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In the year 2020
1,669 Notable deaths
Tom Dempsey
American football player (1947-2020).
Born January 12th, 1947 in Milwaukee.
Died April 4th, 2020 at 73 years old in New Orleans (COVID-19). [ref]
Stuart Whitman
American actor (1928-2020).
Born February 1st, 1928 in San Francisco.
Died March 16th, 2020 at 92 years old in Montecito (skin cancer). [ref]
Nicholas Parsons
British actor, rector and radio-tv presenter (1923-2020).
Born October 10th, 1923 in Grantham. [ref]
Died January 28th, 2020 at 96 years old in Aylesbury (falling from height). [ref]
Tim Brooke-Taylor
English comedian and actor (1940-2020).
Born July 17th, 1940 in Buxton.
Died April 12th, 2020 at 79 years old in Cookham (COVID-19). [ref]
Whitey Ford
American baseball player (1928–2020).
Born October 21st, 1928 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 8th, 2020 at 91 years old in Lake Success. [ref]
Gérard Houllier
French association football manager.
Born September 3rd, 1947 in Thérouanne.
Died December 14th, 2020 at 73 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt (surgical complications). [ref]
John Horton Conway
English mathematician (1937–2020).
Born December 26th, 1937 in Liverpool.
Died April 11th, 2020 at 82 years old in New Brunswick (COVID-19). [ref]
Margaret Nolan
English actress and model.
Born October 29th, 1943 in Hampstead.
Died October 5th, 2020 at 76 years old in Belsize Park. [ref]
Stella Tennant
Scottish model (1970–2020).
Born December 17th, 1970 in London.
Died December 22nd, 2020 at 50 years old in Duns. [ref]
Annie Glenn
American advocate (1920-2020).
Born February 17th, 1920 in Columbus. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2020 at 100 years old in Saint Paul (COVID-19). [ref]
John Turner
17th prime minister of canada.
Born June 7th, 1929 in Richmond.
Died September 19th, 2020 at 91 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Jaswant Singh
Indian politician and retired army officer (1938–2020).
Born January 3rd, 1938 in Jasol.
Died September 27th, 2020 at 82 years old in New Delhi (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Michael Lonsdale
British actor.
Born May 24th, 1931 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 21st, 2020 at 89 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Daniel arap Moi
Kenyan president (2nd) (1924-2020).
Born September 2nd, 1924 in Sacho.
Died February 4th, 2020 at 95 years old in Nairobi (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
John Thompson
American basketball player and coach (1941-2020).
Born October 28th, 1941 in Washington, D.C..
Died August 30th, 2020 at 78 years old in Arlington County. [ref]
Qaboos bin Said Al Said
Sultan of oman from 1970 to 2020 (1940–2020).
Born November 18th, 1940 in Salalah.
Died January 10th, 2020 at 79 years old in Seeb (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Betty Wright
American singer (1953-2020).
Born December 21st, 1953 in Miami.
Died May 10th, 2020 at 66 years old in Miami (cancer). [ref]
Rahat Indori
Indian bollywood lyricist and urdu poet (1950–2020).
Born January 1st, 1950 in Indore.
Died August 11th, 2020 at 70 years old in Indore (COVID-19). [ref]
John Franzese
Italian-american mobster (1917–2020).
Born February 6th, 1917 in Naples.
Died February 24th, 2020 at 103 years old in New York City.
Trini Lopez
American singer, actor and musician.
Born May 15th, 1937 in Dallas.
Died August 11th, 2020 at 83 years old in Palm Springs (COVID-19). [ref]
Nobby Stiles
English association football player (1942–2020).
Born May 18th, 1942 in Collyhurst.
Died October 30th, 2020 at 78 years old (prostate cancer). [ref]
Terry Goodkind
American novelist (1948-2020).
Born January 14th, 1948 in Omaha. [ref]
Died September 17th, 2020 at 72 years old in Boulder City. [ref]
Tom Heinsohn
American basketball player and coach.
Born August 26th, 1934 in Jersey City. [ref]
Died November 9th, 2020 at 86 years old in Newton. [ref]
Bobby Ball
English comedian (1944-2020).
Born January 28th, 1944 in Oldham.
Died October 28th, 2020 at 76 years old in Blackpool Victoria Hospital (COVID-19). [ref]
Paul Hornung
American football player (1935–2020).
Born December 23rd, 1935 in Louisville.
Died November 13th, 2020 at 84 years old in Louisville. [ref]
Deaths 151 to 175 of 1669
Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn