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April 20th
169 Notable deaths
Mithat Bayrak
Olympic wrestler.
Born March 3rd, 1929 in Adapazarı.
Died April 20th, 2014 at 85 years old in Dortmund. [ref]
Pedro Quartucci
Boxer and actor.
Born July 30th, 1905 in Buenos Aires.
Died April 20th, 1983 at 77 years old in Buenos Aires (myocardial infarction).
Albertus Geldermans
Road bicycle racer.
Born March 17th, 1935 in Beverwijk.
Died April 20th, 2025 at 90 years old [ref]
Luděk Bukač
Czech ice hockey player, later manager (1935-2019).
Born August 4th, 1935 in Ústí nad Labem. [ref]
Died April 20th, 2019 at 83 years old
Arturo Torres Carrasco
Chilean footballer (1906-1987).
Born October 20th, 1906 in Coronel.
Died April 20th, 1987 at 80 years old in Santiago.
Erwina Ryś-Ferens
Polish speed skater.
Born January 19th, 1955 in Elbląg. [ref]
Died April 20th, 2022 at 67 years old [ref]
Giulio Saraudi
Boxer (1938-2005).
Born July 3rd, 1938 in Civitavecchia.
Died April 20th, 2005 at 66 years old in Civitavecchia.
Alfred Teinitzer
Austrian footballer (1929-2021).
Born July 29th, 1929 in Vienna.
Died April 20th, 2021 at 91 years old [ref]
Amleto Palermi
Italian film director and screenwriter.
Died April 20th, 1941 at 51 years old in Rome (meningitis).
Nikolai Simonov
Soviet actor and theatre director.
Born December 4th, 1901 in Samara.
Died April 20th, 1973 at 71 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Deaths 141 to 150 of 169
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