November 20th
229 Notable deaths
James Guillaume
Swiss anarchist (1844–1916).
Born February 16th, 1844 in London.
Died November 20th, 1916 at 72 years old in Marin-Epagnier.
Elisabeth Söderström
Swedish opera singer (1927-2009).
Born May 7th, 1927 in Stockholm.
Died November 20th, 2009 at 82 years old in Stockholm (stroke).
Albert Dietrich
German composer and conductor (1829–1908).
Born August 28th, 1829 in Meissen.
Died November 20th, 1908 at 79 years old in Berlin.
Eimuntas Nekrošius
Lithuanian theatre director (1952-2018).
Born November 21st, 1952 in Pažobris.
Died November 20th, 2018 at 65 years old in Vilnius (myocardial infarction).
Francis M. Drake
American soldier, businessman and politician (1830-1903).
Born December 30th, 1830 in Rushville.
Died November 20th, 1903 at 72 years old in Centerville.
Nikolay Dollezhal
Soviet energy scientist, designer of nuclear reactors.
Born October 27th, 1899 in Omelnyk.
Died November 20th, 2000 at 101 years old in Moscow.
Alan Walker
British anthropologist (1938-2017).
Born August 23rd, 1938 in Leicester. [ref]
Died November 20th, 2017 at 79 years old [ref]
Emsalinur Kadın
Seventh consort of ottoman sultan abdul hamid ii (c.1866–c.1950).
Born January 2nd, 1866 in Tbilisi, Abkhazia.
Died November 20th, 1952 at 86 years old in Istanbul.
Ernst August Köstring
German diplomat (1876–1953).
Born June 20th, 1876 in Serebryanye Prudy.
Died November 20th, 1953 at 77 years old in Unterwössen.
Erwin Stresemann
German ornithologist and naturalist (1889-1972).
Born November 22nd, 1889 in Dresden. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1972 at 82 years old in Berlin.
Janusz Wójcik
Polish politician, football player and coach (1953-2017).
Born November 18th, 1953 in Warsaw.
Died November 20th, 2017 at 64 years old in Warsaw (cancer). [ref]
Béla Kéler
Composer and conductor from the kingdom of hungary (1820-1882).
Born February 13th, 1820 in Bardejov.
Died November 20th, 1882 at 62 years old in Wiesbaden.
Herbert Kegel
German conductor (1920–1990).
Born July 29th, 1920 in Großzschachwitz.
Died November 20th, 1990 at 70 years old in Dresden.
Ester Ellqvist
Swedish painter (1880-1918).
Born October 4th, 1880 in Ausås.
Died November 20th, 1918 at 38 years old in Vättern.
Kalle Päätalo
Finnish novelist (1919–2000).
Born November 11th, 1919 in Jokijärvi. [ref]
Died November 20th, 2000 at 81 years old in Tampere University Hospital (lung cancer). [ref]
Dieter Herzog
German footballer (1946–2025).
Born July 15th, 1946 in Oberhausen.
Died November 20th, 2025 at 79 years old [ref]
Valery Garkalin
Soviet and russian actor, drama teacher (1954—2021).
Born April 11th, 1954 in Moscow.
Died November 20th, 2021 at 67 years old in Moscow (breakthrough infection).
Siniša Glavašević
Croatian journalist (1960–1991).
Born November 4th, 1960 in Vukovar.
Died November 20th, 1991 at 31 years old in Croatia.
Peter Clodt von Jürgensburg
Baltic german–russian sculptor (1805-1867).
Born June 5th, 1805 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 20th, 1867 at 62 years old in Grand Duchy of Finland.
Bertha Lamme
American engineer.
Born December 16th, 1869 in Bethel Township.
Died November 20th, 1943 at 73 years old in Pittsburgh.
Eugenia Umińska
Polish violinist (1910–1980).
Born October 4th, 1910 in Warsaw.
Died November 20th, 1980 at 70 years old in Kraków. [ref]
William Forsell Kirby
British entomologist (1844-1912).
Born January 14th, 1844 in Leicester.
Died November 20th, 1912 at 68 years old in London.
Louis Gallait
Belgian painter (1810-1887).
Born May 10th, 1810 in Tournai. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1887 at 77 years old in Schaerbeek. [ref]
Meredith Gourdine
American long jumper and engineer (1929–1998).
Born September 26th, 1929 in Newark.
Died November 20th, 1998 at 69 years old in Houston.
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I feel monotony and death to be almost the same. Charlotte Brontë