In the year 2020
1,669 Notable deaths
Geoffrey Palmer
English actor (1927-2020).
Born June 4th, 1927 in London.
Died November 6th, 2020 at 93 years old in The Lee. [ref]
Clive Cussler
American novelist.
Born July 15th, 1931 in Aurora.
Died February 24th, 2020 at 88 years old in Scottsdale. [ref]
David Graeber
American anthropologist and anarchist (1961-2020).
Born February 12th, 1961 in New York City.
Died September 2nd, 2020 at 59 years old in Venice (acute pancreatitis, internal bleeding). [ref]
Tony Hsieh
American businessman (1973 - 2020).
Born December 12th, 1973 in Urbana.
Died November 27th, 2020 at 46 years old in Bridgeport Hospital (smoke inhalation injury). [ref]
Lee Kun-hee
4th and 6th chairman of the samsung group (1942–2020).
Born January 9th, 1942 in Uiryeong County.
Died October 25th, 2020 at 78 years old in Samsung Seoul Hospital. [ref]
Saroj Khan
Indian dancer and choreographer (1948–2020).
Born November 22nd, 1948 in Mumbai.
Died July 3rd, 2020 at 71 years old in Mumbai (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Stirling Moss
British motor racing driver (1929-2020).
Born September 17th, 1929 in West Kensington.
Died April 12th, 2020 at 90 years old in Mayfair (disease). [ref]
Bill Gates Sr.
American attorney and philanthropist (1925–2020).
Born November 30th, 1925 in Bremerton.
Died September 14th, 2020 at 94 years old in Hood Canal (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
James Drury
American actor; oil and natural gas business (1934–2020).
Born April 18th, 1934 in New York City.
Died April 6th, 2020 at 85 years old in Houston. [ref]
Mario Molina
Mexican chemical engineer (1943–2020).
Born March 19th, 1943 in Mexico City.
Died October 7th, 2020 at 77 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jhon Jairo Velásquez
Colombian contract killer under pablo escobar (1962-2020).
Born April 15th, 1962 in Yarumal.
Died February 6th, 2020 at 57 years old in Bogotá (esophageal cancer). [ref]
David Dinkins
Former mayor of new york city (1927-2020).
Born July 10th, 1927 in Trenton.
Died November 23rd, 2020 at 93 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Phyllis George
American businesswoman, actress, and sportscaster (1949-2020).
Born June 25th, 1949 in Denton.
Died May 14th, 2020 at 70 years old in Albert B. Chandler Hospital (polycythemia vera). [ref]
Kamala
American professional wrestler (1950-2020).
Born May 28th, 1950 in Mississippi, Senatobia.
Died August 9th, 2020 at 70 years old in Brooklyn (COVID-19). [ref]
Roger Mayweather
American boxer (1961–2020).
Born April 24th, 1961 in Grand Rapids.
Died March 17th, 2020 at 58 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]
Jerry Sloan
American basketball player and coach (1942–2020).
Born March 28th, 1942 in McLeansboro.
Died May 22nd, 2020 at 78 years old in Salt Lake City (Lewy body dementia, Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Edd Byrnes
American actor (1932-2020).
Born July 30th, 1933 in New York City.
Died January 8th, 2020 at 86 years old in Santa Monica (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Lynn Shelton
American film director, screenwriter, film editor, actress and film producer (1965-2020).
Born August 27th, 1965 in Oberlin.
Died May 16th, 2020 at 54 years old in Keck Hospital of USC (hematopoietic system disease). [ref]
Mark Blum
American actor.
Born May 14th, 1950 in Newark.
Died March 25th, 2020 at 69 years old in NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital (COVID-19). [ref]
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
French official and politician (1926–2020).
Born February 2nd, 1926 in Koblenz.
Died December 2nd, 2020 at 94 years old in Authon (COVID-19). [ref]
Bob Gibson
American professional baseball player, pitcher, coach (1935–2020).
Born November 9th, 1935 in Omaha.
Died October 2nd, 2020 at 84 years old in Omaha (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Roger Scruton
English conservative philosopher and writer (1944–2020).
Born February 27th, 1944 in Buslingthorpe. [ref]
Died January 12th, 2020 at 75 years old in Brinkworth (cancer). [ref]
Paolo Rossi
Italian footballer (1956–2020).
Born September 23rd, 1956 in Prato.
Died December 9th, 2020 at 64 years old in Siena (lung cancer). [ref]
Rhonda Fleming
American actress.
Born August 10th, 1923 in Hollywood.
Died October 14th, 2020 at 97 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
James Lipton
Poet, talk show host, writer, teacher (1926-2020).
Born September 19th, 1926 in Detroit. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 2020 at 93 years old in Manhattan (bladder cancer). [ref]
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For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran