October 20th
156 Notable deaths
Anne Sullivan
Teacher and companion of helen keller.
Born April 4th, 1866 in Feeding Hills.
Died October 20th, 1936 at 70 years old in Forest Hills.
Joel McCrea
American actor (1905-1990).
Born November 5th, 1905 in California. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1990 at 84 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia). [ref]
Mary Ingalls
Elder sister of author laura ingalls wilder.
Born January 10th, 1865 in Wisconsin.
Died October 20th, 1928 at 63 years old in Keystone (pneumonia, stroke).
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Hungarian american psychologist.
Born September 29th, 1934 in Rijeka.
Died October 20th, 2021 at 87 years old in Claremont. [ref]
Jane Wyatt
American actress (1910–2006).
Born August 12th, 1910 in Mahwah.
Died October 20th, 2006 at 96 years old in Bel Air (disease). [ref]
Steve Gaines
American musician (1949–1977).
Born September 14th, 1949 in Seneca. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1977 at 28 years old in Gillsburg (aviation accident). [ref]
Richard Francis Burton
British explorer, geographer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer, and diplomat.
Born March 19th, 1821 in Torquay. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1890 at 69 years old in Trieste. [ref]
Junko Tabei
Japanese mountain climber (1939-2016).
Born September 22nd, 1939 in Miharu.
Died October 20th, 2016 at 77 years old in Kawagoe (cancer). [ref]
Óscar de la Renta
Dominican clothing designer.
Born July 22nd, 1932 in Santo Domingo. [ref]
Died October 20th, 2014 at 82 years old in Kent (cancer). [ref]
Cassie Gaines
American singer (1948–1977).
Born January 9th, 1948 in Seneca.
Died October 20th, 1977 at 29 years old in Gillsburg (aviation accident).
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The fear of death is the beginning of slavery. Robert Anton Wilson