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April 20th
242 Notable deaths
Charles Allan Gilbert
American illustrator (1873-1929).
Born September 3rd, 1873 in Hartford.
Died April 20th, 1929 at 55 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Flora Carabella
Italian actress (1926–1999).
Born February 15th, 1926 in Rome.
Died April 20th, 1999 at 73 years old in Rome (bone cancer).
Kathleen Antonelli
Irish computer programmer (1921-2006).
Born February 12th, 1921 in Creeslough.
Died April 20th, 2006 at 85 years old in Wyndmoor (cancer). [ref]
Lizzy Mercier Descloux
French singer (1956-2004).
Born December 16th, 1956 in Paris.
Died April 20th, 2004 at 47 years old in Saint-Florent (cancer).
Milovan Đilas
Yugoslav politician, theorist and author (1911-1995).
Born June 12th, 1911 in Podbišće.
Died April 20th, 1995 at 83 years old in Belgrade.
August Sander
German photographer (1876-1964).
Born November 17th, 1876 in Herdorf.
Died April 20th, 1964 at 87 years old in Cologne.
François Jacob
French biologist and geneticist, winner of the nobel prize in 1965.
Born June 17th, 1920 in Nancy.
Died April 20th, 2013 at 92 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Archduke Franz Salvator of Austria
Austrian archduke (1866-1939).
Born August 21st, 1866 in Altmünster.
Died April 20th, 1939 at 72 years old in Vienna.
Marjorie Gestring
American diver (1922–1992).
Born November 18th, 1922 in Los Angeles.
Died April 20th, 1992 at 69 years old in Burlingame.
Thomas Hill
American actor (1927–2009).
Born June 2nd, 1927 in Mussoorie.
Died April 20th, 2009 at 81 years old in Bloomington. [ref]
Bert Weedon
English guitarist (1920–2012).
Born May 10th, 1920 in East Ham.
Died April 20th, 2012 at 91 years old in Beaconsfield.
Christian X of Denmark
King of denmark (1912–1947) and iceland (1918–1944).
Born September 26th, 1870 in Charlottenlund Palace.
Died April 20th, 1947 at 76 years old in Amalienborg.
Herbert Lange
Ss officer (1909–1945).
Born September 29th, 1909 in Ziethen.
Died April 20th, 1945 at 35 years old in Bernau bei Berlin.
Chris Hondros
American photographer (1970–2011).
Born March 14th, 1970 in New York City.
Died April 20th, 2011 at 41 years old in Misrata. [ref]
Joe Armstrong
British computer scientist (1950-2019).
Born December 27th, 1950 in London.
Died April 20th, 2019 at 68 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Alistair MacLeod
Canadian author and professor of english (1936–2014).
Born July 20th, 1936 in North Battleford.
Died April 20th, 2014 at 77 years old in Windsor (stroke).
Frank R. Stockton
American writer (1834-1902).
Born April 5th, 1834 in Philadelphia.
Died April 20th, 1902 at 68 years old in The Woodlands.
Schuyler Wheeler
American inventor of the two-blade electric fan.
Born May 17th, 1860 in Manhattan.
Died April 20th, 1923 at 62 years old
Eric Harris
American school shooter and mass murderer; co-perpetrator of the columbine high school massacre (1981–1999).
Born April 9th, 1981 in Wichita.
Died April 20th, 1999 at 18 years old in Littleton, Columbine (shot to the head).
Briton Rivière
British artist of huguenot descent (1840-1920).
Born August 14th, 1840 in London.
Died April 20th, 1920 at 79 years old in London.
Walther Nehring
German general (1892–1983).
Born August 15th, 1892 in Debrzno.
Died April 20th, 1983 at 90 years old in Düsseldorf.
Germaine Mason
Jamaican-born olympic high jumper.
Born January 20th, 1983 in Kingston.
Died April 20th, 2017 at 34 years old in Jamaica (traffic collision, major trauma). [ref]
William Mitchell Ramsay
Scottish archaeologist and new testament scholar (1851-1939).
Born March 15th, 1851 in Glasgow.
Died April 20th, 1939 at 88 years old in Bournemouth.
Bernard Katz
German-british biophysicist (1911–2003).
Born March 26th, 1911 in Leipzig.
Died April 20th, 2003 at 92 years old in London.
Johnny Shines
American blues singer and guitarist (1915-1992).
Born April 26th, 1915 in Frayser.
Died April 20th, 1992 at 76 years old in Tuscaloosa (stroke).
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