May 20th
174 Notable deaths
David Raziel
One of the founder of irgun (1910–1941).
Born December 19th, 1910 in Smarhon.
Died May 20th, 1941 at 30 years old in Baghdad.
Alan Kelly
Irish footballer and manager (1936-2009).
Born July 5th, 1936 in Dublin.
Died May 20th, 2009 at 72 years old in Rockville (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Santiago Álvarez
Cuban filmmaker (1919-1998).
Born March 18th, 1919 in Havana.
Died May 20th, 1998 at 79 years old in Havana (Parkinson's disease).
Leonard Ornstein
Dutch physicist (1880-1941).
Born November 12th, 1880 in Nijmegen.
Died May 20th, 1941 at 60 years old in Utrecht.
Ólafur Jóhannesson
Prime minister of iceland (1913-1984).
Born March 1st, 1913 in Stóra-Holt.
Died May 20th, 1984 at 71 years old
Lauri Pihkala
Finnish sportsman (1888–1981).
Born January 5th, 1888 in Pihtipudas.
Died May 20th, 1981 at 93 years old in Helsinki.
Zoltán Halmay
Hungarian olympic swimmer (1881-1956).
Born June 18th, 1881 in Vysoká pri Morave.
Died May 20th, 1956 at 74 years old in Budapest.
Ricardo Franco
Spanish film director (1949-1998).
Born May 24th, 1949 in Madrid. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1998 at 48 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction).
Joseph Howard
Maltese politician (1862-1925).
Born December 4th, 1862 in Valletta.
Died May 20th, 1925 at 62 years old in Malta.
Nguyen Ba Can
Vietnamese politician (1930-2009).
Born September 9th, 1930 in Cần Thơ.
Died May 20th, 2009 at 78 years old in San Jose. [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 174
No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut