March 20th
246 Notable deaths
Woldemar, Prince of Lippe
Sovereign of the principality of lippe (1824–1895).
Born April 18th, 1824 in Detmold.
Died March 20th, 1895 at 70 years old in Detmold.
John Henry Comstock
American entomologist (1849–1931).
Born February 24th, 1849 in Janesville.
Died March 20th, 1931 at 82 years old in Ithaca.
Segar Bastard
English footballer (1854-1921).
Born January 25th, 1854 in Bow.
Died March 20th, 1921 at 67 years old in Epsom.
Kenjirō Shōda
Japanese mathematician (1902-1977).
Born February 25th, 1902 in Tatebayashi.
Died March 20th, 1977 at 75 years old in Ashikaga.
Dina Sfat
Brazilian actress.
Born October 28th, 1938 in São Paulo.
Died March 20th, 1989 at 50 years old in Rio de Janeiro (breast cancer).
Elsa Barraine
French composer (b. 1910).
Born February 13th, 1910 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 20th, 1999 at 89 years old in Strasbourg.
Naim Kryeziu
Albanian footballer (1918-2010).
Born January 1st, 1918 in Gjakova.
Died March 20th, 2010 at 92 years old in Rome.
Anita Thallaug
Norwegian actress and singer.
Born February 14th, 1938 in Bærum Municipality.
Died March 20th, 2023 at 85 years old [ref]
Petr Vopěnka
Czech philosopher, mathematician, and politician (1935-2015).
Born May 16th, 1935 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 20th, 2015 at 79 years old in Prague. [ref]
Frank Orren Lowden
American politician (1861-1943).
Born January 26th, 1861 in Sunrise Township.
Died March 20th, 1943 at 82 years old in Tucson.
Robert Cushman Murphy
American ornithologist and museum curator (1887–1973).
Born April 29th, 1887 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1973 at 85 years old in Stony Brook. [ref]
Antonietta Brandeis
Italian artist (1848-1926).
Born January 13th, 1849 in Miskovice.
Died March 20th, 1926 at 77 years old in Venice, Florence.
Irving Jaffee
Speed skater (1906-1981).
Born September 15th, 1906 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1981 at 74 years old in San Diego. [ref]
Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno
President of ecuador (1912) / (1916 - 1920) / (1931 - 1932).
Born September 28th, 1859 in Guayaquil.
Died March 20th, 1951 at 91 years old in New York City.
Judikje Simons
Dutch gymnast (1904-1943).
Born August 20th, 1904 in The Hague.
Died March 20th, 1943 at 38 years old in Sobibór Extermination Camp.
Carl Anton Bjerknes
Norwegian mathematician and physicist (*1825 – †1903).
Born October 24th, 1825 in Christiania.
Died March 20th, 1903 at 77 years old in Christiania.
Donald Kalpokas
Prime minister of vanuatu (1943-2019).
Born August 23rd, 1943 in Efate.
Died March 20th, 2019 at 75 years old in Lelepa.
Amadeus William Grabau
American scientist (1870–1946).
Born January 9th, 1870 in Cedarburg.
Died March 20th, 1946 at 76 years old in Beijing.
William Smith
American wrestler and olympic champion in freestyle wrestling.
Born September 17th, 1928 in Portland.
Died March 20th, 2018 at 89 years old in Humboldt. [ref]
Pavel Annenkov
Russian literary critic and memoirist (1813–1887).
Born July 1st, 1813 in Moscow. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1887 at 73 years old in Dresden.
Yemima Avidar-Tchernovitz
Israeli writer (1909–1998).
Born October 8th, 1909 in Vilnius. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1998 at 88 years old in Jerusalem.
Nikodim Milaš
Serbian expert on church law (1845–1915).
Born April 4th, 1845 in Šibenik.
Died March 20th, 1915 at 69 years old in Dubrovnik.
Maria Josepha vom Herzen Jesu Sancho de Guerra
Spanish religious (1842-1912).
Born September 7th, 1842 in Vitoria-Gasteiz.
Died March 20th, 1912 at 69 years old in Bilbao.
Jón Þorláksson
Prime minister of iceland (1877-1935).
Born March 3rd, 1877 in Vesturhópshólar.
Died March 20th, 1935 at 58 years old in Reykjavík.
Luis Saslavsky
Argentine film director (1903–1995).
Born April 21st, 1903 in Santa Fe.
Died March 20th, 1995 at 91 years old in Buenos Aires.
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Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld