In the year 2020
1,669 Notable deaths
K. C. Jones
American basketball player and coach.
Born May 25th, 1932 in Taylor.
Died December 25th, 2020 at 88 years old in Connecticut. [ref]
Peter Whittingham
English footballer (1984–2020).
Born September 8th, 1984 in Nuneaton.
Died March 19th, 2020 at 35 years old in University Hospital of Wales (head injury). [ref]
Dieter Laser
German actor (1942–2020).
Born February 17th, 1942 in Kiel.
Died February 29th, 2020 at 78 years old in Berlin. [ref]
John Callahan
American actor (1953-2020).
Born December 23rd, 1953 in Brooklyn.
Died March 28th, 2020 at 66 years old in Rancho Mirage. [ref]
Hugh Downs
American broadcaster (1921–2020).
Born February 14th, 1921 in Akron.
Died July 2nd, 2020 at 99 years old in Scottsdale. [ref]
John Hume
Irish politician from northern ireland (1937–2020).
Born January 18th, 1937 in Derry.
Died August 3rd, 2020 at 83 years old in Derry. [ref]
Ira Einhorn
American murderer.
Born May 15th, 1940 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 2020 at 79 years old in State Correctional Institution – Laurel Highlands. [ref]
Bonnie Pointer
American singer (1950-2020).
Born July 11th, 1950 in Oakland.
Died June 8th, 2020 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Gene Deitch
American illustrator, animator and film director (1924-2020).
Born August 8th, 1924 in Chicago. [ref]
Died April 16th, 2020 at 95 years old in Prague. [ref]
Astrid Kirchherr
German photographer and artist (1938-2020).
Born May 20th, 1938 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died May 12th, 2020 at 81 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Ken Robinson
Uk writer (1950-2020).
Born March 4th, 1950 in Liverpool.
Died August 21st, 2020 at 70 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Prahlad Jani
Indian sadhu (1929-2020).
Born August 13th, 1929 in Mehsana district.
Died May 26th, 2020 at 90 years old in Charada. [ref]
Tom Lester
American actor and evangelist (1938-2020).
Born September 23rd, 1938 in Laurel.
Died April 20th, 2020 at 81 years old in Nashville (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Mike Hughes
American daredevil and flat-earther.
Born February 9th, 1956 in San Bernardino County.
Died February 22nd, 2020 at 64 years old in Mojave Desert (aviation accident).
McCoy Tyner
American jazz pianist (1938–2020).
Born December 11th, 1938 in Philadelphia.
Died March 6th, 2020 at 81 years old in Bergenfield. [ref]
Bob Kulick
American guitarist (1950–2020).
Born January 16th, 1950 in Brooklyn.
Died May 28th, 2020 at 70 years old in New York City. [ref]
Flor Silvestre
Mexican singer and actress (1930-2020).
Born August 16th, 1930 in Salamanca.
Died November 25th, 2020 at 90 years old in Villanueva. [ref]
Florian Schneider
German musician (1947–2020).
Born April 7th, 1947 in Kattenhorn.
Died April 30th, 2020 at 73 years old in Düsseldorf (cancer). [ref]
Winston Groom
American writer (1943-2020).
Born March 23rd, 1943 in Washington, D.C..
Died September 17th, 2020 at 77 years old in Fairhope. [ref]
Steve Priest
Bassist for sweet (1948–2020).
Born February 23rd, 1948 in Hayes.
Died June 4th, 2020 at 72 years old [ref]
Reni Santoni
American actor (1938–2020).
Born April 21st, 1938 in New York City. [ref]
Died August 1st, 2020 at 82 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri
Iraqi military and politician (1942-2020).
Born July 1st, 1942 in Ad-Dawr.
Died October 26th, 2020 at 78 years old in Iraq. [ref]
Howard Finkel
American professional wrestling ring announcer.
Born June 7th, 1950 in Newark.
Died April 16th, 2020 at 69 years old in Madison.
Harry Gregg
Northern irish footballer and manager (1932-2020).
Born October 27th, 1932 in Magherafelt.
Died February 16th, 2020 at 87 years old in Coleraine (disease). [ref]
Michael Angelis
British actor.
Born January 18th, 1952 in Paddington. [ref]
Died May 30th, 2020 at 68 years old in Berkshire (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci