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April 20th
197 Notable deaths
Pamela Chopra
Indian playback singer and film producer.
Born February 19th, 1948 in Lahore. [ref]
Died April 20th, 2023 at 75 years old in Mumbai (pneumonia). [ref]
Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia
Grand duchess of russia (1875–1960).
Born April 6th, 1875 in Anichkov Palace.
Died April 20th, 1960 at 85 years old in Hampton Court Palace.
Cuba Gooding Sr.
American singer and actor.
Born April 27th, 1944 in New York City.
Died April 20th, 2017 at 72 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Idriss Déby
Chadian president (1952–2021).
Born June 18th, 1952 in Berdoba.
Died April 20th, 2021 at 68 years old in Tibesti Region (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Don Siegel
American film director (1912–1991).
Born October 26th, 1912 in Chicago.
Died April 20th, 1991 at 78 years old in San Luis Obispo County (cancer).
Tom Lester
American actor and evangelist (1938-2020).
Born September 23rd, 1938 in Laurel.
Died April 20th, 2020 at 81 years old in Nashville (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Octavio Paz
Mexican writer, poet an diplomat (1914–1998).
Born March 31st, 1914 in Mexico City.
Died April 20th, 1998 at 84 years old in Mexico City.
Soraya Tarzi
Princess consort (1919-1926), later queen consort of king amanullah khan of afghanistan (1926-1929).
Born November 24th, 1899 in Damascus.
Died April 20th, 1968 at 68 years old in Rome.
Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon
British fashion designer.
Born June 13th, 1863 in London.
Died April 20th, 1935 at 71 years old in Putney (breast cancer).
Guy Hamilton
English film director (1922-2016).
Born September 16th, 1922 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 20th, 2016 at 93 years old in Palma. [ref]
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