April 20th

188 Notable deaths

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.

Born July 20th, 1936 in North Battleford.

Died April 20th, 2014 at 77 years old in Windsor (stroke).

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]

Walther Nehring

German general.

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 (Free, traffic collision). [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]

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]

Bernard Katz

German-born british biophysicist.

Born March 26th, 1911 in Leipzig.

Died April 20th, 2003 at 92 years old in London.

Alexander D'Arcy

Actor.

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]

Deaths 61 to 70 of 188

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