October 20th
156 Notable deaths
Jack Lynch
Taoiseach of ireland; from 1966 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979.
Born August 15th, 1917 in Cork.
Died October 20th, 1999 at 82 years old in Dublin (cerebrovascular disease).
Paul Raven
English musician.
Born January 16th, 1961 in Wolverhampton.
Died October 20th, 2007 at 46 years old in Geneva (myocardial infarction). [ref]
May Robson
Australian-born american actress (1858-1942).
Born April 19th, 1858 in Melbourne. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1942 at 84 years old in Beverly Hills (disease). [ref]
Shlomo Carlebach
Jewish musician.
Born January 14th, 1925 in Berlin. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1994 at 69 years old in LaGuardia Airport (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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.
Born May 1st, 1934 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died October 20th, 2005 at 71 years old in Washington, D.C. (stroke, diabetes, breast cancer). [ref]
Korczak Ziolkowski
Polish american designer and sculptor.
Born September 6th, 1908 in Boston. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1982 at 74 years old in Black Hills, Sturgis (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Abu-Bakr Yunis Jabr
Head of the libyan army (1952-2011).
Born January 1st, 1952 in Jalu.
Died October 20th, 2011 at 59 years old in Sirte. [ref]
Federico Luppi
Argentine actor.
Born February 23rd, 1936 in Ramallo Partido.
Died October 20th, 2017 at 81 years old in Buenos Aires, Fundación Favaloro (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Henry Vestine
American musician (1944-1997).
Born December 25th, 1944 in Takoma Park. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1997 at 52 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 41 to 50 of 156
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson