March 20th
246 Notable deaths
Ilie Verdeț
51st prime minister of romania (1979-1982).
Born May 10th, 1925 in Comănești.
Died March 20th, 2001 at 75 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction).
Charles Lasègue
French psychiatrist (1816-1883).
Born September 5th, 1816 in Paris.
Died March 20th, 1883 at 66 years old in Paris.
Apollon Maykov
Russian poet and translator (1821–1897).
Born June 4th, 1821 in Moscow.
Died March 20th, 1897 at 75 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Eva Burrows
General of the salvation army (1929–2015).
Born September 15th, 1929 in Newcastle.
Died March 20th, 2015 at 85 years old in Melbourne.
Gustav Diessl
Actor (1899-1948).
Born December 30th, 1899 in Vienna.
Died March 20th, 1948 at 48 years old in Vienna.
Joaquim Marques Lisboa
Brazilian admiral and noble (1807–1897).
Born December 13th, 1807 in Rio Grande.
Died March 20th, 1897 at 89 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Robert Burnham, Jr.
American astronomer (1931–1993).
Born June 16th, 1931 in Chicago.
Died March 20th, 1993 at 61 years old in San Diego.
David Marshall Lang
British historian.
Born May 6th, 1924 in Bromley.
Died March 20th, 1991 at 66 years old in Harlow.
Francisco Palau
Beatified spanish discalced carmelite friar and priest (1811-1872).
Born December 29th, 1811 in Aitona.
Died March 20th, 1872 at 60 years old in Tarragona (pneumonia).
Marietta Shaginyan
Soviet writer, poet and journalist (1888–1982).
Born April 2nd, 1888 in Moscow.
Died March 20th, 1982 at 93 years old in Moscow.
Yevgeny Nesterenko
Russian singer (1938–2021).
Born January 8th, 1938 in Moscow.
Died March 20th, 2021 at 83 years old in Vienna (COVID-19).
Abdellatif Filali
Moroccan prime minister.
Born February 26th, 1928 in Beni Mellal.
Died March 20th, 2009 at 81 years old in Clamart.
Falih Rıfkı Atay
Turkish journalist and writer (1894–1971).
Born January 25th, 1894 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1971 at 77 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction).
Werner Liebrich
German footballer (1927–1995).
Born January 18th, 1927 in Kaiserslautern.
Died March 20th, 1995 at 68 years old in Kaiserslautern (heart failure).
Samuel Warren Carey
Australian geologist (1911-2002).
Born November 1st, 1911 in Campbelltown.
Died March 20th, 2002 at 90 years old in Hobart.
Ivan Vinogradov
Soviet mathematician (1891-1983).
Born September 14th, 1891. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1983 at 91 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Józef Bilczewski
Polish roman catholic archbishop, professor of theology and blessed (1850-1923).
Born April 26th, 1860 in Wilamowice.
Died March 20th, 1923 at 62 years old in Lviv (pernicious anemia).
Ali Mohammad Naini
Iranian brigadier general (1957–2026).
Born March 19th, 1957 in Kashan.
Died March 20th, 2026 at 69 years old in Tehran (airstrike). [ref]
Antonin Proust
French journalist and politician (1832-1905).
Born March 10th, 1832 in Niort. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1905 at 73 years old in Paris. [ref]
Maurice Cloche
French film director (1907–1990).
Born June 17th, 1907 in Commercy.
Died March 20th, 1990 at 82 years old in Bordeaux. [ref]
Anatoly Adoskin
Soviet and russian actor (1927-2019).
Born November 23rd, 1927 in Moscow.
Died March 20th, 2019 at 91 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Isabelle Mergault
French actress and film director (1958–2026).
Born May 11th, 1958 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 20th, 2026 at 67 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cancer). [ref]
Iñaki Azkuna
Spanish politician (1943-2014).
Born February 14th, 1943 in Durango. [ref]
Died March 20th, 2014 at 71 years old in Bilbao (prostate cancer). [ref]
Avedis Aharonyan
Politician and writer (1866-1948).
Born January 4th, 1866 in Iğdır.
Died March 20th, 1948 at 82 years old in Marseille.
Catherine Sauvage
French actress and singer (1929–1998).
Died March 20th, 1998 at 68 years old in Bry-sur-Marne (cancer). [ref]
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Death is nothing, but to live defeated is to die every day. Napoleon Bonaparte