March 20th
246 Notable deaths
George L. Wellington
American politician (1852-1927).
Born January 28th, 1852 in Cumberland.
Died March 20th, 1927 at 75 years old in Cumberland.
Dumitru Macri
Romanian association football player and coach (1931–2024).
Born April 28th, 1931 in Bucharest.
Died March 20th, 2024 at 92 years old in Fontenay-aux-Roses. [ref]
Yves Mirande
French actor (1876–1957).
Born May 8th, 1876 in Bagneux. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1957 at 80 years old in Paris.
Vladimír Zábrodský
Czechoslovak ice hockey player (1923–2020).
Born March 7th, 1923 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 20th, 2020 at 97 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Naseer Bunda
Field hockey player (1932–1993).
Born May 15th, 1932 in Rawalpindi.
Died March 20th, 1993 at 60 years old in Rawalpindi.
Philaret
The patriarch of kyiv and all rus’-ukraine, the head of the ukrainian orthodox church — kyiv patriarchate (1929-2026).
Born January 23rd, 1929 in Blahodatne.
Died March 20th, 2026 at 97 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Victor Yanukovych
Ukrainian politician, born 1981 (son of former president).
Born July 16th, 1981 in Yenakiieve.
Died March 20th, 2015 at 33 years old in Olkhon Island (drowning).
Víctor Ugarte
Bolivian footballer (1926–1995).
Born June 6th, 1926 in Tupiza Municipality.
Died March 20th, 1995 at 68 years old in La Paz.
Manuel Arteaga y Betancourt
Catholic cardinal (1879–1963).
Born December 28th, 1879 in Cuba.
Died March 20th, 1963 at 83 years old in Havana.
François-Henri Hallopeau
French dermatologist (1842-1919).
Born January 17th, 1842 in Paris.
Died March 20th, 1919 at 77 years old in Paris.
Friedrich Donenfeld
Association footballer (1912-1976).
Born January 17th, 1912 in Vienna.
Died March 20th, 1976 at 64 years old in Utrecht.
Hermynia Zur Mühlen
Austrian writer and translator (1883–1951).
Born December 12th, 1883 in Vienna.
Died March 20th, 1951 at 67 years old in Radlett.
Wilhelm Philippe Schimper
German-french botanist (1808-1880).
Born January 12th, 1808 in Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel.
Died March 20th, 1880 at 72 years old in Strasbourg.
Victor von Ebner
Austrian anatomist (1842-1925).
Born February 4th, 1842 in Bregenz.
Died March 20th, 1925 at 83 years old in Vienna.
Ken Wiesner
American high jumper (1925-2019).
Born February 17th, 1925 in Milwaukee.
Died March 20th, 2019 at 94 years old in Minocqua.
Leonid Tsypkin
Soviet writer (1926–1982).
Born March 20th, 1926 in Minsk.
Died March 20th, 1982 at 56 years old in Moscow.
Larry Crockett
Racecar driver.
Born October 23rd, 1926 in Cambridge City.
Died March 20th, 1955 at 28 years old in Langhorne.
Antonio Buzzolla
Italian composer and conductor (1815-1871).
Born March 2nd, 1815 in Trieste, Adria.
Died March 20th, 1871 at 56 years old in Venice.
Edith Schultze-Westrum
Actress (1904–1981).
Born December 30th, 1904 in Mainz-Kastel.
Died March 20th, 1981 at 76 years old in Munich (Parkinson's disease).
Børge Jessen
Danish mathematician (1907–1993).
Born June 19th, 1907 in Copenhagen.
Died March 20th, 1993 at 85 years old in Copenhagen.
Franz Xaver Neruda
Moravian-danish composer.
Born December 3rd, 1843 in Brno. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1915 at 71 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
István Bilek
Hungarian chess player (1932–2010).
Born August 11th, 1932 in Budapest.
Died March 20th, 2010 at 77 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Marceli Handelsman
Polish historian (1882-1945).
Born July 8th, 1882 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1945 at 62 years old in Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp. [ref]
Ella Sophia Armitage
English historian (1841-1931).
Born March 3rd, 1841 in Liverpool.
Died March 20th, 1931 at 90 years old in Middlesbrough.
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Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn