In the year 2020
1,795 Notable deaths
Blagovest Sendov
Bulgarian mathematician and politician (1932-2020).
Born February 8th, 1932 in Asenovgrad. [ref]
Died January 19th, 2020 at 87 years old [ref]
Vera Pless
American mathematician (1931–2020).
Born March 5th, 1931 in Chicago.
Died March 2nd, 2020 at 88 years old in Oak Park.
Edvardas Gudavičius
Lithuanian historian (1929–2020).
Born September 6th, 1929 in Kaunas.
Died January 27th, 2020 at 90 years old in Vilnius. [ref]
Stephen Sulyk
American bishop (1924–2020).
Born October 2nd, 1924 in Balnica.
Died April 6th, 2020 at 95 years old in Philadelphia (COVID-19). [ref]
Samvel Karapetyan
Armenian historian (1961-2020).
Born July 30th, 1961 in Yerevan.
Died February 27th, 2020 at 58 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Hartwig Gauder
German athlete (1954–2020).
Born November 10th, 1954 in Vaihingen an der Enz.
Died April 22nd, 2020 at 65 years old in Erfurt (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Pelle Svensson
Swedish wrestler and lawyer (1943–2020).
Born February 6th, 1943 in Sollefteå.
Died December 17th, 2020 at 77 years old in Sundsvall. [ref]
Jon Christensen
Norwegian jazz musician (1943–2020).
Born March 20th, 1943 in Oslo.
Died February 18th, 2020 at 76 years old in Sagene. [ref]
Khamis Al-Dosari
Saudi arabian footballer (1973-2020).
Born September 8th, 1973 in Riyadh.
Died January 7th, 2020 at 46 years old (brain cancer).
Ângelo Martins
Portuguese footballer.
Born April 19th, 1930 in Porto.
Died October 11th, 2020 at 90 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
György Kárpáti
Hungarian water polo player and coach (1935–2020).
Born June 23rd, 1935 in Budapest.
Died June 17th, 2020 at 84 years old in Budapest.
Maurice Poli
French actor (1933–2020).
Born December 2nd, 1933 in Zarzis. [ref]
Died April 26th, 2020 at 86 years old in Italy. [ref]
Muhammad Imara
Egyptian islamic scholar.
Born December 8th, 1931. [ref]
Died February 28th, 2020 at 88 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Beate Grimsrud
Norwegian writer (1963-2020).
Born April 28th, 1963 in Bærum Municipality.
Died July 1st, 2020 at 57 years old in Stockholm (breast cancer). [ref]
Lajos Szűcs
Hungarian football player and coach (1943–2020).
Born December 10th, 1943 in Apatin.
Died July 12th, 2020 at 76 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Petko Petkov
Bulgarian footballer (1946-2020).
Born August 3rd, 1946 in Sinitovo.
Died January 10th, 2020 at 73 years old in Stara Zagora. [ref]
Josep Maria Benet i Jornet
Spanish playwright (1940–2020).
Born June 20th, 1940 in Barcelona.
Died April 6th, 2020 at 79 years old in Lleida (COVID-19). [ref]
Péter Andorai
Hungarian actor (1948–2020).
Born April 25th, 1948 in Budapest.
Died February 1st, 2020 at 71 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Ain Kaalep
Estonian writer and politician (1926–2020).
Died June 9th, 2020 at 94 years old in Tartu. [ref]
Kevin Burnham
American sailor (1956–2020).
Born December 21st, 1956 in Hollis.
Died November 27th, 2020 at 63 years old (lung disease). [ref]
Leonid Potapov
Russian politician.
Died November 12th, 2020 at 85 years old in Ulan-Ude (COVID-19). [ref]
Chung Hae-won
South korean footballer (1959-2020).
Born July 1st, 1959 in South Korea.
Died May 1st, 2020 at 60 years old in Goyang (liver cancer). [ref]
Mohamed Ben Rehaiem
Tunisian association football player (1951-2020).
Born March 20th, 1951 in Sfax.
Died August 21st, 2020 at 69 years old in Sfax (cancer). [ref]
Francisco Frutos
Spanish politician (1939-2020).
Born September 6th, 1939 in Calella.
Died July 26th, 2020 at 80 years old in Madrid (cancer). [ref]
Corrado Olmi
Italian actor (1926-2020).
Born October 24th, 1926 in Jesi.
Died December 29th, 2020 at 94 years old in Rome (COVID-19). [ref]
Deaths 1351 to 1375 of 1795
Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes