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In the year 2020
1,795 Notable deaths
Jutta Lampe
German actress (1937-2020).
Born December 13th, 1937 in Flensburg.
Died December 3rd, 2020 at 82 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Jim Marurai
8th prime minister of the cook islands (1947–2020).
Born July 9th, 1947 in Mangaia.
Died November 4th, 2020 at 73 years old in Mangaia. [ref]
Juan José Pizzuti
Argentine footballer (1927-2020).
Born May 9th, 1927 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died January 24th, 2020 at 92 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Dmitry Svetushkin
Moldovan chess player (1980–2020).
Born July 25th, 1980 in Bender. [ref]
Died September 4th, 2020 at 40 years old in Chișinău. [ref]
Sergei Adian
Russian mathematician (1931–2020).
Born January 1st, 1931 in Quşçu.
Died May 5th, 2020 at 89 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Valdir Espinosa
Brazilian association football player and manager (1947–2020).
Born October 7th, 1947 in Porto Alegre.
Died February 27th, 2020 at 72 years old in Rio de Janeiro (surgical complications).
Abadi Hadis
Ethiopian long-distance runner.
Born November 6th, 1997 in Addis Ababa. [ref]
Died February 4th, 2020 at 22 years old in Ethiopia. [ref]
Dries Holten
Dutch singer and songwriter (1936-2020).
Born January 30th, 1936 in Cimahi.
Died April 15th, 2020 at 84 years old in Eastrum. [ref]
Dragutin Zelenović
Prime minister of serbia (1928-2020).
Died April 27th, 2020 at 91 years old in Novi Sad.
John Davies
Australian swimmer, olympic gold medallist, u.s. federal judge (1929–2020).
Born May 17th, 1929 in Willoughby.
Died March 24th, 2020 at 90 years old in Pasadena (cancer). [ref]
Ernesto Brambilla
Italian racecar driver (1934–2020).
Born January 31st, 1934 in Monza.
Died August 3rd, 2020 at 86 years old in Monza (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Isidora Žebeljan
Serbian composer (1967–2020).
Born September 27th, 1967 in Belgrade. [ref]
Died September 29th, 2020 at 53 years old in Belgrade (disease). [ref]
Peter Takeo Okada
Catholic priest from japan.
Born October 24th, 1941 in Ichikawa.
Died December 18th, 2020 at 79 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Alfred Gomolka
German politician (1942-2020).
Born July 21st, 1942 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died March 24th, 2020 at 77 years old in Loitz. [ref]
Fariborz Raisdana
Iranian civil rights activist.
Born January 19th, 1945 in Tehran. [ref]
Died March 16th, 2020 at 75 years old in Tehran (COVID-19). [ref]
Robin Thomas
Czech mathematician working in us (1962–2020).
Born August 22nd, 1962 in Prague.
Died March 26th, 2020 at 57 years old [ref]
Giorgi Shengelaia
Georgian film director (1937–2020).
Born May 11th, 1937 in Moscow. [ref]
Died February 17th, 2020 at 82 years old in Tbilisi. [ref]
Johnny McCarthy
American basketball player and coach (1934–2020).
Born April 25th, 1934 in Buffalo.
Died May 9th, 2020 at 86 years old in Buffalo. [ref]
Gabriel Ochoa
Colombian football player and coach (1929-2020).
Born November 20th, 1929 in Sopetrán.
Died August 8th, 2020 at 90 years old in Cali. [ref]
Hédi Baccouche
Tunisian politician (1930-2020).
Born January 15th, 1930 in Hammam Sousse.
Died January 21st, 2020 at 90 years old [ref]
Oskar Fischer
German politician (1923-2020).
Born March 19th, 1923 in Aš.
Died April 2nd, 2020 at 97 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Ron Marlenee
American politician (1935–2020).
Born August 8th, 1935 in Scobey. [ref]
Died April 26th, 2020 at 84 years old in Bozeman. [ref]
June Foulds
British track and field athlete (1934–2020).
Born June 13th, 1934 in Shepherd's Bush.
Died November 6th, 2020 at 86 years old [ref]
Ajip Rosidi
Indonesian writer (1938–2020).
Born January 31st, 1938 in Majalengka.
Died July 29th, 2020 at 82 years old in Magelang. [ref]
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