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April 20th
242 Notable deaths
Luděk Bukač
Czech ice hockey player and manager (1935-2019).
Born August 4th, 1935 in Ústí nad Labem. [ref]
Died April 20th, 2019 at 83 years old
Giulio Saraudi
Boxer (1938-2005).
Born July 3rd, 1938 in Civitavecchia.
Died April 20th, 2005 at 66 years old in Civitavecchia.
Paul Van Asbroeck
Belgian sport shooter (1874–1959).
Born May 1st, 1874 in Schaerbeek.
Died April 20th, 1959 at 84 years old in Schaerbeek.
Erwina Ryś-Ferens
Polish speed skater.
Born January 19th, 1955 in Elbląg. [ref]
Died April 20th, 2022 at 67 years old [ref]
Amleto Palermi
Italian film director and screenwriter (1889–1941).
Died April 20th, 1941 at 51 years old in Rome (meningitis).
Mikhail Astangov
Soviet actor (1900–1965).
Born November 3rd, 1900 in Warsaw.
Died April 20th, 1965 at 64 years old in Moscow (peritonitis).
Hilde Konetzni
Singer (1905–1980).
Born March 21st, 1905 in Vienna.
Died April 20th, 1980 at 75 years old in Vienna.
René Vermandel
Belgian cyclist (1893–1958).
Born March 23rd, 1893 in Zelzate.
Died April 20th, 1958 at 65 years old in Anderlecht.
John Henry Gurney Sr.
English banker, politician, and amateur ornithologist (1819–1890).
Born July 4th, 1819 in Norwich.
Died April 20th, 1890 at 70 years old in Norwich.
Gustav Hirschfeld
German classical archaeologist (1847-1895).
Born November 4th, 1847 in Pyrzyce.
Died April 20th, 1895 at 47 years old in Wiesbaden.
Robert Hartmann
German ethnographer (1831-1893).
Born October 1st, 1831 in Blankenburg.
Died April 20th, 1893 at 61 years old in Potsdam.
Alfred Teinitzer
Austrian footballer (1929-2021).
Born July 29th, 1929 in Vienna.
Died April 20th, 2021 at 91 years old in Linz. [ref]
Frans Gommers
Belgian footballer (1917-1996).
Born April 5th, 1917 in Antwerp.
Died April 20th, 1996 at 79 years old
Roberto Bracco
Italian writer (1861-1943).
Born November 10th, 1861 in Naples.
Died April 20th, 1963 at 101 years old in Sorrento.
Andrea Andreen
Swedish physician, pacifist and feminist (1888-1972).
Born July 11th, 1888 in parish Örby-Skene. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1972 at 83 years old in Storkyrkoförsamlingen (cancer).
Karl Ferdinand Braun
German inventor and physicist (1909 nobel prize).
Born June 6th, 1850 in Fulda. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1918 at 67 years old in New York City. [ref]
Halina Skibniewska
Polish politician and architect (1921-2011).
Born January 10th, 1921 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died April 20th, 2011 at 90 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Ahmad Sa'd
Israeli politician (1945-2010).
Born November 25th, 1945 in Israel. [ref]
Died April 20th, 2010 at 64 years old in Israel. [ref]
Antonio Maquilón
Peruvian footballer (1902-1984).
Born November 29th, 1902 in Lima.
Died April 20th, 1984 at 81 years old in Lima.
Félix Welkenhuysen
Belgian footballer (1908-1980).
Born December 12th, 1908 in Saint-Gilles.
Died April 20th, 1980 at 71 years old
Erich Werdermann
German botanist (1892-1959).
Born March 2nd, 1892 in Berlin.
Died April 20th, 1959 at 67 years old in Hamburg.
Prince Henry of Prussia
Member of the house of hohenzollern (1862–1929).
Born August 14th, 1862 in Berlin.
Died April 20th, 1929 at 66 years old in Gut Hemmelmark (esophageal cancer).
Uichiro Hatta
Japanese association football player (1903–1989).
Born September 10th, 1903 in Osaka.
Died April 20th, 1989 at 85 years old in Fujisawa.
Ottavio Cogliati
Olympic cyclist (1939–2008).
Born June 4th, 1939 in Nerviano.
Died April 20th, 2008 at 68 years old in Magenta. [ref]
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde