ref]
Nikolai Gubenko
Soviet and russian actor, film director, screenwriter, politician (1941–2020).
Born August 17th, 1941 in Odesa.
Died August 16th, 2020 at 78 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Sergio Rossi
Italian shoe designer.
Born July 31st, 1935 in San Mauro Pascoli. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 2020 at 84 years old in Cesena (COVID-19). [ref]
Kenneth Gilbert
Canadian musician (1931-2020).
Born December 16th, 1931 in Montreal. [ref]
Died April 16th, 2020 at 88 years old in Quebec City (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Alan Stephenson Boyd
American politician (1922-2020).
Born July 20th, 1922 in Jacksonville.
Died October 18th, 2020 at 98 years old in Seattle. [ref]
Aldir Blanc
Brazilian composer (1946–2020).
Born September 2nd, 1946 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died May 4th, 2020 at 73 years old in Rio de Janeiro (COVID-19). [ref]
Les Hunter
American basketball player (1942–2020).
Born August 16th, 1942 in Nashville.
Died March 27th, 2020 at 77 years old (cancer). [ref]
Tom Belsø
Danish racing driver.
Born August 27th, 1942 in Copenhagen.
Died January 11th, 2020 at 77 years old in Rushden (stomach cancer). [ref]
Bobby Wilson
British tennis player (1935–2020).
Born November 22nd, 1935 in Hendon.
Died September 21st, 2020 at 84 years old in Hendon. [ref]
Renato Corti
Italian cardinal (1936–2020).
Born March 1st, 1936 in Galbiate.
Died May 12th, 2020 at 84 years old in Rho. [ref]
Reimar Lüst
German astrophysicist (1923-2020).
Born March 25th, 1923 in Barmen.
Died March 31st, 2020 at 97 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Maria Janion
Polish scholar, critic and theoretician (1926–2020).
Born December 24th, 1926 in Mońki.
Died August 23rd, 2020 at 93 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Miguel Jones
Spanish footballer (1938-2020).
Born October 27th, 1938 in Malabo.
Died April 8th, 2020 at 81 years old in Bilbao (COVID-19). [ref]
Delphine Forest
French actress.
Born August 28th, 1966 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 31st, 2020 at 53 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Wilbert McClure
American boxer (1938-2020).
Born October 29th, 1938 in Toledo.
Died August 7th, 2020 at 81 years old [ref]
Finn Christian Jagge
Norwegian alpine skier (1966–2020).
Died July 8th, 2020 at 54 years old in Oslo (ileus). [ref]
Peter Aluma
Nigerian basketball player (1973–2020).
Born April 26th, 1973 in Lagos.
Died February 2nd, 2020 at 46 years old [ref]
Ruth Gavison
Israeli legal scholar, professor and civil rights activist.
Born March 28th, 1945 in Jerusalem.
Died August 15th, 2020 at 75 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Mário de Araújo Cabral
Portuguese racing driver (1934-2020).
Born January 15th, 1934 in Freguesia de Cedofeita.
Died August 17th, 2020 at 86 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Roberto Peccei
American physicist (1942–2020).
Born January 6th, 1942 in Turin. [ref]
Died June 1st, 2020 at 78 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Ricardo Brennand
Brazilian entrepreneur.
Born May 27th, 1927 in Cabo de Santo Agostinho.
Died April 25th, 2020 at 92 years old in Recife (COVID-19). [ref]
Li Zhensheng
Chinese photographer (1940–2020).
Born September 22nd, 1940 in Dalian.
Died June 22nd, 2020 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Abdul Qadir Bajamal
Yemeni politician (1946–2020).
Born February 18th, 1946 in Kathiri Sultanate.
Died September 7th, 2020 at 74 years old in Dubai. [ref]
Gideon Patt
Israeli politician.
Born February 22nd, 1933 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died April 27th, 2020 at 87 years old in Savyon. [ref]
Deaths 1126 to 1150 of 1795
If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler