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April 20th
242 Notable deaths
Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga
Ugandan catholic cardinal.
Born November 5th, 1914 in Kisule. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1991 at 76 years old in Cologne.
Samuel Tickell
British ornithologist (1811-1875).
Born August 19th, 1811 in Odisha. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1875 at 63 years old in Cheltenham.
Dimitar Ganev
Bulgarian politician (1898-1964).
Born October 28th, 1898 in Gradets.
Died April 20th, 1964 at 65 years old in Sofia.
Henri Vilbert
French actor (1904–1997).
Born April 6th, 1904 in Marseille.
Died April 20th, 1997 at 93 years old in Cagnes-sur-Mer.
Alexander Girardi
Austrian actor and singer (1850-1918).
Born December 5th, 1850 in Graz.
Died April 20th, 1918 at 67 years old in Vienna.
Rudolf Gnägi
Member of the swiss federal council (1917–1985).
Born August 3rd, 1917 in Schwadernau.
Died April 20th, 1985 at 67 years old in Spiegel.
Wiesława Mazurkiewicz
Polish actress (1926-2021).
Born March 25th, 1926 in Łódź.
Died April 20th, 2021 at 95 years old in Warsaw.
Jüri Jaakson
Estonian politician (1870–1942).
Born January 16th, 1870 in Kokaviidika.
Died April 20th, 1942 at 72 years old in Sverdlovsk Oblast (gunshot wound).
Luigi Barbesino
Italian footballer (1894-1941).
Born May 1st, 1894 in Casale Monferrato.
Died April 20th, 1941 at 46 years old in Strait of Sicily. [ref]
Tariq Niazi
Field hockey player (1940-2008).
Born March 15th, 1940 in Mianwali.
Died April 20th, 2008 at 68 years old in Rawalpindi.
Sergey Gerasimov
Soviet artist (1885-1964).
Born September 26th, 1885 in Mozhaysk. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1964 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Gazanfer Bilge
Turkish wrestler (1924–2008).
Born July 23rd, 1924 in Karamürsel district.
Died April 20th, 2008 at 83 years old in Istanbul.
Albertus Geldermans
Road bicycle racer.
Born March 17th, 1935 in Beverwijk.
Died April 20th, 2025 at 90 years old in Heemskerk. [ref]
Jan Kociniak
Polish actor.
Born November 8th, 1937 in Stryi.
Died April 20th, 2007 at 69 years old in Warsaw (cancer). [ref]
Philip Childs Keenan
American astronomer (1908–2000).
Born March 31st, 1908 in Bellevue.
Died April 20th, 2000 at 92 years old in Columbus.
Arsen Yegiazarian
Armenian chess player (1970–2020).
Born June 18th, 1970 in Yerevan.
Died April 20th, 2020 at 49 years old [ref]
Evelyne Hall
Athletics competitor (1909-1993).
Born September 10th, 1909 in Minneapolis.
Died April 20th, 1993 at 83 years old in Oceanside.
Alfred Moquin-Tandon
French naturalist (1804-1863).
Born May 7th, 1804 in Montpellier.
Died April 20th, 1863 at 58 years old in Paris.
Mithat Bayrak
Turkish wrestler (1929–2014).
Born March 3rd, 1929 in Adapazarı.
Died April 20th, 2014 at 85 years old in Dortmund. [ref]
Jean-Jacques Gautier
French novelist (1908–1986).
Born November 4th, 1908 in Essômes-sur-Marne. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1986 at 77 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Pedro Quartucci
Argentine boxer and actor (1905–1983).
Born July 30th, 1905 in Buenos Aires.
Died April 20th, 1983 at 77 years old in Buenos Aires (myocardial infarction).
Hélène Bertaux
French sculptor (1825–1909).
Born July 4th, 1825 in former 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1909 at 83 years old in Saint-Michel-de-Chavaignes.
Stanko Lorger
Olympic athlete (1931-2014).
Born February 14th, 1931 in Buče.
Died April 20th, 2014 at 83 years old in Ljubljana. [ref]
Antonín Kachlík
Czech member of czech national council and director (1923–2022).
Born February 26th, 1928 in Kladno. [ref]
Died April 20th, 2022 at 94 years old in Prague. [ref]
Gabriel Aivazovsky
Armenian archbishop, historian, scientist (1812–1880).
Born May 22nd, 1812 in Feodosiia.
Died April 20th, 1880 at 67 years old in Tbilisi.
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