May 20th
174 Notable deaths
John Richard Hicks
British economist (1904-1989).
Born April 8th, 1904 in Royal Leamington Spa, Warwick. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1989 at 85 years old in Blockley. [ref]
Hamilton Jordan
Chief of staff to president of the united states jimmy carter (1944-2008).
Born September 21st, 1944 in Charlotte.
Died May 20th, 2008 at 63 years old in Atlanta (mesothelioma). [ref]
Barbara Murray
British screen actress (1929-2014).
Born September 27th, 1929 in London.
Died May 20th, 2014 at 84 years old in Alicante (myocardial infarction).
Peter Bull
British actor (1912-1984).
Born March 21st, 1912 in London.
Died May 20th, 1984 at 72 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Adolfo Nicolás
Superior general of the society of jesus (1936-2020).
Born April 29th, 1936 in Villamuriel de Cerrato.
Died May 20th, 2020 at 84 years old in Tokyo (disease). [ref]
Hector Guimard
French architect (1867–1942).
Born March 10th, 1867 in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1942 at 75 years old in Manhattan.
Max Beerbohm
English writer (1872-1956).
Born August 24th, 1872 in London. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1956 at 83 years old in Rapallo. [ref]
Marina von Neumann Whitman
American economist.
Born March 6th, 1935 in New York City.
Died May 20th, 2025 at 90 years old in Concord. [ref]
Helen B. Taussig
American cardiologist (1898-1986).
Born May 24th, 1898 in Cambridge.
Died May 20th, 1986 at 87 years old in Chester County (car collision).
Nino Benvenuti
Italian boxer.
Born April 26th, 1938 in Izola.
Died May 20th, 2025 at 87 years old in Rome. [ref]
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius