May 20th
169 Notable deaths
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]
Terry McDermott
American speed skater (1940–2023).
Born September 20th, 1940 in Essexville.
Died May 20th, 2023 at 82 years old [ref]
Jiří Sobotka
Czech footballer (1911-1994).
Born June 6th, 1911 in Prague. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1994 at 82 years old in Intragna.
Pierre Gamarra
French writer (1919-2009).
Born July 10th, 1919 in Toulouse. [ref]
Died May 20th, 2009 at 89 years old in Argenteuil. [ref]
Alexander Fersman
Russian mineralogist (1883–1945).
Born November 8th, 1883 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 20th, 1945 at 61 years old in Sochi.
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To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi