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April 20th
182 Notable deaths
Horst Sindermann
Prime minister of east germany (1915-1990).
Born September 5th, 1915 in Dresden.
Died April 20th, 1990 at 74 years old in East Berlin.
Julián Grimau
Spanish politician (1911-1963).
Born February 18th, 1911 in Madrid.
Died April 20th, 1963 at 52 years old in Madrid (ballistic trauma).
Rudolph Dirks
Cartoonist.
Born February 26th, 1877 in Heide.
Died April 20th, 1968 at 91 years old in New York City.
Fred Fish
U.s. computer programmer (1952-2007).
Born November 4th, 1952 in Manchester. [ref]
Died April 20th, 2007 at 54 years old in Sandpoint (myocardial infarction). [ref]
James Gillett
American politician (1860-1937).
Born September 20th, 1860 in Viroqua.
Died April 20th, 1937 at 76 years old in Berkeley.
Helmut Käutner
German film director (1908-1980).
Born March 25th, 1908 in Düsseldorf. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1980 at 72 years old in Castellina in Chianti. [ref]
Llewellyn Thomas
British physicist and mathematician (1903-1992).
Born October 21st, 1903 in London. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1992 at 88 years old in Raleigh.
Paul Fort
French poet and playwright.
Born February 1st, 1872 in Reims. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1960 at 88 years old in Montlhéry. [ref]
Johannes Sobotta
German anatomist (1869-1945).
Born January 31st, 1869 in Berlin.
Died April 20th, 1945 at 76 years old in Bonn.
Gediminas Kirkilas
Lithuanian politician.
Born August 30th, 1951 in Vilnius.
Died April 20th, 2024 at 72 years old in Vilnius. [ref]
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