In the year 2020
1,795 Notable deaths
Willi Holdorf
German athletics competitor (1940-2020).
Born February 17th, 1940 in Blomesche Wildnis.
Died July 5th, 2020 at 80 years old in Achterwehr (disease). [ref]
Vadim Petrov
Czech music educator, composer and pianist (1932–2020).
Born May 24th, 1932 in Prague. [ref]
Died December 7th, 2020 at 88 years old [ref]
Gregory Areshian
Armenian-american archeologist and historian.
Born May 13th, 1949 in Yerevan.
Died August 2nd, 2020 at 71 years old in Yerevan (COVID-19). [ref]
Giancarlo Bergamini
Fencer (1926-2020).
Born August 2nd, 1926 in Milan.
Died February 4th, 2020 at 93 years old in Lanzo d'Intelvi. [ref]
Aldo Moser
Italian bicycle racer (1934–2020).
Born February 7th, 1934 in Giovo.
Died December 2nd, 2020 at 86 years old in Trento (COVID-19). [ref]
William Yorzyk
American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1933-2020).
Born May 29th, 1933 in Northampton.
Died September 2nd, 2020 at 87 years old in East Brookfield. [ref]
Víctor Víctor
Dominican composer, singer and percussionist (1948-2020).
Born December 11th, 1948 in Santiago de los Caballeros.
Died July 16th, 2020 at 71 years old in Santo Domingo (COVID-19). [ref]
John Russell
American equestrian, born 1920.
Born February 2nd, 1920 in Dauphin County.
Died September 30th, 2020 at 100 years old in San Antonio. [ref]
Aleksandr Aksinin
Athletics competitor (1954-2020).
Born November 4th, 1954 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 28th, 2020 at 65 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Paul Méfano
French composer (1937–2020).
Born March 6th, 1937 in Basra.
Died September 15th, 2020 at 83 years old in Chilly-Mazarin. [ref]
Jean-Laurent Cochet
French actor (1935–2020).
Born January 28th, 1935 in Romainville. [ref]
Died April 7th, 2020 at 85 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (COVID-19). [ref]
Nicolas Chumachenco
Violinist (1944-2020).
Born March 27th, 1944 in Kraków.
Died December 12th, 2020 at 76 years old in Schallstadt. [ref]
Georg Volkert
German footballer (1945-2020).
Born November 28th, 1945 in Ansbach.
Died August 16th, 2020 at 74 years old in Erlangen (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Nadhum Shaker
Iraqi footballer (1958–2020).
Born April 13th, 1958 in Baghdad.
Died September 11th, 2020 at 62 years old in Erbil Governorate (COVID-19). [ref]
Lee Cha-su
South korean politician (1957-2020).
Died March 9th, 2020 at 62 years old in Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital (COVID-19). [ref]
Piotr Machalica
Polish actor (1955–2020).
Born February 13th, 1955 in Pszczyna.
Died December 14th, 2020 at 65 years old in Centralny Szpital Kliniczny MSWiA w Warszawie (COVID-19). [ref]
Milan Šášik
Byzantine catholic bishop (1952-2020).
Born September 17th, 1952 in Lehota. [ref]
Died July 14th, 2020 at 67 years old in Uzhhorod. [ref]
Guido Messina
Italian cyclist (1931–2020).
Born January 4th, 1931 in Monreale.
Died January 10th, 2020 at 89 years old in Turin, Caselette. [ref]
Vera Zima
Croatian actress (1953–2020).
Born March 21st, 1953 in Metković.
Died November 7th, 2020 at 67 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Edward Kmiec
Catholic bishop (1936-2020).
Born June 4th, 1936 in Trenton.
Died July 11th, 2020 at 84 years old in Buffalo. [ref]
Ardico Magnini
Italian footballer (1928-2020).
Born October 21st, 1928 in Pistoia.
Died July 3rd, 2020 at 91 years old in Pistoia (bone fracture). [ref]
Boris Gaganelov
Bulgarian footballer (1941-2020).
Born October 7th, 1941 in Petrich.
Died June 5th, 2020 at 78 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Selma Barkham
Canadian historian and geoographer.
Born March 8th, 1927 in London.
Died May 3rd, 2020 at 93 years old in Chichester. [ref]
Arturo Lona Reyes
Catholic bishop.
Born November 1st, 1925 in Aguascalientes City.
Died October 31st, 2020 at 94 years old in Lagunas (COVID-19).
Judith Esser-Mittag
German gynaecologist (1921–2020).
Born November 12th, 1921.
Died May 1st, 2020 at 98 years old
Deaths 1376 to 1400 of 1795
Death ends a life, not a relationship. Mitch Albom