October 20th
165 Notable deaths
Otto Siffling
German footballer (1912-1939).
Born August 3rd, 1912 in Mannheim.
Died October 20th, 1939 at 27 years old in Mannheim (pleurisy).
Dildar
Iraqi kurdish poet and political activist.
Born February 20th, 1918 in Koy Sanjaq.
Died October 20th, 1948 at 30 years old in Erbil.
Pierre Kast
French film director (1920–1984).
Born September 22nd, 1920 in 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1984 at 64 years old in Rome, Clichy (myocardial infarction).
Jimmy Millar
Scottish footballer (1934–2022).
Born November 20th, 1934 in Edinburgh.
Died October 20th, 2022 at 87 years old [ref]
Mehrangiz Dowlatshahi
Iranian politician, writer and diplomat.
Born December 13th, 1919 in Tehran. [ref]
Died October 20th, 2008 at 88 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Harald Slott-Møller
Danish painter and ceramist (1864-1937).
Born August 17th, 1864 in Copenhagen.
Died October 20th, 1937 at 73 years old in Copenhagen.
Edoardo Menichelli
Italian catholic prelate (1939–2025).
Born October 14th, 1939 in Serripola.
Died October 20th, 2025 at 86 years old in San Severino Marche. [ref]
Jean-Roger Caussimon
Actor, singer (1918-1985).
Born July 24th, 1918 in Montrouge. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1985 at 67 years old in Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Riccardo Carapellese
Italian footballer (1922-1995).
Born July 1st, 1922 in Cerignola.
Died October 20th, 1995 at 73 years old in Rapallo.
Philippe Agostini
French screenwriter, cinematographer, film director and photographer.
Born August 11th, 1910 in 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 20th, 2001 at 91 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 165
You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman