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April 20th
242 Notable deaths
Helmut Käutner
German film director and actor (1908–1980).
Born March 25th, 1908 in Düsseldorf.
Died April 20th, 1980 at 72 years old in Castellina in Chianti.
James Gillett
American politician (1860–1937).
Born September 20th, 1860 in Viroqua.
Died April 20th, 1937 at 76 years old in Berkeley.
Wilhelm Peters
German naturalist, zoologist and explorer (1815–1883).
Born April 22nd, 1815 in Koldenbüttel.
Died April 20th, 1883 at 67 years old in Berlin.
Llewellyn Thomas
British physicist and mathematician (1903-1992).
Born October 21st, 1903 in London. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1992 at 88 years old in Raleigh.
Richard Ansdell
British artist (1815-1885).
Born May 11th, 1815 in Liverpool.
Died April 20th, 1885 at 69 years old in Farnborough.
Paul Thümmel
German counterintelligence agent (1902–1945).
Born January 15th, 1902 in Neuhausen.
Died April 20th, 1945 at 43 years old in Theresienstadt Small Fortress, Terezín (gunshot wound).
Gediminas Kirkilas
Lithuanian politician (1951–2024).
Born August 30th, 1951 in Vilnius.
Died April 20th, 2024 at 72 years old in Vilnius. [ref]
Josep Maria Fusté
Spanish footballer (1941–2023).
Born April 15th, 1941 in Linyola.
Died April 20th, 2023 at 82 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Rose Scott
Australian suffragist (1847-1925).
Born October 8th, 1847 in New South Wales.
Died April 20th, 1925 at 77 years old in Sydney.
Paul Fort
French poet and playwright (1872–1960).
Born February 1st, 1872 in Reims.
Died April 20th, 1960 at 88 years old in Montlhéry.
Dragiša Vasić
Serbian writer, jurist, journalist, and political intellectual; a liberal and nationalist who later adopted republican views, active from the pre–world war i period to world war ii (1885–1945).
Born November 2nd, 1885 in Gornji Milanovac. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1945 at 59 years old in Jasenovac concentration camp.
Hans Söhnker
German actor (1903-1981).
Born October 11th, 1903 in Kiel.
Died April 20th, 1981 at 77 years old in Berlin.
Jorge Luis Felipe
President of the dominican republic (1921-1970).
Born January 11th, 1921 in Moca.
Died April 20th, 1970 at 49 years old in Santo Domingo.
Johannes Sobotta
German anatomist (1869-1945).
Born January 31st, 1869 in Berlin.
Died April 20th, 1945 at 76 years old in Bonn.
Hyakken Uchida
Japanese writer (1889-1971).
Born May 29th, 1889 in Okayama.
Died April 20th, 1971 at 81 years old in Tokyo.
Herbert Lawford
Scottish tennis player (1851–1925).
Born May 15th, 1851 in Bayswater.
Died April 20th, 1925 at 73 years old in Dess.
Wilmer Allison
Us tennis player (1904-1977).
Born December 8th, 1904 in San Antonio.
Died April 20th, 1977 at 72 years old in Austin.
Andrew Hill
American jazz pianist and composer (1931-2007).
Born June 30th, 1931 in Port-au-Prince, Chicago.
Died April 20th, 2007 at 75 years old in Jersey City (lung cancer).
Pedro Lira Rencoret
Painter and propeller of chilean painting (1845-1912).
Born May 17th, 1845 in Santiago.
Died April 20th, 1912 at 66 years old in Santiago.
Paul Georg von Möllendorff
German linguist.
Born February 17th, 1847 in Zehdenick. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1901 at 54 years old in Ningbo.
Hans Steinhoff
German film director (1882-1945).
Born March 10th, 1882 in Marienberg.
Died April 20th, 1945 at 63 years old in Glienig.
Ayten Alpman
Turkish jazz musician (1931–2012).
Born November 20th, 1931 in Istanbul.
Died April 20th, 2012 at 80 years old in Istanbul (respiratory failure). [ref]
Henry Bence Jones
English physician and chemist (1813–1873).
Born December 31st, 1813 in Stoke-by-Nayland.
Died April 20th, 1873 at 59 years old in London.
Pierre Rapsat
Belgian singer-songwriter (1948–2002).
Born May 28th, 1948 in Ixelles.
Died April 20th, 2002 at 53 years old in Verviers (cancer).
Wolfgang Unzicker
German chess grandmaster (1925-2006).
Born June 26th, 1925 in Pirmasens.
Died April 20th, 2006 at 80 years old in Albufeira. [ref]
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