April 20th
177 Notable deaths
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]
Herbert Lawford
Scottish tennis player.
Born May 15th, 1851 in Bayswater.
Died April 20th, 1925 at 73 years old in Dess.
Hyakken Uchida
Japanese writer (1889-1971).
Born May 29th, 1889 in Okayama.
Died April 20th, 1971 at 81 years old in Tokyo.
Deaths 101 to 110 of 177
The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. Thornton Wilder