October 20th
170 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).
Arthur Henderson
British politician (1863-1935).
Born September 13th, 1863 in Glasgow.
Died October 20th, 1935 at 72 years old in London.
Eva Ibbotson
British children's writer (1925–2010).
Born January 25th, 1925 in Vienna.
Died October 20th, 2010 at 85 years old in Newcastle upon Tyne. [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]
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]
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]
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, 1934 in Ramallo Partido.
Died October 20th, 2017 at 83 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]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 170
Death ends a life, not a relationship. Mitch Albom