March 20th
246 Notable deaths
Georgy Lisitsin
Russian chess player (1909-1972).
Born October 11th, 1909 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 20th, 1972 at 62 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Wassili Kalafati
Russian composer and pedagogue (1869–1942).
Born February 10th, 1869 in Yevpatoriia.
Died March 20th, 1942 at 73 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Alfonso Rodríguez Salas
Spanish footballer (1939–1994).
Born April 29th, 1939 in San Cristóbal de La Laguna.
Died March 20th, 1994 at 54 years old in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (colorectal cancer).
Ricardo Leoncio Elías Arias
President of peru (1874-1951).
Born September 12th, 1874 in Pisco.
Died March 20th, 1951 at 76 years old in Lima.
Sina Mesdag-van Houten
Dutch painter (1834-1909).
Born December 23rd, 1834 in Groningen.
Died March 20th, 1909 at 74 years old in The Hague.
Thomas Spencer Cobbold
British physician and helminthologist (1828–1886).
Born May 26th, 1828 in Ipswich.
Died March 20th, 1886 at 57 years old in London (cardiovascular disease).
Franz Ritter von Hauer
Austrian geologist and paleontologist (1822-1899).
Born January 30th, 1822 in Vienna.
Died March 20th, 1899 at 77 years old in Vienna.
Edward Archibald
Canadian athlete (1884–1965).
Born March 29th, 1884 in Toronto.
Died March 20th, 1965 at 80 years old in Toronto.
Greer Skousen
Mexican basketball player (1916–1988).
Born September 24th, 1916 in Casas Grandes.
Died March 20th, 1988 at 71 years old in San Antonio.
Edi Ziegler
German cyclist (1930–2020).
Born February 25th, 1930 in Schweinfurt.
Died March 20th, 2020 at 90 years old in Munich. [ref]
Emilio Sereni
Italian writer and politician (1907–1977).
Born August 13th, 1907 in Rome.
Died March 20th, 1977 at 69 years old in Rome.
Daniel Frank
Athletics competitor (1882–1965).
Born January 4th, 1882 in Boston.
Died March 20th, 1965 at 83 years old in New York City.
Arthur F. Andrews
American cyclist (1876–1930).
Born September 1st, 1876 in Muncie.
Died March 20th, 1930 at 53 years old in Long Beach.
Ādolfs Skulte
Composer (1909–2000).
Born October 28th, 1909 in Kyiv.
Died March 20th, 2000 at 90 years old in Riga.
Gustavo Colonnetti
Italian mathemacitian and civil engineer (1886-1968).
Born November 8th, 1886 in Turin.
Died March 20th, 1968 at 81 years old in Turin.
Erlom Akhvlediani
Georgian writer (1933–2012).
Born November 23rd, 1933 in Tbilisi.
Died March 20th, 2012 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Kerime Nadir
Turkish writer (1917–1984).
Born February 5th, 1917 in Istanbul.
Died March 20th, 1984 at 67 years old in Istanbul.
Varazdat Harutyunyan
Armenian architect (1909-2008).
Born November 29th, 1909 in Van.
Died March 20th, 2008 at 98 years old in Yerevan.
Sophia Goudstikker
German photographer and activist (1865-1924).
Born January 15th, 1865 in Rotterdam.
Died March 20th, 1924 at 59 years old in Munich.
Dilbar Abdurahmonova
Soviet conductor and music educator (1936-2018).
Died March 20th, 2018 at 81 years old in Tashkent.
Gábor Obitz
Hungarian footballer and manager (1899–1953).
Born January 18th, 1899 in Budapest.
Died March 20th, 1953 at 54 years old in Budapest.
Jean De Clercq
Belgian footballer (1905-1984).
Born May 17th, 1905 in Antwerp.
Died March 20th, 1984 at 78 years old in Zoersel.
Aleksandra Yablochkina
Russian and soviet actress and drama teacher (1866–1964).
Born November 3rd, 1866 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 20th, 1964 at 97 years old in Moscow.
Joseph Fitzgerald
American ice hockey player (1904–1987).
Born October 10th, 1904 in Massachusetts.
Died March 20th, 1987 at 82 years old in Needham.
Gerard Bosch van Drakestein
Dutch racing cyclist (1887–1972).
Born July 24th, 1887 in Mechelen.
Died March 20th, 1972 at 84 years old in The Hague.
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A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live. Lao Tzu