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April 20th
242 Notable deaths
Jacqueline Saburido
Venezuelan burn victim.
Born December 20th, 1978 in Caracas.
Died April 20th, 2019 at 40 years old in Guatemala City (cancer).
Tempest Storm
American burlesque dancer (1928-2021).
Born February 29th, 1928 in Eastman.
Died April 20th, 2021 at 93 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]
Archibald MacLeish
American poet and librarian of congress (1892-1982).
Born May 7th, 1892 in Glencoe.
Died April 20th, 1982 at 89 years old in Boston.
Cecil Parker
Actor (1897-1971).
Born September 3rd, 1897 in Hastings.
Died April 20th, 1971 at 73 years old in Brighton.
Hans Kelsen
Austrian lawyer (1881–1973).
Born October 11th, 1881 in Prague.
Died April 20th, 1973 at 91 years old in Berkeley.
Tim Hetherington
British photographer (1970-2011).
Born December 5th, 1970 in Birkenhead.
Died April 20th, 2011 at 40 years old in Misrata (rocket-propelled grenade). [ref]
Robert Armstrong
American actor (1890-1973).
Born November 20th, 1890 in Saginaw.
Died April 20th, 1973 at 82 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
Jean Louis
French-american costume designer (1907–1997).
Born October 5th, 1907 in 1st arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1997 at 89 years old in Palm Springs.
Prince Frederick of Prussia
Prussian prince (1911-1966).
Born December 19th, 1911 in Berlin.
Died April 20th, 1966 at 54 years old in Schloss Reinhartshausen (drowning).
Giuseppe Peano
Italian mathematician (1858–1932).
Born August 27th, 1858 in Spinetta.
Died April 20th, 1932 at 73 years old in Turin (myocardial infarction).
Daijiro Kato
Japanese motorcycle racer (1976–2003).
Born July 4th, 1976 in Saitama.
Died April 20th, 2003 at 26 years old in Yokkaichi.
Ivanoe Bonomi
Italian prime minister in 1921–22 and 1944–45.
Born October 18th, 1873 in Mantua.
Died April 20th, 1951 at 77 years old in Rome.
Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal
Prime minister and president of mongolia (1916-1991).
Born September 17th, 1916 in Uvs Province. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1991 at 74 years old in Moscow. [ref]
William Burges
English architect (1827–1881).
Born December 2nd, 1827 in London.
Died April 20th, 1881 at 53 years old in The Tower House.
Monte Hellman
American film director, film producer and film editor (1932–2021).
Born July 12th, 1932 in Greenpoint.
Died April 20th, 2021 at 88 years old in Eisenhower Medical Center (falling). [ref]
Vjekoslav Luburić
Croatian war criminal; ustaše official who headed the system of concentration camps in the independent state of croatia (ndh) during much of world war ii (1913-1969).
Born March 6th, 1914 in Ljubuški.
Died April 20th, 1969 at 55 years old in Carcaixent (blunt trauma, cranial trauma).
Cosmo Duff-Gordon
Scottish landowner and fencer (1862–1931).
Born July 22nd, 1862 in London.
Died April 20th, 1931 at 68 years old in Kensington.
David Pryor
American politician (1934–2024).
Born August 29th, 1934 in Camden.
Died April 20th, 2024 at 89 years old in Little Rock. [ref]
Shakeel Badayuni
Indian writer (1916-1970).
Born August 3rd, 1916 in Budaun.
Died April 20th, 1970 at 53 years old in Mumbai.
Mae Busch
American actress (1891-1946).
Born June 18th, 1891 in Melbourne.
Died April 20th, 1946 at 54 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
Bob Filner
American politician (1942–2025).
Born September 4th, 1942 in Pittsburgh.
Died April 20th, 2025 at 82 years old in Costa Mesa. [ref]
Mitsumasa Yonai
Prime minister of japan (1880-1948).
Born March 2nd, 1880 in Morioka.
Died April 20th, 1948 at 68 years old in Meguro (pneumonia).
Andrew Davis
British conductor (1944–2024).
Born February 2nd, 1944 in Ashridge.
Died April 20th, 2024 at 80 years old in Chicago (leukemia). [ref]
Hugo Gatti
Argentine association football player (1944–2025).
Born August 19th, 1944 in Carlos Tejedor.
Died April 20th, 2025 at 80 years old in Hospital Pirovano (pneumonia). [ref]
Lawrence J. Hogan
American politician from maryland (1928–2017).
Born September 30th, 1928 in Boston.
Died April 20th, 2017 at 88 years old in Anne Arundel Medical Center (stroke). [ref]
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