October 20th
165 Notable deaths
Maria Bertilla Boscardin
Italian nun and nurse (1888–1922).
Born October 6th, 1888 in Brendola.
Died October 20th, 1922 at 34 years old in Treviso.
Dimitar Talev
Bulgarian author (1898–1966).
Born September 13th, 1898 in Prilep. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1966 at 68 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Dong Zhiming
Chinese paleontologist (1937–2024).
Born January 1st, 1937 in Weihai. [ref]
Died October 20th, 2024 at 87 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Gerd Bonk
German weightlifter.
Born August 26th, 1951 in Limbach.
Died October 20th, 2014 at 63 years old in Greiz.
Alexander Alexeyevich Gorsky
Russian choreographer.
Born August 6th, 1871 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1924 at 53 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Rudolf Kittel
German biblical scholar.
Born March 28th, 1853 in Eningen unter Achalm.
Died October 20th, 1929 at 76 years old in Leipzig.
Dane Zajc
Slovenian poet, playwright, and writer (1929–2005).
Born October 26th, 1929 in Zgornja Javoršica.
Died October 20th, 2005 at 75 years old in Golnik (cancer).
Karl Jarres
German politician (1874–1951).
Born September 21st, 1874 in Remscheid.
Died October 20th, 1951 at 77 years old in Duisburg.
Przemysław Gintrowski
Polish musician.
Born December 21st, 1951 in Stargard. [ref]
Died October 20th, 2012 at 60 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Raphaël Collin
French painter (1850-1916).
Born June 17th, 1850 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1916 at 66 years old in Brionne. [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 165
He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan