May 20th
155 Notable deaths
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).
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.
Joseph Howard
Maltese politician (1862-1925).
Born December 4th, 1862 in Valletta.
Died May 20th, 1925 at 62 years old in Malta.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 155
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