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November 20th
229 Notable deaths
Vyacheslav Kotyonochkin
Soviet animator (1927-2000).
Born June 20th, 1927 in Moscow.
Died November 20th, 2000 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Jan Machulski
Polish actor and stage director (1928–2008).
Died November 20th, 2008 at 80 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Kakhi Asatiani
Georgian footballer (1947-2002).
Born January 1st, 1947 in Telavi.
Died November 20th, 2002 at 55 years old in Tbilisi.
Liu Shipei
Chinese esperantist and scholar (1884-1919).
Born June 24th, 1884 in Yizheng. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1919 at 35 years old in Beijing (tuberculosis). [ref]
Alexander Moyzes
Slovak composer (1906–1984).
Born September 4th, 1906 in Kláštor pod Znievom.
Died November 20th, 1984 at 78 years old in Bratislava.
Lars Johan Hierta
Swedish newspaper publisher, social critic, businessman and politician (1801-1872).
Born January 23rd, 1801 in Uppsala, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1872 at 71 years old in Klara Church Parish. [ref]
Ludwig Sütterlin
German graphic artist (1865–1917).
Born July 23rd, 1865 in Lahr/Schwarzwald, Obertorstraße 1.
Died November 20th, 1917 at 52 years old in Berlin.
Paul Guiragossian
Armenian painter (1926–1993).
Born December 25th, 1926 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1993 at 66 years old in Beirut. [ref]
Fatma Sultan
Ottoman princess (1879-1932) daughter of murad v.
Born June 19th, 1879 in Istanbul.
Died November 20th, 1932 at 53 years old in Sofia.
Allen Holubar
Actor, film director, screenwriter (1888-1923).
Born August 3rd, 1888 in San Francisco.
Died November 20th, 1923 at 35 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Ernesto Canto
Athletics competitor (1959–2020).
Born October 18th, 1959 in Mexico City.
Died November 20th, 2020 at 61 years old in Mexico City (cancer). [ref]
Jenő Vincze
Hungarian footballer (1908-1988).
Born November 20th, 1908 in Vršac.
Died November 20th, 1988 at 80 years old in Erlangen.
Betty Lawford
British actress (1912-1960).
Born February 1st, 1912 in London.
Died November 20th, 1960 at 48 years old in Manhattan (disease).
Charles Schuchert
American paleontologist (1858–1942).
Born July 3rd, 1858 in Cincinnati.
Died November 20th, 1942 at 84 years old in New Haven.
Ivan Kušan
Croatian writer (1933–2012).
Born August 30th, 1933 in Sarajevo.
Died November 20th, 2012 at 79 years old in Zagreb (stroke).
Flora Martirosian
Armenian folk singer (1957-2012).
Born February 5th, 1957 in Gyumri.
Died November 20th, 2012 at 55 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Svetlana Kitova
Russian middle-distance runner.
Born June 25th, 1960 in Dushanbe.
Died November 20th, 2015 at 55 years old in Jonesboro. [ref]
Kaspars Astašenko
Latvian ice hockey player (1975–2012).
Born February 7th, 1975 in Riga.
Died November 20th, 2012 at 37 years old in Riga.
Harold Hackett
Us tennis player (1878-1937).
Born July 12th, 1878 in Hingham.
Died November 20th, 1937 at 59 years old in New York City.
George Yeh
Chinese politician and diplomat (1904–1981).
Born October 20th, 1904 in Jiujiang.
Died November 20th, 1981 at 77 years old in Taipei.
William Grut
Swedish modern pentathlete (1914–2012).
Born September 17th, 1914 in Maria Magdalena parish.
Died November 20th, 2012 at 98 years old in Östersunds församling.
Hans Reichsfreiherr von Boineburg-Lengsfeld
German general and knight's cross recipient (1889–1980).
Born June 9th, 1889 in Eisenach.
Died November 20th, 1980 at 91 years old in Felsberg.
Joel Lehtonen
Finnish writer, translator, critic and journalist (1881-1934).
Born November 27th, 1881 in Haukiniemi.
Died November 20th, 1934 at 52 years old in Haaga (hanging to death).
Carlo Campanini
Italian actor (1906-1984).
Born October 5th, 1906 in Turin.
Died November 20th, 1984 at 78 years old in Rome.
Avtandil Gogoberidze
Georgian footballer (1922-1980).
Born August 3rd, 1922 in Sukhumi.
Died November 20th, 1980 at 58 years old in Tbilisi.
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Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris