April 20th

197 Notable deaths

Roy Bentley

English footballer (1924-2018).

Born May 17th, 1924 in Bristol.

Died April 20th, 2018 at 93 years old in Reading. [ref]

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.

Seán Ó Faoláin

Irish writer (1900-1991).

Born February 22nd, 1900 in Cork.

Died April 20th, 1991 at 91 years old in Dublin.

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.

Deaths 71 to 80 of 197

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