May 20th
162 Notable deaths
Leontine Sagan
Austrian-hungarian stage and film director.
Born February 13th, 1889 in Budapest. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1974 at 85 years old in Pretoria. [ref]
Kang Sok-ju
Vice premier of north korea (1939-2016).
Born August 29th, 1939 in Pyongwon County.
Died May 20th, 2016 at 76 years old in Pyongyang (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Edgar Barth
German racing driver.
Born January 26th, 1917 in Herold.
Died May 20th, 1965 at 48 years old in Ludwigsburg (cancer).
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). [ref]
Ramón Chao Rego
Spanish journalist and writer (1935-2018).
Born July 21st, 1935 in Vilalba.
Died May 20th, 2018 at 82 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
David Raziel
One of the founder of irgun.
Born December 19th, 1910 in Smarhoń.
Died May 20th, 1941 at 30 years old in Baghdad.
Leonard Ornstein
Dutch physicist (1880-1941).
Born November 12th, 1880 in Nijmegen. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1941 at 60 years old in Utrecht. [ref]
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.
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]
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).
Deaths 91 to 100 of 162
I don’t want to die without any scars. Chuck Palahniuk