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January 20th
156 Notable deaths
Choe Thae-bok
North korean politician.
Born December 1st, 1930 in Nampo.
Died January 20th, 2024 at 93 years old in Pyongyang (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Tommy Wright
English footballer (1944–2026).
Born October 21st, 1944 in Liverpool.
Died January 20th, 2026 at 81 years old [ref]
Ernest McCulloch
Cellular biologist (1926-2011).
Born April 27th, 1926 in Toronto.
Died January 20th, 2011 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Avshalom Feinberg
British spy (1889–1917).
Born October 23rd, 1889 in Gedera.
Died January 20th, 1917 at 27 years old in Sinai Peninsula (gunshot wound).
Joseph Anthony
American actor and director (1912-1993).
Born May 24th, 1912 in Milwaukee.
Died January 20th, 1993 at 80 years old in Hyannis.
Edmonde Charles-Roux
French writer.
Born April 17th, 1920 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died January 20th, 2016 at 95 years old in 6th arrondissement of Marseille. [ref]
Ramón de Algeciras
Spanish flamenco guitarist, composer (1938-2009).
Born February 5th, 1938 in Algeciras. [ref]
Died January 20th, 2009 at 70 years old in Madrid (disease).
Jan Arnoldus Schouten
Dutch mathematician (1883-1971).
Born August 28th, 1883 in Nieuwer-Amstel. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1971 at 87 years old in Epe. [ref]
Attila Petschauer
Hungarian fencer (1904–1943).
Born December 14th, 1904 in Budapest.
Died January 20th, 1943 at 38 years old in Davidovka concentration camp (hypothermia). [ref]
Jane Horney
World war ii spy.
Born July 8th, 1918 in Gustav Vasa parish. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1945 at 26 years old in sea, Øresund.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 156
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