November 20th
168 Notable deaths
Eugene Chen
Chinese revolutionary (1878-1944).
Born July 2nd, 1878 in San Fernando.
Died November 20th, 1944 at 66 years old in Shanghai.
Celso Furtado
Brazilian economist (1920-2004).
Born July 26th, 1920 in Pombal. [ref]
Died November 20th, 2004 at 84 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
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]
Fábio Barreto
Brazilian film director.
Born June 6th, 1957 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died November 20th, 2019 at 62 years old in Rio de Janeiro (traffic collision). [ref]
Pete La Roca
American drummer.
Born April 7th, 1938 in New York City.
Died November 20th, 2012 at 74 years old in New York City.
Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat
French racing driver (1866-1903).
Born June 7th, 1866 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1903 at 37 years old in Le Cannet. [ref]
Jānis Krūmiņš
Soviet basketball player (1930-1994).
Born January 30th, 1930 in Kronstadt.
Died November 20th, 1994 at 64 years old in Riga.
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.
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]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 168
It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks