April 20th
188 Notable deaths
Sergei Brukhonenko
Soviet scientist.
Born May 12th, 1890 in Michurinsk.
Died April 20th, 1960 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Mischa Elman
American violinist (1891–1967).
Born January 20th, 1891 in Talne.
Died April 20th, 1967 at 76 years old in New York City.
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.
Born April 25th, 1854 in Watertown.
Died April 20th, 1940 at 85 years old in San Diego.
Jeremy Bernstein
American physicist.
Born December 31st, 1929 in Rochester.
Died April 20th, 2025 at 95 years old in New York City. [ref]
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]
Heherson Alvarez
Filipino politician.
Born October 16th, 1939 in Santiago.
Died April 20th, 2020 at 80 years old in Manila (COVID-19). [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 188
Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami