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January 20th
203 Notable deaths
Amílcar Cabral
Guinea-bissauan and cape verdean politician (1924-1973).
Born September 12th, 1924 in Bafatá.
Died January 20th, 1973 at 48 years old in Conakry, Tsévié.
Claudio Abbado
Italian conductor (1933–2014).
Born June 26th, 1933 in Milan.
Died January 20th, 2014 at 80 years old in Bologna (disease). [ref]
Naruhiko Higashikuni
Japanese prince (1887-1990).
Born December 3rd, 1887 in Kyoto.
Died January 20th, 1990 at 102 years old in Tokyo (heart failure).
Al Hirschfeld
American artist and caricaturist (1903-2003).
Born June 21st, 1903 in St. Louis.
Died January 20th, 2003 at 99 years old in New York City, Manhattan.
Nedra Volz
American actress (1908–2003).
Born June 18th, 1908 in Montrose.
Died January 20th, 2003 at 94 years old in Mesa (cancer).
Sexy Cora
German pornographic actress (1987–2011).
Born May 2nd, 1987 in Berlin. [ref]
Died January 20th, 2011 at 23 years old in Hamburg (heart failure). [ref]
José Guadalupe Posada
Mexican lithographer (1852–1913).
Born February 2nd, 1852 in Aguascalientes City.
Died January 20th, 1913 at 60 years old in Mexico City.
Mehdi Bazargan
Iranian politician and islamic thinker (1907–1995).
Born September 1st, 1907 in Tehran.
Died January 20th, 1995 at 87 years old in Zurich (myocardial infarction).
Edgar Froese
German electronic music pioneer (1944-2015).
Born June 6th, 1944 in Sovetsk.
Died January 20th, 2015 at 70 years old in Vienna (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Hayedeh
Iranian singer.
Born April 10th, 1942 in Tehran.
Died January 20th, 1990 at 47 years old in San Francisco (myocardial infarction).
Jacob W. Davis
American tailor (1831–1908).
Died January 20th, 1908 at 76 years old in San Francisco.
Jim Rodford
British musician (1941–2018).
Born July 7th, 1941 in St Albans.
Died January 20th, 2018 at 76 years old in St Albans (fall on stairs). [ref]
Andrew G. Vajna
Hungarian film producer (1944–2019).
Born August 1st, 1944 in Budapest. [ref]
Died January 20th, 2019 at 74 years old in Budapest (disease). [ref]
Beatrice Lillie
Canadian-born british actress (1894–1989).
Born May 29th, 1894 in Toronto.
Died January 20th, 1989 at 94 years old in Henley-on-Thames (Alzheimer's disease).
Robinson Jeffers
American poet (1887–1962).
Born January 10th, 1887 in Pittsburgh.
Died January 20th, 1962 at 75 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Philippe de Rothschild
Wine grower and auto racer (1902-1988).
Born April 13th, 1902 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 20th, 1988 at 85 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Elza Soares
Brazilian musician (1930–2022).
Born June 23rd, 1930 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died January 20th, 2022 at 91 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Karam Singh
The first living recipient of the param vir chakra.
Born September 15th, 1915. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1993 at 77 years old
Marie Bashir
Australian governor, educator and psychiatrist (1930–2026).
Born December 1st, 1930 in Narrandera.
Died January 20th, 2026 at 95 years old in Sydney. [ref]
George Smathers
American politician (1913–2007).
Born November 14th, 1913 in Atlantic City.
Died January 20th, 2007 at 93 years old in Miami Beach (stroke). [ref]
Naomi Parker Fraley
American factory worker, likely the inspiration for the "we can do it!" poster.
Born August 26th, 1921 in Tulsa. [ref]
Died January 20th, 2018 at 96 years old in Longview. [ref]
Émile Cohl
French caricaturist (1857-1938).
Born January 4th, 1857 in Paris.
Died January 20th, 1938 at 81 years old in Villejuif (bronchopneumonia).
Broncho Billy Anderson
American actor, writer, film director, and film producer (1880–1971).
Born March 21st, 1880 in Little Rock.
Died January 20th, 1971 at 90 years old in South Pasadena, Woodland Hills. [ref]
David Emge
American actor (1946–2024).
Born September 9th, 1946 in Evansville.
Died January 20th, 2024 at 77 years old in Evansville. [ref]
Anatol Rapoport
Russian-born american mathematical psychologist (1911–2007).
Born May 22nd, 1911 in Lozova.
Died January 20th, 2007 at 95 years old in Toronto (pneumonia). [ref]
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