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April 20th
242 Notable deaths
Alexander D'Arcy
Actor (1908–1996).
Born August 10th, 1908 in Cairo.
Died April 20th, 1996 at 87 years old in Los Angeles.
Roy Bentley
English footballer (1924-2018).
Born May 17th, 1924 in Bristol.
Died April 20th, 2018 at 93 years old in Reading. [ref]
Sergei Brukhonenko
Soviet scientist (1890–1960).
Born May 12th, 1890 in Michurinsk.
Died April 20th, 1960 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Ljudevit Gaj
Croatian academic, writer and politician (1809–1872).
Born August 8th, 1809 in Krapina.
Died April 20th, 1872 at 62 years old in Zagreb.
Mischa Elman
American violinist (1891–1967).
Born January 20th, 1891 in Talne.
Died April 20th, 1967 at 76 years old in New York City.
Pannalal Ghosh
Indian bansuri player (1911-1960).
Born July 24th, 1911 in Barishal.
Died April 20th, 1960 at 48 years old in New Delhi.
Enrique Simonet
Spanish painter (1866-1927).
Born February 2nd, 1866 in Valencia.
Died April 20th, 1927 at 61 years old in Madrid.
Eric Tigerstedt
Finnish inventor.
Born August 14th, 1886 in Helsinki.
Died April 20th, 1925 at 38 years old in New York City (kidney failure).
Joachim von Kortzfleisch
German general (1890–1945).
Born January 3rd, 1890 in Brunswick.
Died April 20th, 1945 at 55 years old in Wulwesort.
Charles Sumner Tainter
American inventor and businessman (1854–1940).
Born April 25th, 1854 in Watertown.
Died April 20th, 1940 at 85 years old in San Diego.
Seán Ó Faoláin
Irish writer (1900-1991).
Born February 22nd, 1900 in Cork.
Died April 20th, 1991 at 91 years old in Dublin.
Jeremy Bernstein
American physicist.
Born December 31st, 1929 in Rochester.
Died April 20th, 2025 at 95 years old in New York City. [ref]
Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington
Irish feminist & nationalist (1877–1946).
Born May 24th, 1877 in Kanturk.
Died April 20th, 1946 at 68 years old in Dublin.
Karl Holz
Nazi leader (1895-1945).
Born December 27th, 1895 in Nuremberg.
Died April 20th, 1945 at 49 years old in Nuremberg.
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]
Yoshio Inaba
Actor (1920-1998).
Born July 15th, 1920 in Narita.
Died April 20th, 1998 at 77 years old in Suginami (myocardial infarction).
Heherson Alvarez
Filipino politician.
Born October 16th, 1939 in Santiago.
Died April 20th, 2020 at 80 years old in Manila (COVID-19). [ref]
Peter Carsten
German actor (1928-2012).
Born April 30th, 1928 in Weißenburg in Bayern.
Died April 20th, 2012 at 83 years old in Piran. [ref]
Anna Molka Ahmed
Pakistani artist (1917-1994).
Born August 13th, 1917 in London.
Died April 20th, 1994 at 76 years old in Lahore.
Peter Lee Lawrence
German actor (1944-1974).
Born February 21st, 1944 in Lindau.
Died April 20th, 1974 at 30 years old in Rome.
Dick Wessel
Actor (1913-1965).
Born April 20th, 1913 in Milwaukee.
Died April 20th, 1965 at 52 years old in Studio City (myocardial infarction).
Aharon Lichtenstein
Rabbi & rosh yeshiva.
Born May 23rd, 1933 in Paris, 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 20th, 2015 at 81 years old in Alon Shvut. [ref]
Charles Friedel
French chemist (1832–1899).
Born March 10th, 1832 in Strasbourg.
Died April 20th, 1899 at 67 years old in Montauban.
Hilda Bernard
Argentine actress (1920–2022).
Born October 29th, 1920 in Puerto Deseado.
Died April 20th, 2022 at 101 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Erich Weinert
German communist writer (1890–1953).
Born August 4th, 1890 in Magdeburg.
Died April 20th, 1953 at 62 years old in Berlin.
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