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March 20th
246 Notable deaths
Ali Habib Mahmud
Syrian military officer (1939-2020).
Born January 1st, 1939 in Tartus.
Died March 20th, 2020 at 81 years old in National University Hospital. [ref]
Wilhelm Marschall
German admiral (1886–1976).
Born September 30th, 1886 in Augsburg.
Died March 20th, 1976 at 89 years old in Mölln.
Aref Arefkia
Iranian singer and former actor.
Born August 10th, 1941 in Tehran.
Died March 20th, 2026 at 84 years old [ref]
Graciliano Ramos
Brazilian writer and mayor (1892-1953).
Born October 27th, 1892 in Quebrangulo.
Died March 20th, 1953 at 60 years old in Rio de Janeiro (lung cancer). [ref]
Martin Latsis
Latvian communist politician (1888-1938).
Born December 16th, 1888 in Vecpiebalga Parish.
Died March 20th, 1938 at 49 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Reine Wisell
Swedish racing driver.
Born September 30th, 1941 in Motala.
Died March 20th, 2022 at 80 years old in Jomtien. [ref]
Walter Eucken
German economist (1891–1950).
Born January 17th, 1891 in Jena.
Died March 20th, 1950 at 59 years old in London.
Noboru Ishiguro
Japanese anime director (1938–2012).
Born August 24th, 1938 in Tokyo Prefecture.
Died March 20th, 2012 at 73 years old in Saiwai-ku. [ref]
Steve Mokone
Association footballer (1932-2015).
Born March 23rd, 1932 in Doornfontein.
Died March 20th, 2015 at 82 years old in Washington, D.C..
Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham
British politician (1852–1936).
Born May 24th, 1852 in London.
Died March 20th, 1936 at 83 years old in Buenos Aires (pneumonia).
Marino Marini
Italian singer, composer, and record producer (1924–1997).
Born May 11th, 1924 in Seggiano.
Died March 20th, 1997 at 72 years old in Milan.
Calvert Watkins
American linguist and philologist (1933-2013).
Born March 13th, 1933 in Pittsburgh.
Died March 20th, 2013 at 80 years old in Los Angeles.
Frederick Twort
British microbiologist (1877–1950).
Born October 22nd, 1877 in Camberley.
Died March 20th, 1950 at 72 years old
Adriana Hoffmann
Chilean botanist (1940–2022).
Born January 29th, 1940 in Santiago.
Died March 20th, 2022 at 82 years old in Santiago. [ref]
Hans Christian Lumbye
Danish composer (1810–1874).
Born May 2nd, 1810 in Copenhagen.
Died March 20th, 1874 at 63 years old in Copenhagen.
Anatole Le Braz
Breton writer and scholar (1859–1926).
Born April 2nd, 1859 in Duault.
Died March 20th, 1926 at 66 years old in Menton.
Jacques Brugnon
French tennis player (1895-1978).
Born May 11th, 1895 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 20th, 1978 at 82 years old in Monaco.
Constant Troyon
French painter (1810-1865).
Born August 28th, 1810 in Sèvres.
Died March 20th, 1865 at 54 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Aleksandar Malinov
Bulgarian politician (1867-1938).
Born May 3rd, 1867 in Orikhivka.
Died March 20th, 1938 at 70 years old in Sofia.
Rikard Nordraak
Norwegian composer (1842–1866).
Born June 12th, 1842 in Christiania.
Died March 20th, 1866 at 23 years old in Berlin (tuberculosis).
Ilya Mashkov
Russian artist (1881-1944).
Born July 29th, 1881 in Mikhaylovskaya. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1994 at 112 years old in Abramtsevo. [ref]
Rita Streich
Russian-german soprano and opera singer (1920-1987).
Born December 18th, 1920 in Barnaul.
Died March 20th, 1987 at 66 years old in Vienna.
Andrew Ellicott Douglass
American astronomer and dendrochronologist (1867 - 1962).
Born July 5th, 1867 in Windsor.
Died March 20th, 1962 at 94 years old in Tucson.
Maria Lacerda de Moura
Brazilian journalist, feminist, anarchist (1897-1945).
Born May 16th, 1897 in Manhuaçu.
Died March 20th, 1945 at 47 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
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