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October 20th
204 Notable deaths
Basil Radford
British actor (1897-1952).
Born June 25th, 1897 in Chester.
Died October 20th, 1952 at 55 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Shirley Horn
American singer (1934–2005).
Born May 1st, 1934 in Washington, D.C..
Died October 20th, 2005 at 71 years old in Washington, D.C., Cheverly (diabetes).
Henry Vestine
American guitarist (1944–1997).
Born December 25th, 1944 in Washington, D.C..
Died October 20th, 1997 at 52 years old in Gonesse (myocardial infarction).
Federico Luppi
Argentine actor (1936–2017).
Born February 23rd, 1936 in Ramallo Partido.
Died October 20th, 2017 at 81 years old in Buenos Aires, Fundación Favaloro (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Abu-Bakr Yunis Jabr
Head of the libyan army (1940-2011).
Born January 16th, 1940 in Jalu. [ref]
Died October 20th, 2011 at 71 years old in Sirte. [ref]
Jack Buchanan
British actor, singer, director and producer (1891-1957).
Born April 2nd, 1891 in Helensburgh.
Died October 20th, 1957 at 66 years old in London (spinal cord neoplasm).
Valeriano Weyler
Spanish general (1838-1930).
Born September 17th, 1838 in Palma. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1930 at 92 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Adolphus Greely
American army officer and polar explorer (1844–1935).
Born March 27th, 1844 in Newburyport.
Died October 20th, 1935 at 91 years old in Washington, D.C..
Werner Krauss
German actor (1884–1959).
Born June 23rd, 1884 in Gestungshausen.
Died October 20th, 1959 at 75 years old in Vienna.
Nebojša Pavković
Serbian general.
Born April 10th, 1946 in Senjski Rudnik.
Died October 20th, 2025 at 79 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Paul Kurtz
American professor of philosophy (1925-2012).
Born December 21st, 1925 in Newark.
Died October 20th, 2012 at 86 years old in Amherst. [ref]
Barbara Dane
American singer.
Born May 12th, 1927 in Detroit.
Died October 20th, 2024 at 97 years old in Oakland. [ref]
Gunnar Nilsson
Swedish racing driver.
Born November 20th, 1948 in Helsingborg.
Died October 20th, 1978 at 29 years old in London (testicular cancer).
Koča Popović
Serbian and yugoslavian soldier and politician (1908-1992).
Born March 14th, 1908 in Belgrade.
Died October 20th, 1992 at 84 years old in Belgrade.
Philip Schaff
Swiss-born, american theologian and ecclesiastical historian (1819–1893).
Born January 1st, 1819 in Chur.
Died October 20th, 1893 at 74 years old in New York City.
Jerry Pinkney
American writer and children's book illustrator (1939–2021).
Born December 22nd, 1939 in Philadelphia.
Died October 20th, 2021 at 81 years old in Sleepy Hollow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Christophe de Margerie
French businessman, ceo of total s.a. from 2007 to his death in 2014.
Born August 6th, 1951 in Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais.
Died October 20th, 2014 at 63 years old in Vnukovo International Airport (aviation accident). [ref]
José Batlle y Ordóñez
President of uruguay in 1903-1907 and 1911-1915 (1856-1929).
Born May 21st, 1856 in Montevideo.
Died October 20th, 1929 at 73 years old in Montevideo.
James Anthony Froude
English historian, novelist and biographer (1818–1894).
Born April 23rd, 1818 in Dartington.
Died October 20th, 1894 at 76 years old in Kingsbridge.
Saovabha Phongsri
Queen consort of siam (1864–1919).
Born January 1st, 1864 in Grand Palace.
Died October 20th, 1919 at 55 years old in Grand Palace (colorectal cancer).
Lawrence Klein
American economist (1920-2013).
Born September 14th, 1920 in Omaha.
Died October 20th, 2013 at 93 years old in Gladwyne. [ref]
Carl Ferdinand Cori
Czech nobel prize laureate and scientist (1896–1984).
Born December 5th, 1896 in Prague.
Died October 20th, 1986 at 89 years old in Cambridge.
Robert Whittaker
American ecologist (1920–1980).
Born December 27th, 1920 in Wichita.
Died October 20th, 1980 at 59 years old in Ithaca (lung cancer).
E. Donnall Thomas
American hematologist (1920-2012).
Born March 15th, 1920 in Mart.
Died October 20th, 2012 at 92 years old in Seattle (heart failure). [ref]
Adolf Reichwein
German educator, economist, and cultural policymaker for the spd, and resistance fighter in nazi germany (1898-1944).
Born October 3rd, 1898 in Bad Ems. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1944 at 46 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
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