November 20th
177 Notable deaths
Olga Orgonista
Hungarian pair skater (1901–1978).
Born February 22nd, 1901 in Budapest.
Died November 20th, 1978 at 77 years old in Budapest.
Jens August Schade
Poet (1903-1978).
Born January 10th, 1903 in Skive.
Died November 20th, 1978 at 75 years old in Copenhagen.
Ya'akov Cahan
Writer from israel (1881-1960).
Born June 26th, 1881 in Sluck.
Died November 20th, 1960 at 79 years old in Tel Aviv.
Willy Schärer
Swiss middle-distance runner (1903-1982).
Born September 20th, 1903 in Bern.
Died November 20th, 1982 at 79 years old in Bern.
William Holland
American track and field athlete (1874–1930).
Born March 8th, 1874 in Boston.
Died November 20th, 1930 at 56 years old in Malden.
Gábor Andreánszky
Hungarian botanist, paleobotanist and explorer (1895-1967).
Born August 1st, 1895 in Alsópetény.
Died November 20th, 1967 at 72 years old in Budapest.
Adolf Spinnler
Swiss gymnast (1879-1951).
Born July 18th, 1879 in Liestal.
Died November 20th, 1951 at 72 years old
Dénes Pócsik
Hungarian water polo player (1940–2004).
Born March 9th, 1940 in Kunágota.
Died November 20th, 2004 at 64 years old in Eger.
Yuri Chesnokov
Russian footballer (1952-1999).
Born January 25th, 1952 in Kimry.
Died November 20th, 1999 at 47 years old in Moscow.
Milan Čuda
Czechoslovak volleyball player.
Born September 22nd, 1939 in Prague. [ref]
Died November 20th, 2025 at 86 years old [ref]
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