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April 20th
242 Notable deaths
Paul Cohn
German mathematician (1924-2006).
Born January 8th, 1924 in Hamburg.
Died April 20th, 2006 at 82 years old in London.
Feroze Khan
Field hockey player (1904–2005).
Born September 9th, 1904 in Basti Daneshmandan.
Died April 20th, 2005 at 100 years old in Islamabad. [ref]
Javier Lozano Barragán
Catholic cardinal (1933–2022).
Born January 26th, 1933 in Toluca de Lerdo.
Died April 20th, 2022 at 89 years old in Rome. [ref]
Charles Henry Gilbert
American ichthyologist (1859–1928).
Born December 5th, 1859 in Rockford.
Died April 20th, 1928 at 68 years old in Palo Alto.
Alfredo Palacios
Argentine politician.
Born August 10th, 1880 in Buenos Aires.
Died April 20th, 1965 at 84 years old in Buenos Aires.
Aco Šopov
Macedonian poet (1923-1982).
Born December 20th, 1923 in Štip.
Died April 20th, 1982 at 58 years old in Skopje.
Gian Carlo Wick
Italian theoretical physicist (1909-1992).
Born October 15th, 1909 in Turin.
Died April 20th, 1992 at 82 years old in Turin.
Andrej Sládkovič
Slovak poet and translator (1820–1872).
Born March 30th, 1820 in Krupina. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1872 at 52 years old in Radvaň, Banská Bystrica. [ref]
Roberto Ferreiro
Argentine footballer (1935-2017).
Born April 25th, 1935 in Buenos Aires.
Died April 20th, 2017 at 81 years old [ref]
Ferdinand Peroutka
Czech journalist and writer (1895-1978).
Born February 6th, 1912 in Prague. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1978 at 66 years old in New York City. [ref]
Paul Gautsch von Frankenthurn
Austrian politician.
Born February 26th, 1851 in Döbling.
Died April 20th, 1918 at 67 years old in Vienna.
Nadezhda Suslova
Russian gynaecologist (1843-1918).
Born September 13th, 1843 in Panino.
Died April 20th, 1918 at 74 years old in Lazurne, Crimea.
Allan Brown
Scottish footballer and manager (1926-2011).
Born October 12th, 1926 in Kennoway.
Died April 20th, 2011 at 84 years old in Blackpool. [ref]
Alberto Magnelli
Italian artist (1888-1971).
Born July 1st, 1888 in Florence. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1971 at 82 years old in Meudon. [ref]
Antonio Bello
Italian roman catholic bishop (1935-1993).
Born March 18th, 1935 in Alessano.
Died April 20th, 1993 at 58 years old in Molfetta (stomach cancer).
Muhammad al-Fadl ibn Ashur
Tunisian theologian, writer, syndicalist, patriot and intellectual (1909-1970).
Born October 16th, 1909 in La Marsa.
Died April 20th, 1970 at 60 years old
Aleksei Arbuzov
Soviet playwright (1908-1986).
Born May 26th, 1908 in Moscow.
Died April 20th, 1986 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Peter Colotka
Czechoslovak diplomat, member of slovak national council, member of czechoslovak parliament, prime minister of the slovakia, politician and slovak nation politician (1925-2019).
Born January 10th, 1925 in Sedliacka Dubová. [ref]
Died April 20th, 2019 at 94 years old [ref]
Otto Arosemena
President of ecuador (1966 - 1968).
Born July 19th, 1925 in Guayaquil.
Died April 20th, 1984 at 58 years old in Guayaquil (myocardial infarction).
Cino Cinelli
Italian cyclist (1916–2001).
Born February 9th, 1916 in Montespertoli.
Died April 20th, 2001 at 85 years old in Montespertoli.
Doris Dawson
American actress (1909–1986).
Born April 16th, 1909 in Nevada, Goldfield.
Died April 20th, 1986 at 77 years old in Coral Gables.
Pavel Andreyevich Shuvalov
Russian general (1830-1908).
Born November 13th, 1830 in Leipzig.
Died April 20th, 1908 at 77 years old in Yalta.
Fu Tieshan
Chairman of chinese catholic patriotic association (1931-2007).
Born November 3rd, 1931 in Qingyuan District.
Died April 20th, 2007 at 75 years old in Beijing (lung cancer). [ref]
Wacław Sieroszewski
Polish writer (1858-1945).
Born August 21st, 1858 in Wólka Kozłowska.
Died April 20th, 1945 at 86 years old in Piaseczno (pneumonia).
Fumio Niwa
Japanese writer (1904-2005).
Born November 22nd, 1904 in Yokkaichi.
Died April 20th, 2005 at 100 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
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