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October 20th
165 Notable deaths
Attila Dargay
Hungarian animator (1927-2009).
Born June 20th, 1927 in Budapest. [ref]
Died October 20th, 2009 at 82 years old in Budapest. [ref]
George Mallet
Saint lucian politician (1923-2010).
Born July 24th, 1923 in Castries.
Died October 20th, 2010 at 87 years old in Castries (cancer). [ref]
Bruno Belin
Croatian footballer (1929-1962).
Born January 16th, 1929 in Zagreb.
Died October 20th, 1962 at 33 years old in Belgrade (traffic collision).
Ugo Fangareggi
Italian actor (1938-2017).
Born January 30th, 1938 in Genoa.
Died October 20th, 2017 at 79 years old in Rome (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Yuri Ryazanov
Russian artistic gymnast.
Born March 21st, 1987 in Vladimir.
Died October 20th, 2009 at 22 years old in Sobinsky District (traffic collision). [ref]
Irene Sänger-Bredt
German mathematician, engineer.
Born April 24th, 1911 in Bonn.
Died October 20th, 1983 at 72 years old in Stuttgart.
Guy Musser
American zoologist (1936–2019).
Born August 10th, 1936 in Salt Lake City.
Died October 20th, 2019 at 83 years old [ref]
Phoebe Holcroft Watson
British tennis player (1898-1980).
Born October 7th, 1898 in St Leonards.
Died October 20th, 1980 at 82 years old in Eastbourne. [ref]
Werner Janensch
German paleontologist and geologist (1878–1969).
Born November 11th, 1878 in Herzberg (Elster).
Died October 20th, 1969 at 90 years old in Berlin.
Vadim Kozhevnikov
Soviet writer.
Born April 22nd, 1909 in Togur.
Died October 20th, 1984 at 75 years old in Moscow.
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