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April 20th
169 Notable deaths
Hans Söhnker
German actor (1903-1981).
Born October 11th, 1903 in Kiel. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1981 at 77 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Josep Maria Fusté
Spanish footballer.
Born April 15th, 1941 in Linyola. [ref]
Died April 20th, 2023 at 82 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Pierre Rapsat
Singer-songwriter.
Born May 28th, 1948 in Ixelles - Elsene.
Died April 20th, 2002 at 53 years old in Verviers (cancer).
Hans Steinhoff
German film director (1882-1945).
Born March 10th, 1882 in Marienberg. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1945 at 63 years old in Glienig. [ref]
Paul Cohn
German mathematician (1924-2006).
Born January 8th, 1924 in Hamburg.
Died April 20th, 2006 at 82 years old in London.
Alfredo Palacios
Argentine politician.
Born August 10th, 1880 in Buenos Aires.
Died April 20th, 1965 at 84 years old in Buenos Aires.
Wolfgang Unzicker
German chess grandmaster (1925-2006).
Born June 26th, 1925 in Pirmasens.
Died April 20th, 2006 at 80 years old in Albufeira. [ref]
Aco Šopov
Macedonian poet (1923-1982).
Born December 20th, 1923 in Štip. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1982 at 58 years old in Skopje. [ref]
Charles Henry Gilbert
American ichthyologist.
Born December 5th, 1859 in Rockford.
Died April 20th, 1928 at 68 years old in Palo Alto.
Roberto Ferreiro
Argentine footballer (1935-2017).
Born April 25th, 1935 in Buenos Aires.
Died April 20th, 2017 at 81 years old [ref]
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Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami