In the year 2020
1,795 Notable deaths
Miloš Říha
Czechoslovak ice hockey player and ice hockey coach (1958–2020).
Born December 6th, 1958 in Přerov. [ref]
Died August 31st, 2020 at 61 years old in Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine. [ref]
Dejan Dabović
Yugoslav water polo player (1944-2020).
Born August 3rd, 1944 in Herceg Novi.
Died December 6th, 2020 at 76 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Augusto Caminito
Italian film director, screenwriter and film producer (1939-2020).
Born July 1st, 1939 in Naples.
Died August 23rd, 2020 at 81 years old in Rome. [ref]
Domenico Corcione
Italian officer (1929-2020).
Born April 20th, 1929 in Turin. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 2020 at 90 years old in Turin. [ref]
Luzius Wildhaber
Swiss judge (1937-2020).
Born January 18th, 1937 in Basel.
Died July 21st, 2020 at 83 years old in Basel.
Joshua Matza
Israeli politician (1931–2020).
Born August 8th, 1931 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died December 30th, 2020 at 89 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Vehbi Akdağ
Turkish wrestler (1949–2020).
Born January 1st, 1949 in Tokat.
Died June 23rd, 2020 at 71 years old in Tokat. [ref]
Daniel Yuste
Spanish cyclist (1944-2020).
Born November 17th, 1944 in Leganés.
Died March 26th, 2020 at 75 years old in Leganés (COVID-19). [ref]
Kalevi Oikarainen
Cross-country skier.
Born April 27th, 1936 in Kuusamo.
Died August 14th, 2020 at 84 years old in Kuusamo. [ref]
Giuliana Minuzzo
Italian alpine skier (1931–2020).
Born November 26th, 1931 in Vallonara.
Died November 11th, 2020 at 88 years old in Aosta. [ref]
Dieter Krause
East german canoe racer (1936-2020).
Born January 18th, 1936 in Brandenburg an der Havel.
Died August 10th, 2020 at 84 years old in Bad Saarow. [ref]
Xavier Dor
French physician (1929-2020).
Born January 30th, 1929 in Marseille.
Died April 4th, 2020 at 91 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (COVID-19). [ref]
Agop Terzan
Turkish-french astronomer (1927–2020).
Born October 31st, 1927 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died April 4th, 2020 at 92 years old in 7th arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Sonja Edström
Swedish cross-country skier.
Born November 18th, 1930 in Luleå.
Died October 15th, 2020 at 89 years old in Nederluleå. [ref]
Ernesto Contreras
Argentinian bicycle racer (1937–2020).
Born June 19th, 1937 in Medrano.
Died October 25th, 2020 at 83 years old in Mendoza (COVID-19). [ref]
Erik Allardt
Finnish sociologist (1925–2020).
Born August 9th, 1925 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died August 25th, 2020 at 95 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Martinho Lutero Galati
Brazilian conductor (1953-2020).
Born September 29th, 1953 in Alpercata.
Died March 25th, 2020 at 66 years old in São Paulo (COVID-19). [ref]
Juan Cruz Sol
Spanish footballer (1947–2020).
Born September 13th, 1947 in Elgoibar.
Died November 10th, 2020 at 73 years old in Valencia. [ref]
Hanna Stankówna
Polish actress (1938–2020).
Died December 14th, 2020 at 82 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Abdul Rashid
Pakistani field hockey player (1947-2020).
Born March 3rd, 1947 in Bannu.
Died November 4th, 2020 at 73 years old in Islamabad.
Madeleine Fischer
Swiss actress.
Born November 12th, 1935 in Romanshorn.
Died April 8th, 2020 at 84 years old in Gubbio. [ref]
Jean Brankart
Belgian road bicycle racer (1930–2020).
Born July 12th, 1930 in Remicourt.
Died July 23rd, 2020 at 90 years old in Liège. [ref]
Francesco Perrone
Italian athlete.
Born December 3rd, 1930 in Cellino San Marco.
Died April 27th, 2020 at 89 years old in Bari (COVID-19). [ref]
Noël Vandernotte
French rower.
Born December 25th, 1923 in Anglet.
Died June 19th, 2020 at 96 years old in Saint-Étienne-du-Grès. [ref]
Suhaila Seddiqi
Afghan politician.
Born March 11th, 1949 in Kabul. [ref]
Died December 4th, 2020 at 71 years old in Kabul (COVID-19).
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Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir