December 20th
157 Notable deaths
Peer Hultberg
Author, psychoanalyst (1935-2007).
Born November 8th, 1935 in Vangede.
Died December 20th, 2007 at 72 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Jean-Jacques Guyon
French equestrian.
Born December 21st, 1932 in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 20th, 2017 at 84 years old in Fontainebleau. [ref]
Shigeyoshi Suzuki
Japanese association football player and manager (1902–1971).
Born October 13th, 1902 in Fukushima.
Died December 20th, 1971 at 69 years old in Japan.
Giuseppe Galante
Italian rower.
Born September 2nd, 1937 in Domaso.
Died December 20th, 2021 at 84 years old in Domaso. [ref]
Hana Andronikova
Czech writer and playwright (1967–2011).
Born September 9th, 1967 in Zlín. [ref]
Died December 20th, 2011 at 44 years old in Prague (cancer). [ref]
Minoru Shibuya
Film director (1907-1980).
Born January 2nd, 1907 in Tokyo.
Died December 20th, 1980 at 73 years old
Miklós Sárkány
Hungarian water polo player.
Born August 15th, 1908 in Budapest.
Died December 20th, 1998 at 90 years old in Vienna.
Katharina Szelinski-Singer
Sculptor.
Born May 24th, 1918 in Memelland. [ref]
Died December 20th, 2010 at 92 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Genrikh Fedosov
Russian footballer (1932-2005).
Born December 6th, 1932 in Velikiye Luki.
Died December 20th, 2005 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Roger Plaxton
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born February 6th, 1904 in Ontario.
Died December 20th, 1963 at 59 years old in Toronto.
Deaths 141 to 150 of 157
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche