April 20th
169 Notable deaths
Walther Nehring
German general.
Born August 15th, 1892 in Debrzno.
Died April 20th, 1983 at 90 years old in Düsseldorf.
Bernard Katz
German-born british biophysicist.
Born March 26th, 1911 in Leipzig.
Died April 20th, 2003 at 92 years old in London.
Roy Bentley
English footballer (1924-2018).
Born May 17th, 1924 in Bristol.
Died April 20th, 2018 at 93 years old in Reading. [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.
Andrew Hill
American jazz pianist and composer (1931-2007).
Born June 30th, 1931 in Chicago. [ref]
Died April 20th, 2007 at 75 years old in Jersey City (lung cancer). [ref]
Alexander D'Arcy
Actor.
Born August 10th, 1908 in Cairo.
Died April 20th, 1996 at 87 years old in Los Angeles.
Mischa Elman
Ukrainian american violinist.
Born January 20th, 1891 in Talne. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1967 at 76 years old in New York City. [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. [ref]
Schuyler Wheeler
American inventor of the two-blade electric fan.
Born May 17th, 1860 in New York City. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1923 at 62 years old [ref]
Enrique Simonet
Spanish painter (1866-1927).
Born February 2nd, 1866 in Valencia.
Died April 20th, 1927 at 61 years old in Madrid.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 169
I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen