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November 20th
229 Notable deaths
Harriot Eaton Stanton Blatch
American writer and social activist (1856-1940).
Born January 20th, 1856 in Seneca Falls.
Died November 20th, 1940 at 84 years old in Greenwich.
Henry Draper
American physician and astronomer (1837–1882).
Born March 7th, 1837 in Prince Edward County.
Died November 20th, 1882 at 45 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Lakshmi N. Menon
Indian politician.
Born March 27th, 1899 in Thiruvananthapuram.
Died November 20th, 1994 at 95 years old
Tomasz Arciszewski
Polish socialist politician (1877–1955).
Born November 4th, 1877 in Rawa Mazowiecka. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1955 at 78 years old in London.
Jānis Krūmiņš
Soviet basketball player (1930-1994).
Born January 30th, 1930 in Raiskums.
Died November 20th, 1994 at 64 years old in Riga.
Rudolf Havenstein
German central bank president (1857-1923).
Born March 10th, 1857 in Międzyrzecz.
Died November 20th, 1923 at 66 years old in Berlin.
Georg Kolbe
German sculptor (1877-1947).
Born April 13th, 1877 in Waldheim. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1947 at 70 years old in Berlin (bladder cancer). [ref]
Alexander Ostrowski
Russian mathematician (1893–1986).
Born September 24th, 1893 in Kyiv.
Died November 20th, 1986 at 93 years old in Lugano, Montagnola.
Dieter Hildebrandt
German kabarett artist, actor, and writer (1927-2013).
Born May 23rd, 1927 in Bolesławiec. [ref]
Died November 20th, 2013 at 86 years old in Munich. [ref]
Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat
French racing driver (1866-1903).
Born June 7th, 1866 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 20th, 1903 at 37 years old in Le Cannet.
Fábio Barreto
Brazilian film director (1957–2019).
Born June 6th, 1957 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died November 20th, 2019 at 62 years old in Rio de Janeiro (traffic collision). [ref]
Rob Krier
Luxembourgish sculptor, architect, urban designer and theorist (1938-2023).
Born June 10th, 1938 in Grevenmacher.
Died November 20th, 2023 at 85 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Gene Guarilia
American basketball player (1937-2016).
Born September 13th, 1937 in Duryea.
Died November 20th, 2016 at 79 years old in Duryea. [ref]
James King
American operatic tenor (1925-2005).
Born May 22nd, 1925 in Dodge City.
Died November 20th, 2005 at 80 years old in Naples. [ref]
Abdurrahman Fatalibeyli
Azerbaijani collaborator with nazi germany (1908–1954).
Born June 12th, 1908 in Düdəngə.
Died November 20th, 1954 at 46 years old in Munich (strangling).
Daniel Sysoev
Russian missionary (1974-2009).
Born January 12th, 1974 in Moscow.
Died November 20th, 2009 at 35 years old in Moscow.
Augustus C. Dodge
American politician (1812-1883).
Born January 2nd, 1812 in Ste. Genevieve.
Died November 20th, 1883 at 71 years old in Burlington.
Mstislav Dobuzhinsky
Russian artist (1875-1957).
Born August 14th, 1875 in Veliky Novgorod. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1957 at 82 years old in New York City. [ref]
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Evolutionary biologist (1856–1943).
Born January 27th, 1856 in Reading.
Died November 20th, 1943 at 87 years old
Helen Gardner
American actress (1884-1968).
Born September 2nd, 1884 in Binghamton.
Died November 20th, 1968 at 84 years old in Orlando.
Rebecca Solomon
British painter (1832-1886).
Born September 26th, 1832 in London.
Died November 20th, 1886 at 54 years old in London (struck by vehicle).
Haviva Reik
Jewish slovakian resistance fighter (1914–1944).
Born June 22nd, 1914 in Nadabula.
Died November 20th, 1944 at 30 years old in Kremnička.
Shlomo Erell
Israeli navy general.
Born November 26th, 1920 in Łódź.
Died November 20th, 2018 at 97 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Gabriel Badilla
Costa rican footballer (1984-2016).
Born June 30th, 1984 in Tibás Canton.
Died November 20th, 2016 at 32 years old in Santa Ana Canton (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mary L. Good
American chemist (1931–2019).
Born June 20th, 1931 in Grapevine.
Died November 20th, 2019 at 88 years old in Little Rock. [ref]
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Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi