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October 20th
165 Notable deaths
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).
Jack Buchanan
Scottish actor, singer, director and producer (1891-1957).
Born April 2nd, 1891 in Helensburgh. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1957 at 66 years old in London (spinal cord neoplasm). [ref]
Werner Krauss
Actor (1884–1959).
Born June 23rd, 1884 in Gestungshausen.
Died October 20th, 1959 at 75 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Paul Kurtz
American professor of philosophy (1925-2012).
Born December 21st, 1925 in Newark. [ref]
Died October 20th, 2012 at 86 years old in Amherst. [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]
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. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1992 at 84 years old in Belgrade.
Lawrence Klein
American economist (1920-2013).
Born September 14th, 1920 in Omaha.
Died October 20th, 2013 at 93 years old in Gladwyne. [ref]
José Batlle y Ordóñez
Politician, president of uruguay (1856-1929).
Born May 21st, 1856 in Montevideo. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1929 at 73 years old in Lavalleja Department. [ref]
Carl Ferdinand Cori
Czech nobel prize laureate and scientist.
Born December 5th, 1896 in Prague. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1986 at 89 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
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Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø