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In the year 2020
1,795 Notable deaths
Eva Pilarová
Czech singer (1939-2020).
Born August 9th, 1939 in Brno. [ref]
Died March 14th, 2020 at 80 years old in Monastery in Řepy (kidney failure). [ref]
Jack Baldwin
British chemist (1938–2020).
Born August 8th, 1938 in London. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2020 at 81 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Mohammad-Ali Taskhiri
Iranian ayatollah (1944-2020).
Born October 19th, 1944 in Najaf.
Died August 18th, 2020 at 75 years old in Tehran (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jean-Louis Servan-Schreiber
French journalist (1937–2020).
Born October 31st, 1937 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Died November 28th, 2020 at 83 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (COVID-19). [ref]
Eppie Wietzes
Canadian racing driver.
Born May 28th, 1938 in Assen. [ref]
Died June 11th, 2020 at 82 years old in Vaughan. [ref]
Elize Cawood
South african actress. (1952–2020).
Born June 28th, 1952 in Bloemfontein.
Died July 18th, 2020 at 68 years old
Peter Smith
Roman catholic archbishop (1943-2020).
Born October 21st, 1943 in Battersea.
Died March 6th, 2020 at 76 years old in Chelsea (cancer). [ref]
Roman Viktiuk
Russian, ukrainian, and soviet theatre director and actor (1936–2020).
Born October 28th, 1936 in Lviv.
Died November 17th, 2020 at 84 years old in Bakhrushin Brothers City Hospital (COVID-19). [ref]
Ann E. Todd
American actress (1931-2020).
Born August 26th, 1931 in Denver.
Died February 7th, 2020 at 88 years old in Berkeley (dementia). [ref]
Luigi Snozzi
Swiss architect (1932–2020).
Born July 29th, 1932 in Mendrisio. [ref]
Died December 29th, 2020 at 88 years old in Minusio (COVID-19). [ref]
Alki Zei
Greek novelist and children's writer (1923–2020).
Born December 15th, 1923 in Athens.
Died February 27th, 2020 at 96 years old in Athens. [ref]
Eric Verdonk
New zealand rower (1959-2020).
Born May 28th, 1959 in Taihape.
Died April 3rd, 2020 at 60 years old in Auckland. [ref]
Camillo Ballin
Italian catholic bishop (1944-2020).
Born June 24th, 1944 in Fontaniva.
Died April 12th, 2020 at 75 years old in Awali. [ref]
Milka Babović
Yugoslavian athlete and journalist (1928–2020).
Born October 27th, 1928 in Skopje.
Died December 26th, 2020 at 92 years old in Zagreb (bone fracture, COVID-19).
Pedro Pablo León
Peruvian footballer (1943–2020).
Born June 29th, 1943 in Lima. [ref]
Died May 9th, 2020 at 76 years old in Lima (pneumonia, kidney failure). [ref]
Sergei Slonimsky
Soviet and russian composer, musicologist (1932-2020).
Born August 12th, 1932 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 9th, 2020 at 87 years old in Saint Petersburg (surgical complications). [ref]
Lucien Sève
French philosopher and political activist (1926–2020).
Born December 9th, 1926 in Chambéry.
Died March 23rd, 2020 at 93 years old in Clamart (COVID-19). [ref]
Hamed Karoui
Tunisian politician (1927-2020).
Born December 30th, 1927 in Sousse.
Died March 27th, 2020 at 92 years old in Sousse (COVID-19). [ref]
Bernardita Catalla
Filipino ambassador (1958-2020).
Born February 18th, 1958 in Makati. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 2020 at 62 years old in Beirut (COVID-19). [ref]
Norman I. Platnick
American arachnologist (1951–2020).
Born December 30th, 1951 in Bluefield. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2020 at 68 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Chung Won-shik
South korean politician (1928-2020).
Born August 5th, 1928 in Keijō.
Died April 12th, 2020 at 91 years old in Seoul (kidney failure). [ref]
Bernard Ładysz
Polish singer and actor (1922-2020).
Born July 24th, 1922 in Vilnius.
Died July 25th, 2020 at 98 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Fernando Morán López
Spanish diplomat and politician (1926-2020).
Born March 25th, 1926 in Avilés. [ref]
Died February 19th, 2020 at 93 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Eddy Pieters Graafland
Dutch footballer (1934-2020).
Born January 5th, 1934 in Amsterdam.
Died April 28th, 2020 at 86 years old in Barendrecht. [ref]
Gordon Forbes
South african tennis player (1934–2020).
Born February 21st, 1934 in Burgersdorp.
Died December 9th, 2020 at 86 years old in Plettenberg Bay (COVID-19). [ref]
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