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October 20th
168 Notable deaths
Fethullah Gülen
Turkish preacher, writer, and imam (1941–2024).
Born April 27th, 1941 in Pasinler.
Died October 20th, 2024 at 83 years old in St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus. [ref]
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Hungarian-american psychologist (1934–2021).
Born September 29th, 1934 in Rijeka.
Died October 20th, 2021 at 87 years old in Claremont. [ref]
Michael Massee
American actor.
Born August 16th, 1955 in Kansas City.
Died October 20th, 2016 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (stomach cancer). [ref]
Joel McCrea
American actor (1905–1990).
Born November 5th, 1905 in California.
Died October 20th, 1990 at 84 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia).
Mary Ingalls
Elder sister of author laura ingalls wilder (1865–1928).
Born January 10th, 1865 in Wisconsin.
Died October 20th, 1928 at 63 years old in Keystone (pneumonia, stroke).
Steve Gaines
American guitarist (1949–1977).
Born September 14th, 1949 in Seneca.
Died October 20th, 1977 at 28 years old in Gillsburg (aviation accident).
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]
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]
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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